You are looking at the EGS-1 gourd speaker, hand crafted by some poor fool whose immortal soul will forever roast in the bowels of audio hell. Per the "manufacturer's" "website":

"Built by the artist from a pair of North Carolina gourds...once dry, the gourd is strong and light: a perfect natural speaker enclosure."

Perfect??? Wow, I think the whole gargantuan history of audio exaggeration has, in one fell swoop, been put to shame...and it only gets better:

"Each pair is signed by the artist. $1200/pair (size and resonance may vary)"

Size and resonance may vary? You don't effing say! I would never have thought there would be variations in resonance from a speaker made out of a freakin' miniature pumpkin! And lordy lord, $1200? I've got something you can sign for $1200...

For those with high pain thresholds, the EGS-1 sports Neutrik connectors, gold-plated banana posts and a range of "50Hz-17Hz." Missing a "K" in there somewhere? Oh, and, um, what was that about +/- 50dB?

Gourd Speaker [via TreeHugger]