Been quiet lately... too much DIY ?

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Hmm.  Flame speakers, anyone?  Played with them in highschool.
Pretty hot after awhile.

psnow at magma.ca wrote:
>Hi Andrew,
>
>I remember many years ago, Sinclair (of the ZX81 computer fame)
>producted a "flat" loudspeaker.  It appeared to be some kind of driver
>attached to a flat styrofoam slab about 1ft square. I only heard a pair
>of them once and they certainly lacked bass response.  However multiple
>units something along those lines stuck together may be suitable for
>your idea.  I guess a lot depneds on what that "driver" was.  Anyone
>else remember those Sinclair speakers?  Anyone know how they worked? 
>
>Also, how about electrostatic speaker technology?  I believe they work
>by exciting ionized air in a metalic grill (sorry, very simple
>explanation of something I don't really understand!).  Seems to me you
>could build a large version of this and drive portions of it both
>horizontally and vertically from different sources to get the spatial
>effect. 
>Any takers?  I can supply a roll of chicken wire to get you started
>:)!   
>
>Cheers,
>
>Peter
>
>
>IXQY at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>  Speaking of speakers (and "accurate" sound source positioning)...
>> 
>>  In my teens I had an idea of a single flat panel speaker that would hang
>> across the full width of your "listening" wall. This speaker would replace a
>> matched stereo pair of speakers and would be able to have sounds emanate from
>> any point/points across it's surface.
>> 
>>  I would think that this would allow incredible imaging possiblities, as the
>> sound would be truer to the single point source of  "real-life" acoustics.
>> 
>>  Heck if I know how this would be designed into a working unit though!
>> 
>>  Andrew Sanchez
>

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