What is Room Equalization and is It Necessary?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, September 10, 2014    Articles

As we have mentioned before, the room is often the forgotten component in an audio system and it alters the acoustic perception of every other piece of equipment in the system –…

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Monopole, Dipole, Bipole – What Are All These Poles?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, August 13, 2014    Articles

When talking about speakers, the word “pole” is used to describe the direction the sound radiates from loudspeakers. All drivers create as much sound from their backs as their…

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Speaker Size - How Small is Too Small?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, July 9, 2014    Articles

Size matters, or does it? We are talking speakers here. And since we have already stated that audio is mostly a male pursuit, how much does it matter? Many, if not most, people would prefer…

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What We Can and Cannot Hear.

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, July 2, 2014    News

Computers have been a hobby of mine since before the term “Personal Computer” was invented (showing my age again). I was the first to order a Personal Electronic Transactor…

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New Loudspeaker Design Yields Deep Bass from Small Sealed-Cabinet

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, June 4, 2014    Articles

In the previous post, we talked about the design and acoustic advantages and challenges of vented vs. sealed-box enclosures. I also mentioned “…room-shaking bass – below…

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Sealed-Box Speakers or Vented: Which Are Better?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, May 28, 2014    Articles

When talking about “better” in audio (and probably most other things), the real question is “better for what?” Sealed and vented speakers provide designers and listeners with…

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