Are there differences between theater/arena speakers and home speakers?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, January 5, 2016    Articles

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…

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NASA Technology Comes to Speakers: Ferrofluid

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Ferrofluid was patented by NASA in 1963 as a technique to move liquid propellant in the low gravity of space. Pumping fluids that do not stay at the bottom of a tank by gravity is not easy.…

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Are Single-driver Designs Better Than Multi-driver Designs?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, July 7, 2015    Articles

There are many claims about the advantages of one design over the other. Each side has valid arguments and many misconceptions. We will discuss most of the major points of contention. There…

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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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