In greater detail, I am in need of advice/input/knowledge regarding hardware. This is a very technical thing I have to investigate to write about and write a white paper on the intersectional relationship between economics, financial standards of lower incomes, urban and suburban noise polution, and various technologies. So, to help everyone steer me in the right direction, I have put together a totally not-true, hypothetical scenario to simplify it:
If there was a mid-tier sound system (Source) playing music loud enough to make it hard for the neighbour (Target) to hear people on the phone...
a) Would a megaphone from Target be able to disrupt Source's ability to hear the music (not necessarily overpower it, just disrupt it)?
b) If a megaphone would not be sufficient, would a really cheap <= $50USD system be able to make enough noise to disrupt Source's ability to hear the music (not necessarily overpower it, just disrupt it)?
c) If a cheap <= $50USD system exists, could someone link some examples that ship to South Africa (preferably free shipping to maintain our understanding of cost of noise more cleanly) as I have to use real-world examples for this paper.
d) Are there any other options that would have an adverse affect on the clarity of the sound of Source at Source performed by Target from Target? I would be keen to understand this relationship
So TL;DR: would a megaphone from one house disrupt the very very very loud music from another? If not, would a cheap system <= $50USD work? If so, could someone provide links that ship to South Africa (pref free shipping)?
...For the sake of my whitepaper, obviously.
If there was a mid-tier sound system (Source) playing music loud enough to make it hard for the neighbour (Target) to hear people on the phone...
a) Would a megaphone from Target be able to disrupt Source's ability to hear the music (not necessarily overpower it, just disrupt it)?
b) If a megaphone would not be sufficient, would a really cheap <= $50USD system be able to make enough noise to disrupt Source's ability to hear the music (not necessarily overpower it, just disrupt it)?
c) If a cheap <= $50USD system exists, could someone link some examples that ship to South Africa (preferably free shipping to maintain our understanding of cost of noise more cleanly) as I have to use real-world examples for this paper.
d) Are there any other options that would have an adverse affect on the clarity of the sound of Source at Source performed by Target from Target? I would be keen to understand this relationship
So TL;DR: would a megaphone from one house disrupt the very very very loud music from another? If not, would a cheap system <= $50USD work? If so, could someone provide links that ship to South Africa (pref free shipping)?
...For the sake of my whitepaper, obviously.
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