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TECHNOLOGY | Audio Design
Retro
Loudspeaker
Designs Prove
What's Old Is
New Again
Styles and fashion may change,
but companies such as Klipsch,
KLH, JBL, PSB and Burwell & Sons
are showing that in consumer
audio vintage looks carry
timeless appeal.
By Robert Archer
FASHION TRENDS
may come and go, but
there's something to be said
for the elegance of classic
designs that have stood the
test of time. In the automotive
world, for instance,
Dodge offers products like
the Charger while Ford still
sells the popular Mustang,
and both cars feature
classically inspired designs.
The home audio marBurwell
& Sons' Gordon
Burwell says the materials
it uses for its horn speakers
will fit in the design of
almost any room (see left
side of the above room).
ket has its version of the
Charger and Mustang
through the availability of
retro speaker designs from
top manufacturers that
include Klipsch, JBL, PSB,
KLH, Burwell & Sons and
others. These companies'
retro speaker products, like
the updated modern muscle
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cars from Dodge and Ford,
have the latest technologies
to support a range of usages
that include traditional
stereo and immersive audio
applications.
While it may be true
that some manufacturers in
some industries have never
abandoned their signature
designs, the retro movement
in the consumer market
continues to gain momentum
as more companies
draw from the past to
launch new products. Turntables
and vinyl music are
back en vogue, and so are
aesthetics from when record
playback was king.
Brands that never
stopped making their classic
products include companies
include McIntosh Laboratories
in the home AV market,
as well as musical instrument
companies such as
Gibson and Fender. Overall,
throughout the entire consumer
product landscape for
the past 20-plus years, retro
designs have over steadily
increased in the mainstream
through successful product
launches such as the Volkswagen
Beetle, which arguably
started the retro-design
craze, to appliances from
brands such as Kitchen Aid.
Keeping the focus on
home electronics, beyond
McIntosh's classic
front-panel glass and
meters, an argument could
be made that Klipsch is the
other major home audio
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