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If Astronauts Designed Speakers in the 1960s, They’d Look Like This

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The Eclipse TD508 Mk3 speakers are the cure for the epidemic of boring black boxes. If they weren’t so compact they’d look like the they might blast off their stands. turns out they’re engineered as precisely as jet engines too.

According to British designer the speaker’s egg-shaped design helps eliminate the distorting effects of standing waves on sound. The three-inch fiberglass drivers are extremely light and are driven by powerful magnets so that their sound is clear, spacious, and accurate. That means when you crank up the volume to a roar, they’ll still sing be singing sweetly. [Eclipse via Gear Patrol]

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