New Bamboo Speakers Feedback


Hi Guys, I spent the last year in Vietnam working with local coiled bamboo craftsmen to create a Bluetooth speaker from this amazing handicraft, I’m really happy with the end result but wanted some feedback from you guys before I launch it. See pics in link below. Thanks in advance, Bruno. 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9p4by044s8plpu2/Press_Pack_Images-2016-06-01.zip?dl=0
bruno16
I think the whole concept is nice. From the layered rings of wood to the old fashioned looking fabric speaker grills, it exudes a '70s kind of vibe that would fit in most decors from modern to bauhaus and most everything in between. 
A well executed concept, in my eyes.

All the best,
Nonoise
The 'orb' shape should be nice acoustically, no standing waves.  If the interior cu. in. can be matched up to the drivers, there's possibilities there.  I'm surprised they're not ported, which would make sense for such a small object.  Most small bookshelf units are...

I'm trying to be Positive, y'all.  After all the jokes about 'monkey coffins', and the strange variations that some of the speakers we know and love/lust over, a new variant can at least elicit a *S*  And it's not aimed at 'us' (*ahem*)...it's already Bluetoothed (or will be) so there's the market.

Besides...bamboo is pretty impressive.  When laminated, it acts like a hardwood closer to maple.  I have some thick samples in my shop that if you don't pre-drill a hole into it, it snaps screws like twigs.  Bamboo arches, pound for pound, approach steel in it's exhibited qualities.

You want a dense cabinet?  Try a bamboo laminate.  And obviously you can shape it into something other than a ball...

These appear to be  acoustic suspension.  You may want to do more with the back pressure. i.e.  a tuned port.  Am I missing something?  You may want to look at Nohr  speakers for additional design features.  Are these internally braced or damped in some way, or are you fairly certain about any resonance issues.

In the end there is only one real parameter that matters if all else -connectivity, durability and safety, are assured  and that is....

How do they sound?

Esp. in comparison with competing products.

Mechans, I, too, asked Bruno for information on the sound, as well as dealers, but he seems to have disappeared.