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
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…
Ten Landmark Speakers Worth Collecting
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…
Used Speakers: Good Sound & Good Value?
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…
Making the Sound Fit the Room
One of the most vexing problems in getting the most out of an audio system is matching it to the acoustics of the room in which it is placed. We talked about this issue in some detail in…
Are there differences between theater/arena speakers and home speakers?
It’s a case of “different strokes for different folks.” Speakers that create sound in a theater, arena or stadium have different obstacles to overcome and require different solutions…
