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Horn Massive

Horn Massive

Details

  • Artist: Matt Hope
  • Year: 2019
  • Url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_Massive
  • Fabricator: Matt Hope
  • Genre: Sculpture
  • Series: Soundsystem
  • Location: Unknown
  • Editions: Unique

Description

This is one of the most well known Matt Hope Soundsystems that played at Coachella and Burningman.

Talk

  • When was Coachella showing?
  • When was Burning man showing?

Found Sources

  • https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/08/big_sound.html
  • https://alchetron.com/Matt-Hope
  • http://www.itishifi.com/2013/11/speaker-of-unusual-size-hornmassive-by.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hope
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120806224804/http://matthope.org/sculpture/hornmassive/

Hornmassive is a 2-ton (4,500lbs), 3.5 x 3.1 x 4 M mobile 2000-watt steel and aluminium horn sound system. It is powered by a commercial 12 inch speaker driver and it functions as a mobile audio input station that one can use to project “content” a distance of 1 km. Hornmassive is the ultimate monophonic sound projector and it is intended to catalyze social activities in multiple settings. Hornmassive has just been completely refurbished, now better than new. Date of design/manufacture: 2002-2004 Manufacturer: In house Design tools: AutoCAD, Bass box pro, Horn calc, Rhino 3D, 3D studio max Engineers: Jiddu Materials: Steel, aluminium, rubber, electronics, components Features: Line inputs, castering, brakes, leveling, lifting eyes, storage Weight: 2 tons Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.1 x 4 M Status: Refurbished Production time: 2 years

From this site

http://www.itishifi.com/2013/11/speaker-of-unusual-size-hornmassive-by.html

Sculptor Matt Hope spent six months designing and 14 months building Hornmassive and it is impressive. I do not tire of looking at it. This is a giant mobile mono system. WOW! I'd love to hear this one.