most popular:
2008 Holiday Gift Guides



most popular: Hot Home Wind Turbines


most popular:
$19k Electric Car in US


th comments
Robert McGibbon said: "It's more accurate to say that it runs on lemmons AND zinc. The zinc anode gets depleted. A non renewable resource so to speak...." [read]

Rod Richardson said: "Yes but... the problem with many of the major proposal on the table or in the platform is that they are either expensive (at a time the budget is s..." [read]

Rod Richardson said: "Yes but... the problem with many of the major proposal on the table or in the platform is that they are either expensive (at a time the budget is s..." [read]

barry said: "Flying seattle to galapagos dumps 12,000 pounds of greenhouse gases into our future...per person. There is no way anyone can do that level of clima..." [read]

Ms. Ueda said: "There should have been more people "melted" just like this guy! that might have been a more impactful demo. The fear of everyone starting to melt w..." [read]

Pioneer's Whiskey-Barrel Speakers Reviewed at CNet

by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 09.22.06
Culture & Celebrity (audio video)

pioneer-pure-malt-review.jpg

We first saw these speakers made from solid oak reclaimed from whiskey barrels awhile back, thanks to a tip from our gadget-loving brethren over at Gizmodo, who sort of wrote them off as a gimmick at the time. We still liked 'em, for the principle, at least, but, according to a review at CNet, they sound pretty dang good (they got an eight out of ten). The whiskey barrel produces "a mature mellow tone" when compared to the medium-density fiberboard (MDF) that many speakers are made from, making the speakers ideal for bedroom, den, or as a supplement to a pair of floor-standing speakers, according to the review. If the wood isn't going to be used to help make whiskey, we suppose a pair of nice speakers are just about the next best thing; they're available exclusively through Pioneer Electronics' website for $600 a pair. ::CNet review via ::Gizmodo

Comments (1)

It's pure gimmac, any decent speaker uses MDF, because it doesn't contribute (much) to the sound.

jump to top crm114 [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

th ads
th top picks
th ads