The first digital speakers

The standard dynamic loudspeaker that we know of today was developed in the 1920's and uses a magnetic field to move a coil or magnet which is connected to a diaphragm.

There are some types of loudspeakers. The most known and useful of them are Digital speakers.

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1861

1861 - A simple type of electronic loudspeaker was developed by Johann Philipp Reis - a teacher at Friedrichsdorf, Germany. The speaker was crudely able to reproduce sound and just an experiment.

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1876

Alexander Graham Bell also tried to produce a speaker based on Reis's work.

1877-08-07 20:27:36

1877

he idea of the electromagnetic coil driven speaker is formulated by Werner Von Siemens, he used it with input signals of DC transients and telegraphic signals. He had no way to amplify sound to create a useful speaker, but he theorized that this could eventually be done.

1877-08-15 20:27:36

1877-1921

Various inventors and engineers played with the idea of the electrodynamic loudspeaker but could only create rough distorted sounds. There was no way to electrically amplify the signal to create very loud sounds. The industry continued to rely on more advanced horns to create amplification.

1921-08-22 22:22:22

1921

The first prototype loudspeaker, finished in May 1921. The speaker cone is damaged. Inside the cabinet is a groundbreaking power amplification system.

The first digital speakers

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