The power of sound is somewhat understated in our image-heavy culture, color and texture a huge part of how we understand design. Yet the tactile and audial are just as important, offering a depth of feeling – a responsiveness that is more than visual, it is somatic. A felt reverberation of sound, and the tactile qualities of it, are central to understanding Rhapsody, a new speaker from Canadian brand Sonoforma. Doubling as a guitar cabinet, founder Mike Nopper makes furniture for musicians, tuning in to the specific wants and needs of some of our most particular hobbyists and professionals. For audiophiles, speaker systems are a serious and complex issue. Rhapsody understands this importance: it’s built to work like gear, and live like furniture.
The solid teak body grounds the speaker in space, somewhat slender legs widening to flow across the side of the cover into the top of the cabinet. The warmth of the teak fits nicely with the warmth of sound – a 1 x 10 fits neatly inside, and also includes a soft-touch drawer for pedals, cables, and other accessories. Each one is crafted, tested, and tuned in Sonoforma’s workshop, to fully back their commitment to quality.
Nopper founded Sonoforma as a response to the usually clunky outer forms of sound equipment. A jumble of cables and pedals, all essential, gets visually overwhelming fast. This sets sound in a welcome home, complete with storage and a form language that alludes to speaker cabinets of the past, yet with a modern update. Rhapsody is available in three finishes, Oscuro, a darker walnut, Claro, a lighter beige, and Rosado, a deep red, each lending their signature grain to the finished pieces.
“Sonoforma exists to bring design discipline to the sound world — to make pieces that feel as intentional as the music played through them.” says Nopper. This furthering of music and design feels natural, a testament to a need for intentional pieces that last, similar to instruments. To Sonoforma, Rhapsody is considered with exactly the same care. From the moment the order is placed, the piece is treated like a commissioned instrument — tracked, tuned, and calibrated specifically for its new home.
To learn more about the Rhapsody speaker from Sonoforma, visit sonoforma.com.
Photography courtesy of Sonoforma.
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