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Hemp Speakers
Posted: 30 Jul 2001 4:59 pm
by Bobby Lee
A friend of mine who works for a sound company has been testing hemp speakers lately. He says they sound much better than anyone expected, and that they have a very flat frequency response.
Has anyone here tried hemp speakers yet. My friend says they're made in Canada because it's illegal to grow hemp in the US.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2001 5:01 pm
by Jim Smith
So, with hemp speakers, do you just mellow out if you smoke one?
Posted: 30 Jul 2001 5:33 pm
by Bob Mainwaring
We have a good many speakers here in B.C. that use hemp.
he he
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Posted: 30 Jul 2001 5:38 pm
by Bob Mainwaring
We have a little store just down the road from me that sells just about anything made from hemp.
Apparently it is extremely strong when woven - so much, so that advocaters want it to be made more easily available to the general public.
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Posted: 31 Jul 2001 5:19 pm
by Lefty
I was looking for drum cases on E-Bay, and found a set of "Hemp Drum Cases" listed with an $800.00 reserve. I figured at that price it must be some pretty strong #@&# stuff. Did not have a picture, unfortunantly. I know all the old boats used rope made of hemp. Very srong, and handy for those long trips, I guess ()
Lefty
Posted: 31 Jul 2001 6:34 pm
by Donny Hinson
OK, I give up! What part of the speaker is hemp?
Also, I thought we had already decided we didn't want flat sound?
(Bob never jokes, so this must be serious.)
Posted: 4 Aug 2001 8:53 am
by Bobby Lee
Jokes aside, please. The part of the speaker that is normally paper is made of woven hemp.
You're right, Donny - we usually don't like flat speakers. I think these must be intended for PA, keyboard or reference monitor use. I'm not sure, though.
Seriously, has anyone tried them?
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Posted: 4 Aug 2001 11:47 am
by Jack Francis
Bobby
I had one of them speakers, I guess about 20 years ago. I don't know if you remeber it, but one night at the Green Mill, Tim smoked it!
Jack
Posted: 4 Aug 2001 8:29 pm
by Bobby Lee
I can't take you anywhere, Jack!
Posted: 9 Aug 2001 11:57 am
by chas
i heard the drawback of them is after every song you feel the urge to raid the refrigerater
