UNUSUAL speaker designs

[luvmusik]

Very curious about any speaker drivers with non-traditional mechanics or composition. Tweeters, super-tweeters, mids, mid-bass, woofer, subs. Some intriguing examples may be : Heil, Walsh, stats, HPM etc mechanics types and berylium, titanium, bamboo, wood etc composition types. Also, horns loaded with any non-trad elements, or any unusual speaker designs. Looking for innovative, different ideas, even the oddest. Interested in what's out there past or present. Please show photos or pictorials !

 

[JoeESP9]

Okay. How about, no moving mass whatsoever?

 

[Rome]

Earthquake "Titan" series Telesto & Tigro speakers look like they are all business.

Rome

 

[luvmusik]

Wow, No moving mass type ! and then also a seismic event from earthquakes !

 

[Dr. Morbius]

The JBL Paragon looks pretty unusual to me. Very mid-century.

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

mbl make a few interesting and expensive speakers.

 

[sealy]

The only genuine Walsh speaker.

 

[sony6060]

Open Flame Speaker

The bass sucks & is a fire hazard, but works.

 

[BloFish]

That JBL Paragon looks awesome!

 

[PanTerra]

These speakers should come with an MSDS.

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/04/plasma-speakers/

 

[PanTerra]

These speakers should come with an MSDS.

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/04/plasma-speakers/

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

The Mirage Omnisat OS3 is pretty unusual and sounds amazing!

 

[ra7c7er]

The old Zenith circle of sound speakers look interesting to me.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

These speakers should come with an MSDS.

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/04/plasma-speakers/

You're afraid they're toxic?...or maybe intoxicating?

 

[PanTerra]

You're afraid they're toxic?...or maybe intoxicating?

I do have my HAZWOPER certification, just in case.

 

[JeffCullen]

How about these Omnis?

...or these, also by Duevel!

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

How about these Omnis?

Awesome!:thmbsp:

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

I do have my HAZWOPER certification, just in case.

Too funny!

 

[frommerstop]

There's the whole "resonant panel principal" type, typified by Yamaha, Sumo, Meitner, & BES, that use "acoustic hammers" to excite a resonant panel (Wood, Styrofoam, or Mylar).

I'd consider any of the "ionic driver" speakers to be pretty unusual too. Aside from the Nelson Pass model already mentioned, there was the Hill Plasmatronic, and Magnat's "Magnesphere" too. From what I heard, the Pass speaker ionized the air badly enough to put Nelson Pass in the hospital, and I remember getting a sinus head ache after only listening to the full range Hill for several minutes! Not exactly practical.

 

[vintageboy]

http://www.stereophile.com/content/jadis-eurythmie-ii-loudspeaker

Jadis Eurythmie II loudspeaker