5 Awesomely Over-The-Top Sound Systems
June 12th, 2013
When it comes to hi-fi, are you more than a bit power-mad? Want a piece of audio equipment that’s guaranteed to annoy your neighbours if not technically classified as a weapon of mass-destruction?
Well, check this monster out:
It’s called the Panasonic SC-MAX700GSK Mini Hi-Fi System.
This remarkable audio device is packing some serious heat. 2300 watts of it.
Brandishing a pair of 4-way Giant Speaker boxes, each armed with a 38cm ultra super woofer, 20cm super woofer, 10cm woofer and 6cm tweeter, it delivers the kind of audio fire-power perhaps best suited to underground bunkers.
Oh and in case you’re wondering, sound quality is also assured via the full Digital Triple-Amp, which will deliver all-kinds-of-awesome. Meanwhile, bass will be able to rumble at levels off the richter scale without compromise on clarity or richness.
Kudos to Panasonic for investing so much energy in such a worthy cause … though we have to say the word “mini” in the description line doesn’t seem to fit. We say: take it as a sign things can get exponentially bigger and more O.T.T. in the world of audio.
Check out these audio behemoths:
Infinite Grande
Apparently capable of playing at levels in excess of 120dB according to its maker, Nevada’s Wisdom Audio. And it does so, according to their website, in a manner that is “effortless with unequalled sonic refinement”. This amount of loudness is, of course, absurdly awesome. That’s the best kind of awesome, so hats off to Wisdom Audio.
Peaks at about 13 feet tall, weighs about 2 tons, and is capable of pushing out 12000W per channel. A bit like nucleur warfare except not as quiet.
The Jeremy Kipnis Home Theatre
This set-up has won a Guinness World Record for the Loudest Personal Gaming System. It’s capable of achieving a volume of about 132dB … which is a fair amount of racket, considering your average 747 will assault the ear-drums to the tune of 140dB.
The details are: 96,000 watts and 1,392 vacuum tubes – pushed out through Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference speakers (14 towers, 24 subwoofers) … plus 14 Murata Super Tweeters and three Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference center channel speakers. All wedged into a 2,250 square-foot concert hall room with vaulted ceilings.
Jeremy obviously cares not for words like “restraint”, “shutup” or “that will cost you 6 million dollars”.
Transmission Audio Ultimate
You can find a pretty direct correlation between the ridiculousness of a speaker’s capabilities and the ridiculousness of the price tag. Funny, that.
This set-up will cost you a sweet 2 million dollars (US) … which makes them one of the pricier audio packages on the planet. It comprises 12 individual speakers (all packed with primo Swedish audio reproduction technology) – offering 6kW in total.
That’ll be just neato, provided your home has the necessary structural integrity … and you don’t mind your neighbours forming angry mobs and firebombing your house in retaliation.
Was 3000
However, for the serious noise-enthusiast, then you can’t go past the “Was 3000” made by Wyle Laboratories.
This sound system can produce a sound level of 165dB. That’s a volume that will cause grievous bodily harm in most cases, which may or may not be your definition of a good time.
For context’s sake, the sound of a space shuttle taking off is 150db (which is actually five times less noisy).
Be aware this thing is designed for its capacity to make noise, rather than beautiful music.
It’s used primarily in acoustic test chambers, for noise evaluations of things like spacecraft, missile and advanced aircraft system components.
Still, we reckon plugging this thing into your home theatre set-up will offer an incredible experience … sort of the audio equivalent of an acid bath (that is, it will probably take your face off). Which, for the average metal-head, may be the perfect way to go.
Rock-n-roll, people.
For audio thrills of a non-life-threatening nature, check out the range at Appliances Online.
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