Homeless man designs audio crossover to get stereo sound from a single speaker
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by Doug Aamoth on February 3, 2009

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There’s an interesting story over on CNET about a man named Kevin Nelson who’s designed high-end audio speakers that are capable of producing two distinct stereo channels from a single cabinet. Nelson also happens to be homeless.

The technology behind the setup is what Nelson calls "Crossover Imaging" — basically involving a special routing of the crossover network to somehow produce left and right channels inside a single speaker cabinet.

Apparently the Zealth Audio Loudspeakers, as they’re called, have sold in pairs for under $1000 and have beaten out high-end speakers by the likes of Polk, KEF, and Klipsch. You don’t need to use two speakers, of course, as a single cabinet can produce stereo sound.

It’s not clear what’s caused Nelson to become homeless, but he sold about 35 of these speaker sets before he moved into a California homeless shelter recently. The technology behind the Crossfire Imaging has been in development since 1989 and Nelson is currently seeking investors "so he can start full-scale production," according to CNET.

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  • I think it is fairly clear what caused Mr. Nelson to become homeless: He lives in California.

  • I have an invention that produces electrical energy that can power a single home or small business. and runs on it’s own power. I am seeking financing to build the prototype any help will be apreacated.

    thank You,

    Bruce Stevenson

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