In the past couple of posts, we’ve talked about speaker cabinet design, vented vs. sealed, and its impact on the sound derived from those speakers. There’s another aspect of cabinet…
New Loudspeaker Design Yields Deep Bass from Small Sealed-Cabinet
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…
Sealed-Box Speakers or Vented: Which Are Better?
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…
Proper placement of Surround Speakers
The “Standard” placement of left, right, and center speakers in a home theater system is pretty well established – and you’ll find them in pretty much the same positions whether…
Does speaker wire affect the sound?
The wire connection between an amplifier and a speaker has been the subject of a great deal of discussion – and the expenditure of a great deal of money – for more than 30 years.…
Sighted vs. Blind Evaluations of Audio Gear, part 2
With speakers, trained ears that know what to listen for are the ultimate measurement tool. However, with electronics, our preconceptions of what we think, want, or expect to hear often…
