Speakers, headphones, and kits related to vibrations in an audio system, and methods for forming same

A method of forming a speaker, the method comprising:

• providing a suspension member including a radially outer portion, a radially inner platform portion, and a plurality of beams, each beam of the plurality of beams extending from the radially outer portion to the radially inner platform portion, the beams of the plurality of beams configured such that a resonant frequency of a vibration member attached to the radially inner platform portion of the suspension member scales linearly with a beam width of the beams of the plurality of beams;
• attaching the vibration member to the radially inner platform portion of the suspension member;
• and
• attaching the radially outer portion of the suspension member to a rim of a support structure such that the vibration member is suspended relative to the support structure.

A kit including at least one speaker and a storage device storing media content configured to generate an electrical audio signal, wherein the at least one speaker comprises:

• a support structure having a circumferentially extending rim;
• a vibration member configured to be displaced within the support structure for generating vibrations responsive to receipt of the electrical audio signal when sent to the at least one speaker by a media player playing the media content;
• and
• a suspension member suspending the vibration member relative to the support structure, the suspension member including a radially outer portion attached to the rim of the support structure and a radially inner platform portion attached to the vibration member, the suspension member further including a plurality of beams, each beam of the plurality of beams extending from the radially outer portion to the radially inner platform portion, wherein the beams of the plurality of beams are configured such that a resonant frequency of the vibration member attached to the radially inner platform portion of the suspension member is at least approximately equal to a peak bass frequency of the electrical audio signal.