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Equipment file · Arena sound system

Madison Square Garden PA

Western Electric · 1930s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The 1925–1968 Madison Square Garden used Western Electric horn loudspeakers, including the [[western-electric-15a|15A horn]], as period photographs show. Western Electric extended equipment built for talking pictures into public-address work in large venues.

Introduced
1930s
Category
Arena sound system
Intended use
Event sound in a large indoor arena
Production
Western Electric horn loudspeakers at the 1925–1968 Madison Square Garden

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It shows theatre-derived horn systems moving into big arenas for speech and event sound.

  2. 02

    It reflects Western Electric's move from film sound into general PA.

Engineering record

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Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

Western Electric 15A horns photographed in use at Madison Square Garden[1]

Manuals & original documents

No authoritative manual or original document has been located for this profile.

Sources

  1. 1Western Electric horns in use13Audio · archive · 2014-03-24

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