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Space Age Speakers - O’hEocha Audiophile’s Speakers

by Heather McLaughlin

Looking for a pair of speakers that aren’t your parent’s boxed tweeters and subwoofers?

Then the O’hEocha Audiophile’s Speakers might be the spacy looking speakers that you’re dreaming of.

These were designed by BMW designer Aonghus O’hEocha and are built in western Ireland. They are isobaric and provide exceptional three dimensional sound.

The 1″ tweeter drive unit is mounted on an isolated rubber insert at the top of the the assembly with a control spike that minimizes resonance transfer from midrange to treble. The two 61/2″ midrange drive units, one forward-firing and one rear-firing, are mounted on their own suspension system that prevents low frequencies from being transferred to the spherical midrange enclosure; the spheres rotate horizontally, allowing you to fine tune your listening environment without having to move the spe akers. Two 11″ subwoofers are mounted cone-to-cone in an isobaric configuration that generates thunderous bass, providing the enclosure with an effective volume of 1 1/4′ cu., resulting in extended bass frequency response equivalent to a speaker enclosure twice its size. Both speakers have two bass reflex ports for their subwoofer assemblies that equalize air-flow throughout the enclosure to minimize resonance common to single-port designs, resulting in distortion-free bass that can be tuned to reach frequencies as low as 25Hz.

These little boogers look like they’d be perfect in a library or office setting if you’ve got an extra $8,999.95 in your budget. They can be purchased at Hammacher