| Megaphones, also called bullhorns or blow horns, are | | | | introduction of its developments, these horn speakers |
| devices used to amplify a human's voice. They are | | | | provide the best performance in the most unforgiving |
| commonly cone shaped and the device's purpose is | | | | scenario and give a highly articulate sound |
| usually towards a targeted direction. Megaphones | | | | performance in any situation. These loudspeakers |
| have been used for thousands of years. Its first use | | | | are used to provide the very high sound pressure |
| was documented to be in the 6th century B.C. when | | | | levels needed for reinforcement and public address |
| the ancient Greek thespians use it as theatrical masks | | | | applications. Concert arenas are among the forefront |
| that featured a conical mouthpiece to amplify their | | | | users of horn loudspeakers for their high volume bass |
| voice. | | | | reproduction requirement. These high volume bass |
| Megaphones are available in wide varieties. The | | | | reproductions provide bass that concertgoers can not |
| powered type megaphones are multipurpose with high | | | | only hear but also feel at the same time. |
| maximum output and durability. They are economical, | | | | Speakers will always be instrumental into your |
| small, and even light enough to carry around. Even | | | | business or home based sound system preference. |
| though they are small, they have high output, making | | | | Your sound system is never going to sound any better |
| itself ideal for outdoor purposes. Moreover these | | | | than the speakers you have connected to it. It does |
| powered megaphones are convenient to carry around | | | | not always follow that if your speakers come cheap |
| outside as they are detachable. They show very large | | | | they sound awful and vice versa. Just a simple as |
| output of 35 watts, great to be used at construction | | | | re-arranging your system might spell difference |
| sites, noisy streets, police station, fire station, military | | | | between quality and unpleasant entertainment |
| unit, school event, or any wide area where many | | | | experience. Models and brands of speakers certainly |
| people gather. The electric powered megaphones | | | | draw the line between quality and sub-standard but |
| are the much more recent inventions that offers the | | | | again, this is not always the case. Mixing and |
| best performance in harsh environments, giving highly | | | | matching brands and models of speakers are feasible |
| clear sound performance in any area. They can be | | | | but it has been proven that you will get the most |
| applied in department stores, shopping malls, hotels, | | | | pleasant experience if the drivers in all speakers |
| hospitals, or anywhere public addressing is needed. | | | | match. The mediating part is that when you choose |
| A horn loudspeaker on the other hand is a | | | | to set up your sound system requirement, the models |
| loudspeaker element that uses a horn to increase the | | | | need not be the same. However, purchasing your |
| overall efficiency of the speaker. The concept has | | | | speakers from the same manufacturer with identical |
| been used for musical instruments since the early | | | | or similar drivers can help sound transfer crisply and |
| dawn of time, though exactly how a horn works | | | | accurately from one channel to the next thus |
| belongs to relatively modern science. Since the | | | | producing better output. |