Patent ID: 7319766

Claim:
A speaker system comprising: a radiating member having an elongate shape in a plane perpendicular to a vertical axis; an oscillating driver for actuating the radiating member; a shaft having a longitudinal axis oriented substantially parallel to the vertical axis, the shaft coupling the radiating member to the driver; at least a first resilient suspension member coupled to the shaft; a first housing defining a first opening, the driver, the shaft, and the resilient suspension member positioned within the first housing and the radiating member mounted near the first opening by a resilient seal circumscribing the radiating member to substantially seal the upper opening, the resilient suspension member having a portion thereof fixed relative to the housing; and a second housing defining a volume at least as large as that of the first housing and at least a first opening, the first housing further comprising at least a second opening, the second housing positioned adjacent the first housing proximate the at least second opening, the at least first opening of the second housing being in fluid communication with the at least second opening of the first housing, wherein the first and second housings are sized and positioned relative to one another to occupy a columnar space having an elongate cross section and wherein the columnar space corresponds to a volume defined between two studs and opposing sheets of drywall in standard wall construction.