Davone Rithm | moiz.no

I am often asked where the idea for the rithm comes from. Basically, it is not possible for me to say that the curve started with design or acoustics - both worlds are balanced all the time when I make the first sketches of a design. I have after all an acoustics background, not a designer back ground. The curve has been refined with tests, mostly regarding the angle at which the speaker radiates into the room and how deep the speaker can be mounted before the edges would be audible. The inner acoustics was pretty much OK from the start. And where does the arc idea come from? Good question. I can only say that I am a big fan of Oscar Niemeyer, Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon and the likes. They had a very keen sense of style, ratios and materials and I am trying to introduce this in the loudspeaker world. So I let myself be inspired by their buildings and furniture and somehow the bow shape suddenly appeared in the sketchbook. But this is a very indirect process so I cannot say that I have been inspired by one particular building or piece of furniture. It is the accumulation of looking and appreciating beautiful things around me over the years. Just like photographers see the world through a lens, I see all objects as potential speakers

The name “rithm”
I chose "rhythm" because rhythm is the resemblance between sound and architecture. Both have repeating elements. Both bows in the rithm are exactly the same, they are repeating, like rhythm. About the spelling; Goethe (german poet) ones said: "in der Beschraenkung zeigt sich der Meister". This means that the best in class can be recognized by their simple solutions to problems. Someone who does not understand a problem well, will likely end up with a complex solution. And simplicity/minimalism is what the Davone designs are about. And therefore I chose to write rithm in a simple way, instead of the overly complex correct spelling.

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