How Speakers Age: Wrinkles & Restoration

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, May 24, 2016    Articles

Do speakers age more with use or non-use? Are there things to do to maintain speaker sound quality? To enjoy your speakers fully, they need to be performing at their best. You can expect…

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Making the Sound Fit the Room

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, January 19, 2016    Articles, Advice

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…

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SBA: What is Sub-Bass and how do you Activate it?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, June 23, 2015    Articles

Extending the deep bass improves the perceived sound quality of almost any speaker. Tests have been performed where the only change in the speaker’s performance is extending bass and…

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Crossovers, the Devil is in the Details

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, June 9, 2015    Articles

You need a crossover when you want: wider frequency range than the individual driver in question delivers, a specific dispersion pattern and/or greater output than you can get from a…

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Red Rover, Red Rover, Tell Me ‘Bout the Crossover

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, May 26, 2015    Articles

For speaker designers, crossovers are some of the most problematic issues they face. By definition, the crossover splits and directs the electrical energy from your amplifier to the…

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Sub/Sat or Full-Range: Which is Better for Music?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, April 28, 2015    Advice

I am often asked this question and the answer is not simple. My background is music reproduction, first at Tech Hifi and now at Ohm. Throughout, my goal has always been to create an…

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