2024-05-10T09:26:06-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150346261/japanese-designer-showcases-flatiron-building-shaped-speaker Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-04-14T12:12:00-04:00 >2023-04-14T16:16:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/128a16ff22f8ee45a7f296b5ef340af8.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Japanese <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/33537/fashion" target="_blank">fashion</a> designer Takahiro Miyashita, through his eponymous label TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist., has unveiled a Hi-Fi speaker in the form of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a>&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/322724/flatiron-building" target="_blank">Flatiron Building</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The piece stands 43 inches tall and depicts the iconic structure like a sculpture in the process of being carved from a block of cement. The speaker&rsquo;s material is a high-performance grade polycarbonate composite resin. It features seven speaker units, with an output of 2,000W and a wide frequency range of 20Hz to 25KHz.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq1hXvWN5cD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq1hXvWN5cD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by HYPEBEAST (@hypebeast)</a><br><p>The speaker is available for pre-order now, set to be available in early September. It is going for a price of approximately $6,768. More details can be found on the company&rsquo;s <a href="https://the-soloist.net/en-us/products/takahiromiyashitathesoloist-sounds?_pos=1&amp;_sid=bfea2fe4a&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank">website</a>. </p>