Instead of focusing on the troubling security holes reported on today how about you distract yourself by reading up on electrostatic speakers and how to make them yourself. Electrostatic loudspeakers differ from conventional magnetic speakers as they use the attraction and repulsion of a thin conductive film in an electric field to create sound waves. This allows the speakers to produce audio with very little distortion and comparatively flat frequency response but also comes with a drawback; half the audio is sent backwards and there is no easy way to reflect it to the front. Check out the build process and material required to create your own unique high end speakers over at Hack a Day.
"Any thin flexible plastic film can make a noise in an electrostatic speaker, but for best performance the thinner your film, the better. 5 micron thick Mylar seems to be the preferred choice."
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That’s really cool but even
That’s really cool but even they quoted this in the article: “Buying stuff specifically for ESLs is like buying parts for Ferraris. The seller knows you expect to be robbed so they try not to disappoint you.”
Yikes.