Luxury is only for those who can afford it, or so they say; that's why almost each time I happen to stumble upon a piece of technology that has some luxury feature forcedly added to it I tend to look away from what it represents and think about its very utility. Most of the blinged-up items in the tech world have been created just for the fun of it: in some cases the hyped features add nothing but the simple "I'm rich" label, while in some other situations a scent of ridicule is also present.

Well, that's exactly what I was thinking about when I encountered some of the most striking loudspeakers around, in the body of the Goccia, from the Italian designer Garvan.

24K gold – that's what the Goccia speakers are made of. Well, another system with a gold touch, you might say, and you’d be partially right. The amazing thing comes in when you get to their architecture: a most fluid and natural shape, as close as possible to a water drop and by all means worthy to be in the same room with Bowers&Wilkins Nautilus speakers.

Built on a strong idea, the Garvan Goccia speakers can only be installed hanged. From walls, ceilings or from special-design floor stands, these pieces of tech reach their full beauty when suspended in the air, seemingly in a frozen flight, spreading their 24K golden glare across the room. The Garvan Goccia are hand-made by the master craftsmen from Tecnosolution and come in thee different gold nuances.

Far from being a thing that can be bought on a large scale, the Garvan Goccia are to be manufactured in a limited, 100-unit per gold type series, available for those who are really into such a dramatic display of opulence. With each model carefully and individually numbered and signed, the Garvan Goccia are sure to scream "exclusive" through their "every pore."

A part of the profits from selling these astonishing loudspeakers will go to a charitable fund named "Casa del Tibet-Onlus" destined to improve the lives of the children in Tibet. One can also contribute to this charity action without buying a Goccia; for details access this page.

On the tech side, the Garvan Goccia speakers come with a 40W RMS power rating and a 50 Hz-20 kHz frequency range, 8 Ohms impedance and a high-class 91 dB efficiency. The price hasn't been made public yet, though I guess that those who really want to buy them aren't at all interested in such puny details.


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