Sonic Splash - anyone heard of this?

[j_garcia]

http://www.revolutionacoustics.com/speakers.html

Says it attaches to any surface and is capable of generating 20-20K...

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I've seen/heard of such devices being used to make panes of glass make noise. Its an interesting concept, but I don't expect anyone will be replacing their purpose-built loudspeakers anytime soon (except maybe interior designers).

 

[j_garcia]

I've heard about the ones on glass also, but this thing claims it can be attached to pretty much anything. Sounds like BS to me.

 

[Sheep]

I've heard about the ones on glass also, but this thing claims it can be attached to pretty much anything. Sounds like BS to me.

Sweet! I can be a speaker!

SheepStar

 

[Seth=L]

Sweet! I can be a speaker!

SheepStar

That is an interesting image, watching you walk around around with car battery, a power converter, an amplifier, an iPod, and some funny looking think duck taped to your head with wires coming out of it. I would test in in your garage before I go into public though.

 

[markw]

It may well be true

http://www.revolutionacoustics.com/speakers.html

Says it attaches to any surface and is capable of generating 20-20K...

while it may be capable of responding to a 20 - 20khz range, it makes no promises that whatever it's attached to can make the same claim.

I've seen stuff like this before. It's a takeoff on "tactile transducer" technology which, when used for bass only is fine but, when trying to get a surface to respond a wide range is another matter entirely.

I'd say it's "OK" for very non-critical (and I believe I'm being charitable here) listening but that's about all.

And, speaking of this technology, here's another application:

http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=18322