# Stand-Alone Speaker Docks 'Table Top Concert Hall' is an Old-Fashioned Modern Music Blarer By Senduran Bhakthakumaran | Published 2012-03-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-top-concert-hall References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/46933/) & [lhooqdesign](http://www.lhooqdesign.com/table-top-concert-hall/) Speaker designs have varied over time and currently, revisiting these designs has become a pattern in [emerging speaker designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aura-speaker) and the 'table top concert hall' is no different. It was designed by Seth Ellsworth who runs a Chicago-based design studio. The studio likes to venture and try new designs with [architecture and furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eversolo-se100-speakers). This design features an authentic-looking phonograph at its base with a little wooden dock placed at the top in which one's smartphone or music device can be mounted. The use of a horn in this design allows for the rich sound that cannot be attained through use of digital devices and it is said to increase volume by 30 percent. It can be placed upon tables and and will surely attract attention. The table top concert hall presents of a look of its own and provides sound that exemplifies that old truly is gold. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Revisiting Speaker Designs:** Opportunity to modernize and enhance the functionality of traditional speaker designs. - **Authentic-looking Phonographs:** Opportunity to incorporate vintage aesthetics into speaker dock designs for a nostalgic appeal. - **Enhanced Sound Technology:** Opportunity to explore acoustic innovations that provide richer and amplified sound experiences. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in the development of innovative and visually appealing speaker docks. - **Furniture:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in integrating speaker technology into furniture for multi-functional and space-saving solutions. - **Music Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in creating unique and retro-inspired speaker docks for music devices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stylish Low-Tech Sound Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-sound.md) - [Concert-Producing Music Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stagespeaker.md) - [Vintage-Style Audio Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edifier-d32.md) - [Sculptural Speaker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonique.md) - [Eye-Catching Freestanding Home Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oli-home-speaker.md) - [Anti-Distraction Speaker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cravt-speaker.md) - [Retro Sound Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/d32.md) - [Industrially Designed Desktop Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desktop-speaker.md) - [Headphone-Holding Speaker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornucopia-speaker.md)