Well, this one is certainly not for the audio-phile who wants his loudspeaker to look like one. Standing four feet tall and two feet wide at its base, the Evanui Signature Loudspeaker system almost resembles a pitcher with its sleek long neck. Evanui’s designer Koichiro Akimoto swears that it resembles an E.T. So I guess it depends on how your imagination works !

But the mechanism is not as simple as it looks. The creative team from Japanese manufacturer Viv laboratory has incorporated a very intricate design with a full range driver from floating diaphragm mechanism. The driver is made from pure magnesium that is very light, strong and low resonant. The surface of the diaphragm is coated with Urushi, which is a Japanese traditional natural paint.

But as the designer Akimoto demonstrated at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2008 by simply pulling the driver from its place (like pulling an eye right from it’s socket), the “floating Diaphragm Mechanism” drive unit has no surround, and nearly floats freely from the speaker itself.

End result? The purest, most vivid and most natural sound you’ve ever experienced. Of course, this high-end product comes with a price at $ 60000 a pair.

Evanui Signature loudspeaker, Viv laboratory, Koichiro Akimoto, Japan, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2008

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