The MH50 was born and now, nearly 30 years later, DNH have launched its successor - the MC50. Tens of thousands of music horns have been manufactured and distributed worldwide since being designed as a 15Watt unit by DNH chief product designer Oyvind Nielson in 1985. It introduced the concept of throwing music quality sound, long distances by wrapping a high quality driver within a re-entrant horn and was used at the Olympics, Barcelona's Neu Camp stadium, Wimbledon All England Tennis Club and countless sporting stadia, airports and public buildings around the globe. Other reference sites include Lord's Cricket Ground and constant use on the Mersey Ferry for years.
Available from specialist distributor Midwich, the new MC50 is the next generation of DNH's massively popular (and much copied) music horn. Current chairman Harald Edwardsen has been planning its successor for years and again, working with Oyvind, they've come up with the MC50.
The result is "an even better sound - focusing on an even wider frequency range, excellent dispersion characteristics with a flat response, yet maintaining a high level of sensitivity". It can be mounted vertically or horizontally depending on directivity required and, typically of DNH speakers, maintains the IP rating required for outdoor use from the frozen Baltics to the desert heat.
The science behind the MC50 is key to its class-leading performance, and UK business marketing manager Dave Jancey comments, "The termination chamber is much larger to ease cable connectivity and simplify installation," he said. "It looks completely different to anything we've come up with or seen before - unusual - but it sounds fantastic and that's the important bit."
(Jim Evans)
