Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
hoytaler: a birch panel speaker you can tinker with
A speaker in development that uses a thin birch panel as its sound-radiating surface, paired with browser-based controls and multi-room playback.
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- Listeners who want customizable, multi-room audio
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- Two rear-mounted exciters vibrate a 3 mm birch panel; grouped playback is described through Snapcast.
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The proposed speaker uses two exciters mounted behind a 3 mm birch plywood panel, which the page says becomes the sound-radiating surface. Its browser-based Cloudspeaker interface is described with a ten-band equaliser and local-network controls, including room grouping through Snapcast and left, right, or stereo roles. The page says the prototype and physical design are still being refined; public source access and a Kickstarter campaign remain plans.
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