I think they've been dubbed the HT4s. Probably going to be around $10k. Guess what the cabinet is made out of?
Yep, laminated BAMBOO! :D
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1241134335
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I think they've been dubbed the HT4s. Probably going to be around $10k. Guess what the cabinet is made out of?
Yep, laminated BAMBOO! :D
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1241134335
danger will robinson, danger!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike^S
I'd be afraid of it coming to life one day.
http://allaboutadvocacy.com/wp-conte...10/gort_lg.jpg
Here's some more info about the bamboo cabinet posted by Jim:
"The bamboo we are using is a solid 3/4" sheet of bamboo plywood made with laid-up strips of bamboo. It is fairly attractive a machines very well.
As for Ascend's product, I am not sure, but I was under the impression that it was a "trans-laminate" design. In other words, a CNC router is used to cut each "slice" from the front of the cabinet to the rear and then all these layers are laid up and glued together. This way, the walls can be any thickness desired and even variable. Bracing can be cut into every Nth layer as well.
I think this lamination process has more to do with the performance of the cabinet than the bamboo. This technique is used with other materials such as MDF.
- Jim"
I'm not sure if he is correct about the Sierra cabinet, but it sounds like the bamboo construction of the new Salk speaker isn't quite the same as the Sierra.
Looks like it can moonlight as a front-loading washer. :p
I do like his Veracity HT2-TL's quite a bit. If I had 4 G's to blow on speakers I'd definitely consider them.
http://home.comcast.net/~greg_montague/salk_01.jpg