Sorry to step in on your bashfest here, gang.....
Induction Dynamics is part of the same speaker group as Phase Technology (MES Audio Group
http://www.mseaudio.com/ ) and thus, as a Phase Tech dealer, I can get these or anything else from the company. They are, I assure you, no joke. NOR are they a speaker that focuses on being on the top list of great values in audio. I actually almost bought these for myself for sheer "WTF?" factor instead of the RBH T-30LSE. But, sense caught hold of me as I don't have anywhere near the space to use them properly.... yet!
Simmilarly to Triad, Induction Dynamics custom builds, colors, or designs all of their speaker systems & components "in house" here in the good old USofA (Kansas City, if I remember right). They are truely custom. Meaning: If you have a funky dimension or shape that you need to fit a speaker in, they'll make it. Got a DIY design you want done with a truely pro-grade cabinet? They'll do it with enthusiasm. Dale Ernhardt jr. has a custom colored (Number 8 with flames and all sorts of stuff on them) pair of Induction Dynamics speakers. Personally, I find most of their cabinet designs to be "old" looking for my tastes, but I have heard Induction products and I would take ANYTHING they make over a Triad product anyday. They actually sound very very good and their entire line really isn't THAT expensive.
But, being realistic, in the case of the ID1.18 that you found a picture of I decided that even if Jesus would speak to me personally out of them after I'd hook them up, it wouldn't be worth it. That is, until I can figure out a really sweet paint job to put on them.
