Personal Audio with the personal touch

I may rant about audio day and night, talking about super cool earphones or amazing bluetooth speakers, but nothing’s quite as awesome as a designer who decided to just build his own speaker. The OBE speaker isn’t off the shelf. It’s a one-of-a-kind DIY speaker that’s been custom designed to suit personal preferences. The relatively mid-sized casing houses 2 5W speakers and 2 rear facing passive radiators that churn out some sweet bass. The design is simple, owing to the bespoke quality of the speaker, and is made from wood panels, a great material choice for acoustic fidelity. I genuinely wonder what these sound like!

Designer: Dylan Human

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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