Music and the Wholly Ohm-in’ Empire

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, July 18, 2017    Advice

Dear Reader: There are many secrets – acoustic and otherwise – in the realm known as the “Wholly Ohm-in’ Empire.” Perhaps the largest and best-kept one is that there IS a Wholly…

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Room Treatment

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, March 14, 2017    Articles, Advice

If you are a music or audio professional, the chances are good that you will have a room dedicated to music and its performance or reproduction. For the vast majority of music lovers there…

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For Optimum Sound, How Many Subs, and Where Do You Put 'Em?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, February 22, 2017    Articles, Advice

How Many Subwoofers is Best? 1, 2, 4, or More? Zero would be a good number for a music only system with big full-range speakers. How big the speakers need to be is determined by the size…

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The Golden Age of Audio

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, December 27, 2016    Advice, Articles

Today’s typical music system consists of a pair of headphones and an MP3 player or an audio streaming device like a phone or computer. If the listener wants to share the tunes with others…

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Ten Landmark Speakers Worth Collecting

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, February 16, 2016    Articles, Advice, Philosophy

Speaker collecting is like car collecting. You can use only one pair of speakers or one car at a time. But, you can enjoy looking at them, fixing them, thinking about them – that is what…

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Used Speakers: Good Sound & Good Value?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, February 2, 2016    Articles, Advice

Speakers last a very long time – many decades are common. You can often get sound quality that exceeds 95% of today’s speakers for a fraction of all-new prices. The “Golden Age of…

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