Bicycle Sound Systems (BSS) are growing in popularity. Anyone who has gone to a festival, seen or participated in a Critical Mass ride or watched the Skyride events will have seen a BSS in operation. The following is a description of what I have learnt over the years in the art of building sound systems Orlando attached to a bicycle.
A typical sound system or home theater system consists of 3 major speaker components: subwoofer or bass speakers, mid-range or woofer speakers, and tweeters to bring out that full rich melody that sounds so wonderful when it reaches your ear. Each component is specifically designed to reproduce sounds within its respective design frequency range. Subwoofers reproduce very low frequencies called bass while woofers are designed to reproduce mid-range frequencies. Tweeters, on the other hand, reproduce high frequencies such as the tinkle of a bell. Typically there is an accompanying or built-in amplifier to provide the necessary power to run all the components. As stated above, all combined provide the listener with the very rich full range sounds comparable to what one hears at a movie theater.
Now, let's put all this into perspective with what the human ear can hear: the name "tweeter' and "woofer" originated from sounds that we so commonly hear on a daily basis emanating from birds (tweet) and dogs (woof). The human ear is capable of hearing frequencies in the audible range from 20 Hz (Hertz) to 20,000 Hz. A subwoofer has a range of 20 Hz to 200 Hz, thus starting at the low end of human listening. The large subwoofer size permits it to move air more freely during the sound process while maintaining that deep rich low bass sound that we can literally feel in the air.
Hopefully you can see the reason for asking these questions first. Once you know what the BSS is for, there are now a few more questions. What is the budget? Will you want to operate it in the rain? Would you want to use a trailer? Is it to be self-powered? I am going to presume that the BSS is designed to have the music playing whilst being ridden. I have seen 'static' systems but I feel the whole idea of a BSS is that we have mobile music. A top of the range BSS could run into thousands of pounds, especially if everything needed was bought new.
Why he is using a particular speaker, in terms of frequency response, SPL level, dispersion etc.? Why speakers are placed in a particular place? Are they covering the entire venue? Where are the acoustically sweet and dead spots located inside your venue? How he has defined different zones for your venue? Areas with loud music, peppy music, background music.
An individual has the less common option to purchase the system speaker units as separate components or as is more commonly done... A complete package. For those not versed in home theater technology the package deal is convenient and installation/setup is simple. The price ranges in quality and with each manufacturer.
Again, how loud depends on the use, if it is just yourself and a cyclist next to you, 50 - 100 watts could be enough. In my opinion, 100 watts would be the absolute minimum. If you want many people to hear you and you want a proper bass response, the wattage must increase. I believe 600 watts is somewhere around the maximum, for both volume and weight.
So, in conclusion, if you're not happy with the sounds coming from your new HDTV then please take a look at the many inexpensive home theater systems that are available to the consumer. You will be getting a lot of bang for your bucks and it's a good way to bring family and friends together for a truly pleasurable experience!
A typical sound system or home theater system consists of 3 major speaker components: subwoofer or bass speakers, mid-range or woofer speakers, and tweeters to bring out that full rich melody that sounds so wonderful when it reaches your ear. Each component is specifically designed to reproduce sounds within its respective design frequency range. Subwoofers reproduce very low frequencies called bass while woofers are designed to reproduce mid-range frequencies. Tweeters, on the other hand, reproduce high frequencies such as the tinkle of a bell. Typically there is an accompanying or built-in amplifier to provide the necessary power to run all the components. As stated above, all combined provide the listener with the very rich full range sounds comparable to what one hears at a movie theater.
Now, let's put all this into perspective with what the human ear can hear: the name "tweeter' and "woofer" originated from sounds that we so commonly hear on a daily basis emanating from birds (tweet) and dogs (woof). The human ear is capable of hearing frequencies in the audible range from 20 Hz (Hertz) to 20,000 Hz. A subwoofer has a range of 20 Hz to 200 Hz, thus starting at the low end of human listening. The large subwoofer size permits it to move air more freely during the sound process while maintaining that deep rich low bass sound that we can literally feel in the air.
Hopefully you can see the reason for asking these questions first. Once you know what the BSS is for, there are now a few more questions. What is the budget? Will you want to operate it in the rain? Would you want to use a trailer? Is it to be self-powered? I am going to presume that the BSS is designed to have the music playing whilst being ridden. I have seen 'static' systems but I feel the whole idea of a BSS is that we have mobile music. A top of the range BSS could run into thousands of pounds, especially if everything needed was bought new.
Why he is using a particular speaker, in terms of frequency response, SPL level, dispersion etc.? Why speakers are placed in a particular place? Are they covering the entire venue? Where are the acoustically sweet and dead spots located inside your venue? How he has defined different zones for your venue? Areas with loud music, peppy music, background music.
An individual has the less common option to purchase the system speaker units as separate components or as is more commonly done... A complete package. For those not versed in home theater technology the package deal is convenient and installation/setup is simple. The price ranges in quality and with each manufacturer.
Again, how loud depends on the use, if it is just yourself and a cyclist next to you, 50 - 100 watts could be enough. In my opinion, 100 watts would be the absolute minimum. If you want many people to hear you and you want a proper bass response, the wattage must increase. I believe 600 watts is somewhere around the maximum, for both volume and weight.
So, in conclusion, if you're not happy with the sounds coming from your new HDTV then please take a look at the many inexpensive home theater systems that are available to the consumer. You will be getting a lot of bang for your bucks and it's a good way to bring family and friends together for a truly pleasurable experience!
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