For Effective Home Theater, Do You Need ALL the Same Speakers?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, December 9, 2014    Advice

While home theater systems are often born multi-channel, many others grow up to become 5-, 7-, or more channel systems. For those whose stereo systems evolve into home theater set-ups,…

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Tubes or Transistors? The Feud Goes On

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, December 2, 2014    Articles

One of the marks of the serious “‘phile” – be it audiophile, bibliophile or other committed enthusiast – is that we squabble about things most outside the…

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How Ohm Speakers Are Designed? Part 2.

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, November 25, 2014    Articles

Last week, in Part 1 of “How Products are Designed,” we discussed how and why Ohm develops a new speaker model. In Part 2, we take a look at how the objectives get realized. Do…

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How Are Audio Products Designed?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, November 18, 2014    Articles

When a manufacturer or inventor sits down to create a new product there are any number of factors that can come into play. Is the new product revolutionary? That is, does it represent a…

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Price vs. Performance – What ARE You Paying For?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, November 12, 2014    Philosophy

I, like many audio enthusiasts, see and hear products that sell for what sounds like the annual budget of a small country. It’s likely that spending the equivalent dollars can get you…

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It’s All About Imaging!

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, November 4, 2014    Articles

A word that’s used a lot when talking about sound reproduction is “imaging.” But what, exactly, does imaging mean in audio? And how does imaging relate to a sound-field or…

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