Do all speakers use magnets?

[fumbduck]

?

 

[NutBucket]

No. Check out stuff that Bang & Olufsen makes.

 

[Anubis]

i think so

i know the flat Magnetic pannel ones use them differently but they are still magnets

 

[Ameesh]

no they do not.

 

[Beau]

Nope, electrostatic speakers.

 

[Cuular]

Check out electro-static speakers. A current producer of them is martin logan.

 

[Anubis]

o yea.

<---- slaps self in face for being a moron

2 of my friends built one of thoes last year for their senior physics priject in college. it was coo

 

[FrustratedUser]

No.

There are speakers that uses 2 sheets of thin metal, much like a capacitor. The electric field between them makes them move.
They are called electrostatic speakers.

A high quality linky!

 

[Peetoeng]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
No. Check out stuff that Bang & Olufsen makes.

Martin Logan, Magnepan, and perhaps other speaker manufacturers make 'flat' speakers. They are not the typical cone-shaped speakers. But I am not sure if they use magnets or not.

 

[Harvey]

Here's one explanation of how electrostatic speakers work.

 

[Beau]

Anyone have an electro-static speaker setup? How do they sound?

 

[fumbduck]

lol, my friend told me he was 100% sure all speakers had magnets, and that it was fact.
looks like he got

WTFOWNED

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Beau
Anyone have an electro-static speaker setup? How do they sound?

I DO 😀

they are old like 10 years but MAN do they sound AMAZING. just make sure your sys has a good sub cause they are sh!t for base

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: Beau
Anyone have an electro-static speaker setup? How do they sound?

I DO 😀

they are old like 10 years but MAN do they sound AMAZING. just make sure your sys has a good sub cause they are sh!t for base

Yeah, that's what I was wondering about was the bass reproduction.

 

[silverpig]

Electrostats are great but freaking expensive. Sennheiser has a set of electrostatic headphones that will run you $10000 IIRC.

 

[fumbduck]

i'll pretend i know whatr IIRC is..

damn thats expensive

 

[chiwawa626]

Whatabout those suction cup thingys the thing u stick to a window or flat surface and turns it into a speaker?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: Beau
Anyone have an electro-static speaker setup? How do they sound?

I DO 😀

they are old like 10 years but MAN do they sound AMAZING. just make sure your sys has a good sub cause they are sh!t for base

Yeah, that's what I was wondering about was the bass reproduction.

even without a sub as long as you dont blast them yull be fine. they give the fullest sound ive evere heard. and this is only from 2 speakers. its liek a sorround setup

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: fumbduck
i'll pretend i know whatr IIRC is..

damn thats expensive

If I Remember Correctly

 

[heartsurgeon]

no.

ultimate in frequency response -

PLASMA speakers - plasma is RF modulated to induce sound!

for DIY plasma speakers - do a google search, or check out this site

 

[Ryan]

Check out Benwin Speakers - <a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.benwin.com" target=blank>http://www.benwin.com
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[ScottMac]

ESS (now only selling in California) used to have Plasma speakers. It was phenominal sound. They looked like a vertical plexiglass tube with a sound port in the front.

I still have a pair of ESS AMT1Bs (i've replaced the elements, now they're the same as 1Cs) - still among the best speakers I've ever listend to.

FWIW

Scott