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Old 01-19-2011, 04:32 PM
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I'd love to hear these, just 'cos.

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Old 01-19-2011, 04:40 PM
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I was just thinking about this a little more. These things are *big* and *heavy*, but I could still imagine my cats somehow breaking them. I don't even want to know the cost, either.
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"clear tone"
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They sound a bit glassy


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Freq response looks kinda on the suckish side.
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How do they work?
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Old 01-19-2011, 07:14 PM
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I wonder how an armonica would sound through speakers like that.

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Just looking at it, my teeth hurt
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Just looking at it, my teeth hurt
I want one. It would be great around the holidays, but the glass would have to have an indestructible temper, because of alcohol inspired holiday mishaps.
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I'll wait till they make a sub.
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Old 01-19-2011, 08:24 PM
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I'll wait till they make a sub.
They do:
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Instead of blown speaker cones, you have glass shards for days



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Old 01-19-2011, 08:59 PM
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How about a sub-sub for when listening to music? What's the use if the lowest it'll go is 40?
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Nice! A little heavy though...
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I would so rock up to a gig with a set of these.
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:28 AM
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You can tell they're not made by someone really in the audio world: output: 75watts.

Speakers don't output watts.
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