8-foot XL Horn Speakers pay homage to phonographs everywhere
By Darren Murph 
posted December 22nd 2008 7:16AM
posted December 22nd 2008 7:16AM
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posted December 22nd 2008 7:16AM
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The speakers in that photo look awesome!
They make me want to re-play Bioshock.
Sweetness!
Anyone else think of the film Day of the Triffids?
Come to think of it actually, no, because nobody knows what that film is
:D
gee danny, someones really up on there classic novels..
never heard of John Wyndham? No?
Well get off the internet and read a damn book.
Your "I'm better than you because I read" attitude is a clear indication that reading doesn't improve social skills.
correction, "i'm better than you because i read John Wyndham"
To me they looked more like something Dr. Seuss would have in his home.
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?
/ Alice in Wonderland
seems an accurate description of the engadget comments section to me.
Those aren't speakers, they are art. They belong in the Tate Gallery of Modern Art.
Too bad the video didn't show the part where the musician was ingested by one of the speakers which was actually an alien pitcher plant terminally offended by poor violin playing.
oh rick you poor ignorant slut. andrew bird is a virtuoso of all things stringed. check it: http://www.blogotheque.net/Andrew-Bird,2976
I don't think I've ever heard someone called a "poor ignorant slut" before. I'm gonna see if I can slip that into a casual conversation today. Thanks!
Poor violin playing?
I have seen Andrew Bird live many times, and poor violin playing is not something I would use to desrcibe his abilties.
Genius, yes. When you watch him up on stage by himself creating all the complex pieces to a song one at a time and looping them one over the other, it makes your jaw drop. Especially when he decides to change the tempo of one of his songs because he is a little depressed. To be able to re-time numerous parts to his song on the fly like that is nothing sort of incredible.
If you don't like his music, that is fine, he is not for everybody. But you shouldn't knock his skills because he is a musical genius.
I was at the Andrew Bird show where these speakers were debuted a few months ago. They sound freakin' *sweet* and looked great - check out Andrew bird if you haven't heard his work yet, it was probably the best show I've ever been to!
I thought it looked a bit familiar:
Andrew Bird '05 http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/951.jpg
Andrew Bird is incredible to see (and hear) live. More impressive than these tall speakers is his Janus Horn, also built by Specimen: http://www.specimenproducts.com/amps/janus_horn.html
Hearing that speaker spinning live is unforgettable.
Ironically, these were at Hiro, where the engadget meetup was last weekend, just a few months ago when Andrew Bird did a show there.
These are amazing. A true piece of art.
I don't know why, but at first I read the title as "pornographs"..
It's the internet...I think thats natural.
They are pornographs, look at the shape!
To: Doogan
Andrew Bird is not in the same class as true virtuoso players like Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yasha Heifetz, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, etc., etc., etc.
Phonography with big horns!
"8-foot XL Porn Speakers pay pwnage to pornnographs everywhere"
Dear Santa this year I think I'm gonna need a pair of new glasses...and.......got it?
can you hear me now? good.
They look very cartoonish but i dig 'em a lot!
Aarrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooga!
In all seriousness though, these speakers are amazingly cool.
Andrew Bird ftw!