customsteve01 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Has anybody seen these, or should I say heard these? http://www.soliddrive.com/ Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 The idea has been around for awhile. The ones in this link have quite a cult following and some annual contests to see who can build the most innovative speaker using them. http://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Impact-Stick-On-Speaker-SoundPad/dp/B0001HKVKQ Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 But wouldn't they sound different mounted on different materials? IE - drywall, glass, wood or marble? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I think the idea with the Soundpad, at least, is to just use your imagination and try them on lots of different surfaces. Look at this idea. http://www.instructables.com/id/ELSP32OPN9EP287JKZ/?ALLSTEPS Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 At least they're honest. http://www.soliddrive.com/cgi-bin/faq.cgi?answer=40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Steve: Bob's right: The concept of these inductors has been around since the late 1960's/Early 1970's. -Oops!: My age is showing! [:$] I think the fact that they have never really caught on in a big way sort of speaks for itself regarding the possible acheived results. However, I am not trying to discourage anyone from experimenting with them as I have never heard how they sound. In fact, they'd probably be a lot of fun to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 At least they're honest. http://www.soliddrive.com/cgi-bin/faq.cgi?answer=40 That's actually not bad for that purpose, sticking on a table for your pc audio and presentations. .The room ones are rated 3k-18k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 The little Sonic Impact stick on drivers are also used in some sonic impact speakers which are nothing more than folded cardboard triangle/pyramid shapes with the little stickies on them. I've heard them. I'd say they sound better than what one would expect from cardboard forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I've heard them I believe at the sharper image or some store like that. What can I say, they are most akin to about a poor pa system. Maybe speakerphone on the cellphone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Yeh, pretty darn weak. The poorest mono car radio beats the heck out of those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I have had the urge since I first heard of these things to get 6 of them. Put 4 inside the doghouse of a Lascala and attach 2 more to the midrange horn. So far I have resisted this impulse. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Yeh, pretty darn weak. The poorest mono car radio beats the heck out of those things. they are no where near escoteric...... everyone goto the nearest sharper image or brookstones and find it. I think its in the shaper image..... maybe not the same company but same principle..... I think you're not going to ebay the klipsch anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 I had never heard of these before. I read an artical on msnbc today http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14849902/ its down at the bottom of the page. I just can't believe that there is any way these could sound good Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 think about the huge debates if we actually had them. Place them on glass and they sound too bright! put them on a metal table and they become too tinny. Put them on a wood table and they are too warm [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yes. Then there would be the debate over run in time. Just how long does it take to properly break in the sound of these things on a brand new dining table? Oh, yeh. Forgot about the debates on the best speaker wire to use with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I wonder if they have crossovers [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def Leper Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Looks like a great way to back the drywall screws and nails out of your house while recreating the excruciating sounds of Iraqui street life. Soon you will see a site offering special 'audiophile blue coating' (paint) that can be applied to walls using these drivers, and guarantee to improve "soundstage imaging, spatial dimensionality, and give a true 3-D effect to the sound." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I use a large version of these at work. It has a servo-feedback sensor on it and is flat from 10hz~1Khz. It can move up to 550lbs at up to 22G. It has a field-coil magnet and a dual voice-coil. I can't remember the voltage off-hand, but the field is adjusted to about 80A, and the two voice-coils run about 200A (peak) depending on the profile I need to run. Need I mention it can get quite loud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 djk, So what is that device. For real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I wouldn't knock the core concepts of this design...everyone knows bigger is better and electrostatics have a rather good reputation too. I think turning every wall in the theatre into a speaker is a great idea - especially if it can get to a point of sounding very good (which would probably entail more specific design critieria for the walls - or fake walls put up everywhere). For the boardroom applications I think they should have started with a design that concentrated more on the vocal range - not two drivers that cut it in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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