| Whether it is home theater or movie theater, | | | | companies began developing amplification and |
| high fidelity speakers are the ones always in | | | | loudspeakers to fill the theaters with high |
| demand and in use too. These are the speakers | | | | quality sound system. |
| that produce high quality, crystal clear | | | | |
| sound with no distortion at all. Not only | | | | This experimentation gave birth to woofers |
| this, the frequency response too is | | | | and tweeters, the different sections of |
| unexpectedly accurate. | | | | loudspeakers for low and high frequencies. |
| | | | This development finally resulted into better |
| The system of High fidelity speakers | | | | fidelity sound equipment that can be used in |
| generally includes digital audio signal | | | | homes too as homes equipment. But the cost of |
| sources like CD players; digital audio | | | | the whole equipment was high and not possible |
| broadcasting, digital audiotape and HD radio | | | | to own for people with average income. |
| tuners and amplifier. Infact, they also | | | | |
| include components such as television, | | | | After World War II ample technological |
| projector, DVD player and multi channel loud | | | | experimentations and innovations took place |
| speakers. These together are often known as | | | | that developed the condition of the audio |
| home theaters that are quite common in every | | | | system, especially the home audio system. |
| home now a day. | | | | Before there were only AM radio, but then |
| | | | came FM radio with wide audio bandwidth and |
| These high fidelity speakers are not the new | | | | better signal upgradation. Lower speakers |
| ones. The story began in 1920 with the | | | | were amplified and distortion free amplifier |
| introduction of electronic amplification and | | | | with wide dynamic range were used in the |
| other sound reproducing systems like | | | | theater systems, sound reinforcement and then |
| microphones. All the acoustically recorded | | | | developed radio sets. Not only this, these |
| disc records were getting replaced by the | | | | speakers were attentive to higher frequency |
| electrically recorded records, which proved | | | | response and had higher power output |
| to have better frequency response as compared | | | | capability. |
| to the disc records. | | | | |
| | | | The development story of the high fidelity |
| Meanwhile with the rise of radio, increased | | | | speakers also includes innovations for |
| the popularity of loudspeakers and | | | | musical artists. The reel-to-reel audio tape |
| amplifiers. And thus radio receivers started | | | | recording helped the artists make and |
| using loudspeakers and electronic amplifiers | | | | distribute recordings with better fidelity. |
| to produce sound but phonographs remain | | | | |
| mechanical and acoustic. But later, | | | | Next period that is from 1950 to 1960 was the |
| electronic phonographs were introduced which | | | | golden period for high fidelity speakers as |
| were played through listener's radio. | | | | they became popular with the audio |
| | | | manufacturers who used them as a marketing |
| Specifically speaking, there was an audio | | | | term to sell the equipments, which provide |
| revolution going on which resulted in the | | | | good quality sound reproduction. The system |
| development and popularity of the sound | | | | was later improved with the development of |
| producing equipments. However, came 1930s and | | | | the Westrex single groove stereophonic |
| with it sound films developed. The movie | | | | record. Since then gradually the system of |
| industry felt that better fidelity, i.e., | | | | high fidelity speakers never looked back and |
| optical sound, better amplifiers and | | | | are even now considered to be a highly |
| exclusive speakers can bring exciting effect | | | | accurate sound reproduction system. |
| to the sound track. The motion picture | | | | |