Ohm Goes to the Movies

John Strohbeen Tuesday, May 10, 2016

I am a long standing fan of Michael Connelly’s Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch detective series and I was very pleased when Amazon started a TV series based on Harry. I am addicted…

The Dreaded THD: How Low Can You Go?

John Strohbeen Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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The harmonics of a pure tone are a series of pure tones at higher frequencies. These are the frequency of the original tone multiplied by whole numbers. For example, a 1 kHz tone has…

No Cost Sound Improvement – Move Your Seat, Get Better Sound

John Strohbeen Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. The ways speakers and rooms interact have a bigger effect than all your choices in electronics combined as long as the electronics are not…

Break-In & Burn-In Versus Broken & Burnt Out

John Strohbeen Monday, March 28, 2016

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Brand new speakers are well known for not performing their best until they have been “burnt-in” or “broken-in.” This is true for all mechanical systems such as turntables, phono…

Your Ohm or Mine? Identifying Legacy Ohms

John Strohbeen Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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This week I received a call from a woman who had inherited a pair of Ohms from her uncle. She fondly remembered listening to them as a child and wanted to be certain they were working…

Thinking Outside the Box -- Listening Outside the Room or the Bouncing Sound

John Strohbeen Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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This may seem strange. But, a good test of how well a speaker and a room are matched is listening from Outside-the-Room (OtR). By listening through an open door while standing where you…

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Ohm Goes to the Movies

The Dreaded THD: How Low Can You Go?

No Cost Sound Improvement – Move Your Seat, Get Better Sound

Break-In & Burn-In Versus Broken & Burnt Out

Your Ohm or Mine? Identifying Legacy Ohms

Thinking Outside the Box -- Listening Outside the Room or the Bouncing Sound

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