I'm a big fan of what Josh Stippich does with materials and creativity in speaker design. No question that his is of the most unique designs out there. But I'd look at Electronluv speakers, and fully expect them to sound outstanding. You just don't put that kind of passion and very evident investment into the design and manufacture of something without having some kind of positive results evident. If you asked me what I was surprised would make the kinds of sounds they do, I'd look more to something far more boring and utilitarian for the answer to the question posed as I understood it. The first things that come to my mind are Klipsch Heritage or Harbeth...you know, just the plain old white-bread box-speaker with no frills. I'd look at those speakers and not expect much at all out of them. Certainly nothing like the sounds either are capable of. I suppose more gimmicky applications of industrial design, would have me second-guessing like the spherical speakers already mentioned. But Electronluv is anything but gimmicky. Although they look like something straight out of Dr. Seuss, I would certainly expect they'd sound great when properly paired off with suitable electronics. A while back someone posted some really outrageous Japanese designs, one of which looked like a robot - that's going too far, and would occur to me like gimmick for gimmick's sake, rather than a heartfelt expression, like Stippich's creations. I'm realizing in stating that, that I'm probably coming from a very personal bias, but, nevertheless I don't think I doubt the Electronluv stuff on first sight.
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