Trulli, a 7-year old audio company, showed at KnowledgeFest an unusual type of 10-inch cone-less speaker. Its magnet and voice coil are wrapped around the surround.
The Trulli TD200 is said to be lighter and narrower than comparable speakers so it is able to fit in a car door. The ring of magnets are neodymium. The voice coil measures 7-inches and power handing is rated at 288 watts nominal, or 1000 watts peak.
If the TD200 looks familiar it may be because its predecessor won a CES Innovation Award in 2014. It was owned at the time by Prescient Audio. Then Trulli President Len Foxman purchased the technology. Trulli refined the product and its manufacturing system.
Some other details on the speaker include a sensitivity of 83dB; mounting depth of 2.2 inches and frequency response of 20 to 400 Hz, according to Klippel backed specs, said Trulli. The TD200 is due to ship in Q2 at $1,000.
The coneless woofer can also be found in a new wireless, battery powered enclosure shown just above. Called the BASS50, it has built-in DSP and a removable internal battery that can charge either through an auxiliary jack or in-wall jack. It delivers 7 hours of music at full volume, or 20 hours at moderate volume.
The enclosure works with a Trulli app and one’s smartphone mic to take an audio sweep of the car and tune the enclosure to the car cabin. It can produce 122 to 128dB in vehicles. There’s no need for permanent installation.
Different controller kits are available with a volume knob and a subwoofer knob. They can mount via a vent, dashboard, or CD slot. The subwoofer ships in Q2 at $2,500, said Trulli’s Jordan Neuhauser.
Trulli is in the process of setting up a network of manufacturer reps across the country.
Neuhauser, helped start Trulli after being introduced to the Thin Driver technology. Neuhauser was a competitor in dB Drags, MECA and IASCA from 2002-2006 and ran a concert touring production company, which he sold to help launch Trulli, he said.
Top photo shows the TD200 (left) weighed against a standard woofer.
Some rocket scientist must have done this one lmao
Hey JT especially dealing with the battery types and the way they are defective now, with the majority of them exploding now. I don’t think people will want to put them in their now way to expensive vehicles only to find they overpaid for something that’s really not necessary to burn up something costly that was needed for everyday usage. It’s a nice idea but too many cons than pros.
Try again.
Hey JT especially dealing with the battery types and the way they are defective now, with the majority of them exploding now. I don’t think people will want to put them in their now way to expensive vehicles only to find they overpaid for something that’s really not necessary to burn up something costly that was needed for everyday usage. It’s a nice idea but too many cons than pros
I’ve been doing car audio for a while, I was blowing welds on trunks and poping rear view mirrors off windshields while alot of you guys were wearing diapers. I think all audio will go wireless in cars, planes, homes concert venue’s where ever you listen to music. One reason and one only you won’t have to pay an installer. You can plug and play and think your a sound producing mastermind. Just the way the public already thinks about anything they can afford. Look at me mommy I made my car go 160 mph. Yea and you ran a light rope around your bed frame so your a lighting expert too. Listen up old school is old school and new school is new school take your pic or side. Matters not to me but if I want quick easy sound in a new ride I would go wireless myself. Of coarse I’m not going to wait for a battery to run out when I could just have it powered from the vehicle. I hope the designers would implement the ability to not have to use up charge cycles everytime I want to use it. That is absolutely a waste of my money at least until we get batteries that can last longer. Probably built right into the casing so the whole thing is worthless in a year or 2 as of now. Built-in obseletion is today’s current money maker. Gimmicks and blow holes of limited facts. It’s what we all want and fall for so be it.
I do see this being popular with people who lease cars or those whom do not want to modify a classic. Battery can be plugged in via cigarette plug while in use for extended play time. I am sure the price will drop once it becomes widely available. Too rich for my blood but not a gimmicky product.
DOA… Dead on arrival!
I’m with u JT what sense is there to believe a battery operated unit will sound the same throughout the entire 7 hrs and if on a road trip beyond 7 we have to stop and charge. Well 2500$ is all that is seen. Robbing the consumer has always been the way, why expect change its only 2025 were minimum wage is still 7$ and some change in Texas for 15+ years now.
Wireless battery powered subwoofer? That sounds like a gimmick more than anything else. I know car audio, and I know the demographic, and nobody is going to want to have to charge the battery on their sub.
Yes but if you run a wire to it it’ll never need to charge so it’ll be really handy! wait… uhm, maybe that defeats the purpose hmmm.