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Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics, HiFi Wireless Home speaker with superior sound and style.

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Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Riverwood Acoustics - Wireless Home Speaker

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics, HiFi Wireless Home speaker with superior sound and style.

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics, HiFi Wireless Home speaker with superior sound and style.

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics, HiFi Wireless Home speaker with superior sound and style.

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics, HiFi Wireless Home speaker with superior sound and style.

Ben Seaman
Ben Seaman
Ben Seaman
Ben Seaman
1 Campaign |
Ottawa, Canada
$6,156 USD 19 backers
41% of $15,000 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal
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Overview
Why do all home wireless speakers today look and sound terrible? It's primarily due to low quality components, poor design implementation and cheap overseas manufacturing. We created a premium home wireless speaker that has superior style and sound quality. We also minimizes environmental impact by using locally reclaimed Riverwood. Talk about a win-win

Introducing Riverwood Acoustics

 

Quality meets style

Our flagship Hi-Fi speaker  has been engineered to produce unparalleled sound while being a visual statement. We use 100% reclaimed birch Riverwood to create a natural acoustic response and clarity. The specialized high efficiency 3" full-range drivers and bottom-coupled passive radiators generate audio precision and harmony.  All this power in a compact 12x6x6" cabienent. 

"Acoustic Perfection" 

 

Check out our reviews from audiophiles and musicians. 

"Sounds Incredible!" - Bruce Croxon (Round13, Dragons Den, BNN)

" I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING WHAT COULD VERY WELL BE THE BEST SOUNDING SPEAKER EVER " - STEWART WISEMAN (APT613.CA)

Historic Eco-Timber

Over a century ago, the Ottawa River was used to float logs downstream as transportation to ship to the world.  Many of these logs  sank during their voyage and have been preserved at the bottom of the river.  These heritage logs are superior to today's timber since they grew hundreds of years ago in ideal light/temperature conditions, causing a tighter annual ring density and stronger/low resonant wood.  Why cut down new forests when we can reclaim these unique pieces of history?

We are passionate about both high-quality audio and our environment.  Founders, Ben Seaman and Scott Rathwell, are both raising families on the beautiful Ottawa river, which has brought them together as good friends and now business partners.  In their spare time they are often found outdoors with their families.

Ben (Electrical/Acoustical) and Scott (Mechanical) combined, offer 30 years of engineering and product management expertise, giving them the ability to drive perfection into their design.  Ben's past design experience on award winning speakers, such as Definitive Technology and Golden Ear flagship speakers has provided him with the skills necessary to produce superior speaker that surpasses acoustic expectations.

We have merged the HIFI sound quality expected by audiophiles and integrated the convenience of bluetooth to create a speaker that people will showcase in their home for years  to come.  Each speaker has a unique stunning grain pattern and will be a statement piece in any surrounding.  We formed Riverwood Acoustics because we demanded a home speaker with serious sound and style..

Funding Target

We are using crowdfunding for pre-sales of our home wireless speaker.  Here is our setup and pilot production run costing breakdown.

  • Company production infrastructure setup
  • Material cost (Premium solid birch River wood)
  • Assembly cost (Handcrafted in Canada)
  • Tooling and machining cost
  • FCC and UL/CSA approvals testing

The Impact

Not only will you receive a premium solid wooden wireless speaker but you will help change the world, here is how:

  • Reclaimed River wood creates a solid non-resonance, non-toxic speaker enclosure.
  • We source our timber from the Ottawa River to minimizes our carbon footprint. We pay a premium price for this wood but when you see and feel its historic grain, you will understand why.
  • Handcrafted locally in Canada to help generate local jobs.
  • We partner with WaterRangers.ca to provide funding for youth waterway testing and education, as a way for us to give back to our community.

Risks & Challenges

Our biggest program risk is manufacturing our product within proper cost controls.  All the components we used in our design are high-end, causing a high bill of material cost.  We are working with suppliers to buy in volume to minimize impact.

We have already built 6 working prototypes and are confident in our industrial design and sound quality.  Check out our website for independent reviews and more detailed specifications

Please help back this project and own a piece of history.

Timeline

Check us out in the news:

http://apt613.ca/old-growth-timber-speakers/

https://twitter.com/bruce_croxon/status/930792750680743936

http://www.insidehook.com/nation/riverwood-acoustics-speakers-home-audio

https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/7622886-hortons-riverwood-acoustics-launches-new-bluetooth-speakers/

 

 

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Website Shout Out

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Early backers of this project will be listed on our website as a way for us to personally thank you for supporting our campaign, because you're awesome!
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November 2017
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Plant a tree in Ottawa Valley

$50 USD
We will plant a tree in your honor in the Ottawa Valley as a way of thanking you while also improving the natural beauty of our woods and forests.
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Contemporary Grey Speaker

Contemporary Grey Speaker

$449 USD $599 USD (25% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
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  • Bluetooth Speaker
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March 2018
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Traditional Walnut Speaker

Traditional Walnut Speaker

$449 USD $599 USD (25% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
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  • Bluetooth Speaker
Estimated Shipping
March 2018
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United States of America, Canada
Natural Birch Speaker

Natural Birch Speaker

$449 USD $599 USD (25% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth Speaker
Estimated Shipping
March 2018
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United States of America, Canada
Contemporary Grey Speaker

Contemporary Grey Speaker

$499 USD $599 USD (16% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth Speaker
Estimated Shipping
March 2018
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America, Canada
Traditional Walnut Speaker

Traditional Walnut Speaker

$499 USD $599 USD (16% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth Speaker
Estimated Shipping
March 2018
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America, Canada
Natural Birch Speaker

Natural Birch Speaker

$499 USD $599 USD (16% off)
Using solid "old-growth" birch timber that has been reclaimed from the depths of the Ottawa River, we handcraft our unique Bluetooth speaker into a piece of art. See our website for more details.
Included Items
  • Bluetooth Speaker
Estimated Shipping
March 2018
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America, Canada

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