California designer Daniel Ballou isn't afraid to use unconventional material for his products and his latest invention with Dashdot design studio takes the cake. They are currently making a speaker system that uses basic cinder blocks for the body of each speaker.
Below, you can see how the pre-assembled speakers were made with a pre-wired front panel including a 5” driver, tweeter, crossover, and input jack. You can see how the outer protection is provided by mounting hardware.
Explaining the design on their page, “Concrete is a low resonance material that minimizes vibrations and reduces coloration of pure sound delivered by the drivers. A drawback of course is that it’s heavy to handle and ship, and labor intensive to mold. However, cinder blocks are available throughout the world for about a buck (or free in a construction site trash pile).”
The product has been in development for over a year but they are looking to sell the system for $150. According to the site, Ballou and Dashdot are making final selections on vendors and components and are in the “fine tuning stage.” Check out more from Ballou on his website.
