la voix du luthier onde price : $1,749.00

with the onde the sound directly comes from the vibrations of the 2 soundboards. there is no speaker cone inside, only acoustic exciters transmitting the vibration into the wood. it is the same principle as for a guitar: the strings themselves make very little sound, but they are transmitting their vibrations to the soundboard through the bridge, and what you hear is the sonic amplification via the soundboard. in the onde's case, the exciter is acting as the bridge and transmits the electric "vibrations" to the wood.

contrary to a traditional speaker which is very directional, the onde and the pyramid are omni-directional. it is a very dispersive and immersive sound. in spite of this immersion effect transients are not compromised, in fact users have reported that transients are more accurate than on traditional speakers. these resonators are not sonically "neutral", as they are not meant to be: they offer a coloured sound carefully tuned by the luthier.

features and specficiations:
connection panel details
power supply input (also used to charge the batteries)
2*usb power output (so you can power external devices from the battery of the onde)
on/off switch
bluetooth led (bluetooth is available in addition of the audio input on the 3,5 mm jack)
3,5 mm stereo input audio jack (unbalanced)
2 volume potentiomers (one for each soundboard)



main characteristics of the onde
72 cm high, 57 cm width, 8 cm depth, 2.6 kg weight.
2*30w class d amplifier driving 2 carefully selected wideband transducers.
built following the traditional stringed instrument maker's know-how, integrating two sonically complementary soundboards.
separated volume control for each soundboard.
line level stereo in (3.5 mm stereo jack).
bluetooth audio (and aptx). line level and bluetooth can be mixed together.
battery-powered option, with initial tests showing up to one full day of use between charges.
the onde can supply power for two other usb devices during normal operation.
two permanent side openings for a better sound projection.
eight kodak screw mounting points allowing a huge number of accessory mounting possibilities.
provided with 2 tripod feet (for vertical placement), 3 wooden feet (for horizontal placement) and a power supply.

weight: 7 kg
dimensions: 85 x 68 x 17 cm