Keith E. Whisman

April 03, 2009 at 12:38pm

I scanned the article before reading it and the FFL really grabbed me. FFL usually stands for Federal Firearms License. I don't have all day to read ever word in every article so I scan and look for keywords to see if an article interests me. LOL.. FFL... 

I wonder how much voluum this speaker can handle before tearing. And what kind of sound resolution can we expect from this speaker material? I love all music including classical, opera, heavy metal, rap and RnB and oh yeah some country. 

Tom Nichol

April 02, 2009 at 3:38pm

While this is certainly an interesting development, I cannot help questioning how well FFL speakers would do in reproducing low bass frequencies, which many pop, rock, rap, and techno songs are loaded with, as well as some classical works.  This is especially the case with classical organ, whose bass response often reaches down to 16 Hz. (low C of a 32-foot pedal stop).  At this latter frequency, the sound waves are 68-1/2 feet long, while in the upper end of the audio frequency range the sound waves may be a few thousandths of an inch in length.  Little wonder, then, that many auto sound system enthusiasts have multiple 12-inch and 15-inch subwoofers in their systems, along with mutiple high-powered amplifiers.  It would be extremely interesting to see how well FFL technology would respond to such extreme demands!