The world's most powerful music speakers were built by Bose. The most surprising thing is that this company was not a world famous brand, before this product the company remained in the shadows. These speakers were designed to perform a special task - sounding large open areas like stadiums. The customer for such an unusual device was Sir Paul McCartney, who needed powerful acoustics in order to organize the most massive festival in honor of the Beatles.
If we add up the power of all the acoustics and amplifiers, it turns out that it had the following parameters: power 4900 W and a maximum volume of 139/145 decibels.
It should be noted that the development company stated that 4900 watts is not the maximum power of the speakers, they could even reach 11000 watts, but this is already too huge a figure. According to the press and the media, at least 70 people suffered from too loud sound at this festival. Most of the victims are people who were near the speakers. For a week after the festival, all of these people had headaches and tinnitus. This unpleasant behavior of the nervous system was caused by a powerful sonic boom.
In spite of everything, all these people again arrived at the next event a month later. This event took place with the participation of Sir Paul McCartney himself. The event also exhibited this powerful speaker system... In fact, there is information that there are more powerful columns. The fact is that they were made by an illegal Japanese company, and their power can even reach 7800 watts. Nevertheless, the most powerful sound system in the world is considered just Ultra-Slim ARRAY from Bose, because the Japanese product has not been registered and put into production through legal means.
At the Sir Paul McCartney Festival, a large stage was set up with a huge Bose speaker set. The speakers consisted of three long columns in the center of the podium, as well as two awnings above the stage. There were also two bundles of small columns at the edges of the stage. That's not all - two large amplifiers were placed right under the bundles. It is not known how those people who happened to be right on stage felt after the performance.
Bose itself liked its invention so much that for 2011 a new improved version of this speaker system was announced. According to the developers, the new speakers have improved frequency range and harmonic distortion. This time the company did not increase the power of the speakers. First, the higher power is unlikely to be used anywhere. The current figures are already excessively high. Secondly, the company worries about possible various injuries and injuries to people while listening to music through this system.