Yes, sand. Like real silica sand. For real. And it sounds even better than it looks.
Hey, we're DEEPTIME, a design studio from Prague, Czech Republic (think Europe, beer and hockey) and we have a thing for 3D printing, math & music. So we kind of invented a way of 3D printing speaker shells in different organic nature-inspired shapes. And yes, we are making them from sand. It took us 5 years of development to take the simple initial idea to the point where we do have an awesome sounding audio system that doesn't look anything like your usual speakers.
The speaker set is called Ionic Sound System, it consists of two passive satellite speakers and one active subwoofer. It's mostly suitable for home and office interiors that allow its aesthetic and sound quality to shine. The sand enclosures, made using additive manufacturing technologies, are seamless with no visible bolts or joints, which improves both appearance and the sound quality. The system is designed and optimized to provide the maximum possible acoustic power given the very small dimensions of the individual speakers (only about 22cm tall).
The standard output power of the full sound system is up to 80 W / 160 W (RMS / PEAK power), which will satisfy even the more demanding users. And hey, we designed all the components of the audio system, including the electronics, control rings and connectors ourselves. On the top of it, the electronics of the audio set contain a high-resolution DAC module with Bluetooth chipset running aptX & AAC audio codecs and a powerful D-class amplifier with ultra-low noise levels.
More info: deeptime.limited
