San Francisco audio start-up company Western Acoustics presents a look at its new range of speakers which are defined by its organic shapes at first glance. When examining further, the speakers have a custom horn-machined solid wood build and are detailed with custom graphic grille accents.
In terms of the technicalities, the speaker's smooth shape is complete with a "Purifi USHINDI-series ultra-low distortion transducer 6.5” woofer." There are two models dubbed by the brand aptly as Type 1 and Type 2 speakers. Both of these are actively fueled, which means that neither depends on a separate amplifier for any audio playback. Once it is connected to a turntable, it is ready to spin and play.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Organic-shaped Speakers
- Customizable speakers with organic shapes and custom graphic grille accents present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the speaker market.
- Wooden-built Speakers
- Speakers with custom horn-machined solid wood build offer a disruptive innovation opportunity for the audio industry.
- Self-powered Speakers
- Speakers that are actively fueled and don't require a separate amplifier provide a potential disruptive innovation opportunity in the audio market.
Where This Applies
- Audio Equipment Manufacturing
- The audio equipment manufacturing industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in creating customizable organic-shaped speakers.
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Furniture manufacturers have an opportunity for disruptive innovation in producing speakers with custom horn-machined solid wood builds.
- Turntable Manufacturing
- The turntable manufacturing industry can consider disruptive innovation in integrating self-powered speakers into their products.
