One look at the Caruso speakers from Opera Loudspeakers and you know the
punchline -- sure they're fat, but will they sing? Details on what's packed in each handcrafted box is suitably sparse, as these are clearly intended for the silly-rich who want something that's expensive, showy and fits in well with the decor of the prospective owner's abode -- something keeps pulling us towards a Fifth Element Mondoshawan theme (we'll let you judge if that's good or bad). Caruso praised the four side mounted 8-inch woofers, and based on the pics, we're guessing that after that there are four 5-inch mids and five 2-inch tweets (four rearward facing). Lots of cabinetry, lots of wood and lots of money; can you say "ostentatious flagship?" Paired up with the Caruso name, the €28,000 ($35,000) sticker brings Pagliacci to our minds.
[Mondoshawan image courtesy
Gung Ho Sci Fi]
posted Feb 19th 2009 4:45AM
Great image for the post header.
LOL the Fifth Element. Anyway, these costs more then Professional Cinema loudspeakers. $35,000??? No thanks.
In 5,000 years when evil returns, err...when inflation has made these reasonably priced so shall we.
Ohh, my, my... Dem tings be ugly...
Wow, what a random reference. Great movie though.
I don't think these thing are ugly I think they look really cool. Unfortanantly, I know they are way out of the price range that I would ever spend on something like that.
I think the 5th element angle is right on.
Wow...i LOVE the way those are built, i bet they look amazing in person..