Going down in flames

A giant wall of sound to defeat the Germans? The ultimate tweeter? Here is a satirical look at “failed audio projects” through the ages.

The Amplifier Institute is a great site to waste some time if you’re into weird sound.  This is a great collection of pictures of seemingly audio-related devices from the annals of history.  See if you can figure out what the heck they really are.

Can you hear me now?

Update Oct 2010: looks like Amplifier Institute website is no longer active. The link used to be: (dself.dsl.pipex.com)

 



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