Cabasse's $150,000 speakers. [Archive] - Audio & Video Forums

PDA

View Full Version : Cabasse's $150,000 speakers.



Smokey
02-15-2007, 03:20 PM
Cabasse recently took the wraps off its La Sphere speakers, which go for the budget-busting price of $150,000 per pair.

I ever seen speakers like these. It have 22-inch woofer, with an 8-inch Duocell ring design that is combined with a 5-inch midrange and 1.2-inch dome diaphragm tweeter. Manufacture claim that spherical enclosure eliminates standing waves and creates symmetry in every direction with no diffraction effects from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.

It give a new meaning to the word “High End”.

http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/cabasse-la-sphere.jpg

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/got_an_extra_150k_buy_speakers/C157

Dusty Chalk
02-15-2007, 04:03 PM
Well...if I win the lottery, I'll definitely get a pair.

Pat D
02-15-2007, 05:54 PM
Well...if I win the lottery, I'll definitely get a pair.

We were thinking of a 7.1 system . . .

Dusty Chalk
02-15-2007, 06:34 PM
If it's good enough for stereo, I'll upgrade to 7.1. What is that, US$525,000 for the speakers, plus whatever for the Wilson Benesch Torus:

http://www.sonicflare.com/cut-away-torus-3.jpg

PeruvianSkies
02-15-2007, 09:59 PM
Looks like junk to me that some guy who worked for NASA slapped together when he was bored in space. I'll take The Gryphon Poseidon Speaker System without a second thought over this!

Dusty Chalk
02-16-2007, 04:22 AM
No, there's actually a very specific reason for (a) having the drivers axially aligned, and (b) using a spherical enclosure.

Pat D
02-16-2007, 04:42 AM
If it's good enough for stereo, I'll upgrade to 7.1. What is that, US$525,000 for the speakers, plus whatever for the Wilson Benesch Torus:

http://www.sonicflare.com/cut-away-torus-3.jpg

Well, we intend to win the lottery BIG.

Dusty Chalk
02-16-2007, 05:59 AM
Looked it up, the Wilson Benesch Torus is only just under US$10K. A relative bargain.

So, I could do all that will a cool mil, and still have money leftover to buy a small house.

topspeed
02-16-2007, 09:07 AM
If it's good enough for stereo, I'll upgrade to 7.1. What is that, US$525,000 for the speakers, plus whatever for the Wilson Benesch Torus:

http://www.sonicflare.com/cut-away-torus-3.jpg
WTF is that? Yes, I'm too lazy to google.

hydroman
02-16-2007, 10:46 AM
Cabasse recently took the wraps off its La Sphere speakers, which go for the budget-busting price of $150,000 per pair.
[snip]http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/cabasse-la-sphere.jpg

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/got_an_extra_150k_buy_speakers/C157

Dang! Am i the only one thinking 'War Of The Worlds' here?!

It would be cool to hear them, tho'.

basite
02-16-2007, 12:37 PM
when you show a picture of them to somebody, not saying what it is, they probably think it's somekind of a design webcam, they look unique, but personally, my money would have gone to something else...

Greetings,
Bert.

squeegy200
02-16-2007, 12:42 PM
WTF is that? Yes, I'm too lazy to google.


That's a new push/pull subwoofer. Works on the same principle as magnaplanar.

audio_dude
02-16-2007, 07:06 PM
...wierd... *cocks head to side and looks at everybody funny...*


oh well, we're all here anyway... *pulls up a seat and grabs a brew*