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PA Speakers [message #69288] Fri, 02 September 2011 06:55 Go to next message
Chicken is currently offline  Chicken
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I wish people would invest a little more in PA speakers. I can't understand the announcements made half the time,which rather negates the point.
Re: PA Speakers [message #69313 is a reply to message #69288] Sat, 03 September 2011 09:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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It's not always the speakers; sometimes it's the poor acoustics. In a subway station, for example, you have all those hard surfaces that sound waves bounce off of, frequently making the speech unintelligible.
Re: PA Speakers [message #69345 is a reply to message #69288] Mon, 05 September 2011 12:48 Go to previous message
Thermionic is currently offline  Thermionic
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Howdy Chicken,

Cheapo PA speakers can definitely sound mighty crummy. But many times, the root cause of poor vocal intelligibility can also be low quality microphones and/or electronics, or improper equipment settings. Of course, room acoustics are always a huge factor. And, as Nymeria noted, a mediocre PA system in a room with excellent acoustical properties will nearly always sound better than a quality PA in a bad sounding room.

Thermionic
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