Those also had a diaphragm at the end of a large cone, & this works on the same basis, but in this case, the diaphragm is electrically powered, instead of being made to move as a needle vibrates in a groove.
If anything, this idea could be 'flipped' the other way: Place a microphone in the small-end of the cone, & connect the microphone into an amplifier. You may be able to hear things off at a distance that you wouldn't normally be able to hear.
@russelD9 Horn speakers go back to ancient Egyptian times. They used ear horns for those who had problems hearing. In WWII, they had large stand mounted versions that were used outside for listening for aircraft engines of attacking planes.
Very interesting..... gives me some ideas
More350Power 1 month ago
Great idea!, Essentially If you used a microphone in place of the speaker with that cone, you'd have a crude Parabolic Microphone :)
HDXFH 2 months ago
This is a bit like the gramophone re-invented.
Those also had a diaphragm at the end of a large cone, & this works on the same basis, but in this case, the diaphragm is electrically powered, instead of being made to move as a needle vibrates in a groove.
If anything, this idea could be 'flipped' the other way: Place a microphone in the small-end of the cone, & connect the microphone into an amplifier. You may be able to hear things off at a distance that you wouldn't normally be able to hear.
BoomBoxDeluxe 2 months ago
I've always wondered what to do with the traffic cones I brought home after a night out on the booze.
Spoif 2 months ago
Yeah im looking for a 1000watt cone lol nice vid! The way i see it its What ever works right
TheKevinChannel1 2 months ago
i hooked up a 100 w copcar siren speaker driver into a orange traffic cone,what a blast when you hit the airhorn mode
daewooparts 2 months ago
"redneck horn speaker"
daewooparts 2 months ago
I think I'll stay with my ipod :)
Harekiet 2 months ago
Very clever but fucking tight!
lifeshort 2 months ago
Rediscovered the horn speaker!
hoppes9 2 months ago
nice
mrmatt2525able 2 months ago
Cool
motorbikesrule125 2 months ago
wowww that looks like something MacGyver would do!
coolbluelights 2 months ago
I smell a cottage market!
batterymaker 2 months ago
LOL! Awesome!
DragonFlyback256 2 months ago
I might give it a shot at making one of those. what an Idea who ever made this one.
russelD9 2 months ago
@russelD9 Horn speakers go back to ancient Egyptian times. They used ear horns for those who had problems hearing. In WWII, they had large stand mounted versions that were used outside for listening for aircraft engines of attacking planes.
rostit420 2 months ago
That is awesome i'll have to try something like that one day
hooker1uk 2 months ago
where did you find that ?
HipHopKiller94 2 months ago
@HipHopKiller94 In the container office at a worksite near a large substation
RODALCO2007 2 months ago
First!! Cool thinking though
TheNathanCater 2 months ago