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Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка by MrSmith Studio

Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн аўдыя- і гукавога абсталявання Competition Category.


СрэбраАўдыяпрадукты· 2020

Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Аўдыяпрадукты Category

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The Design

About Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка

Tone - гэта бяздротавая хатняя калонка з корпусам, выкананым з бетону, матэрыялу, абранага за яго шчыльную структуру, якая забяспечвае трывалы корпус. Яна абсталявана двума шырокапалоснымі дынамікамі і адным сабвуферам, якія забяспечваюць пастаянную выхадную магутнасць 200 Вт. Убудаваныя акумулятары і Bluetooth дозваляюць размясціць Tone у любым месцы дома, забяспечваючы якасць гуку Hi-Fi. Колер бетону і матэрыял пярэдняй і задняй панэляў могуць быць выбраны індывідуальна, а дадатковая алюмініевая пярэдняя рашотка трымаецца на месцы з дапамогай магнітаў.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Tone Бяздротавая хатняя калонка — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Tone is a wireless home speaker with the body made in concrete.
The reason behind this is that concrete is perfect sound transmission, therefore is one of the best materials for this kind of purpose.
It is equipped with built on batteries, so you can bring it anywhere in your house and listen to your preferred songs with a high quality sound experience.
Both color of the concrete and material of front and back panel can be customised in order to provide to clients a custom made product.
An optional aluminum front grid is kept in place simply trough magnets.
Dimensions & Packaging
Channels 2.1
2x50w 4 inches Full-Range Drivers
1x100w 5.25 inches Subwoofer
Frequency response 35Hz 20KHz
Continuous power output 200W
Max. SPL 100dB
Bass reflex port on the back
Acoustically isolated midrange chambers
Bluetooth 4.0
Class-D Amps
Active Crossover
Battery 5500mah
Dimensions 490 x 206 x 260 mm
Weights 9Kg
Tags
speaker, audio, portable, hifi, concrete, design, MrSmith, wireless, bluetooth, sound, experience
Production Technology
Body is made with UHPC, Ultra High Performance Concrete. This particular concrete has very high mechanical characteristics that allows to reduce thickness of sections. In addition to that has a very fine grain and whiter color, related to standard concrete. Pigment can be added to the mix and this allows to have body of different colours.
Design Challenge
Main challenge in this project has been fitting 200W of power output in a small portable speaker.
We've made several prototypes and mockups before landing on the final version of the speaker.
Research
The aim of this project was to create the best sound experience in a wireless home speaker. We made a deep research on components in order to find the best solution for a deep, clear and powerful sound experience.
In addition to that, we made a research on materials with the purpose to find the best solution for the body and frame. Came out that concrete has great sound transmission properties. In order to reduce the total weight we opted for a specific kind of concrete that has high structural strength properties and allows thin sections.
Inspiration
Because of it high sound transmission characteristics and stiffness, concrete has been already used in high end speakers, but because of its weight, none of them are portable. Therefore the idea was to create the best sound experience in portable speaker segment, with a body made in concrete.
Project Duration
Project has bee entirely developed in MrSmith Studio headquarter in Milan. Started in June 2019 and has been released in February 2020
Operation Flow
Interaction is very simple. Power and Bluetooth buttons are on the back plate. Once paired with your phone you can play your favourite track experiencing high quality audio. Tone is equipped with built on batteries so you can bring it anywhere. Next to the pool or in your living, wherever you want to hear some good music.
Patents
MrSmith Studio
Team Members
MrSmith Studio
Image Credits
MrSmith Studio

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