Sound lab - Eminent Technology - Innersound

>the ETs might be very thin sounding for use in a home theater system without subwoofers.

Community Audio once told me the ET's are a "midrange speaker" on the phone, and I concluded they didn't know what model the VIIIa's are. While their dynamic woofers don't go flat to 20hz - and they go pretty low - I would never describe the sound as thin. If anything, the low end is slightly rich.

ET's would not be my choice for home theater for other reasons.

Ya know what the "funny" thing about this is Brian? Roger Sanders, the original owner / designer of Innersound, is the guy that "invented" curved panel E-stat's. The fact that none of the Innersound's make use of this design approach has always baffled me. Sean
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I wish to thank everyone for their comments and advice.

I too wondered why Innersound speakers don't utilize curve panels when Roger Sanders - a class act - was, as Sean said, the guy who invented them?

Now that Roger Sanders is no longer with Innersound, does anyone know what's next for him?

Thank You

I thought the Innersound propaganda addressed the sonic aspects of not curving their panels. Less membrane breakup was the rationale?

It also could be a patent or non compete issue for all I know. ; >

A curved panel is MUCH more difficult and costly to build if trying to achieve both good and consistent results. When it comes to mass production and profit margins, time and cost are things that a manufacturer tries to keep to a minimum. If they can't do this, the end result is increased production costs with a commensurate increase in retail pricing. The more that you raise your price, the less accessible that it is to the masses. The less accessible that it is, the less potential that you have for sales.

As a side note, i don't think that anyone finds the Sound Lab's to suffer from break-up, even though they make use of a curved radiating surface. Then again, these have a phenomenally rigid and very time consuming to build support structure. The fact that Roger West segmented the panels also reduces the potential for membrane break-up, which demonstrates just a small portion of the amount of R&D that he's investing in making these products as good as they are.

Roger Sander's could also build and market a product similar to the Sound Lab's, but whether or not he considers it to be a highly marketable product and / or has the resources available to do so is another matter. From what i understand, Mr Sanders was put in a less than desirable position due to the way that Innersound was stolen out from beneath him. Sean
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