How Big is a Big Room?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, May 1, 2019    Articles

Bosch Binge: Season 5 on Amazon I spend a lot of my day thinking about speakers, and I enjoy it. Recently I took a day off and spent very, very little time thinking about speakers. I was…

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What's Watts and Ohms?

John Strohbeen    Thursday, February 14, 2019    Articles

What’s Watts Ohms, Speakers & Amps? How to match them together. Matching an amp with a speaker is crucial in assuring the maximum enjoyment from both components. With that in…

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For Optimum Sound, How Many Subs, and Where Do You Put 'Em?

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, February 22, 2017    Articles, Advice

How Many Subwoofers is Best? 1, 2, 4, or More? Zero would be a good number for a music only system with big full-range speakers. How big the speakers need to be is determined by the size…

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Don't Touch That Knob!

John Strohbeen    Wednesday, November 30, 2016    Articles

There are a variety of reasons why some listeners can’t or don’t want to adjust the tone controls that are fixtures on most consumer receivers, integrated amps and pre-amps. The most…

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It's About Time!

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, October 11, 2016    Articles

“A loudspeaker apparatus is provided for producing time and phase-coherent sound waves…” is the beginning of my patent application filed on August 7, 1981. I have used Walsh speakers…

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Big Woofers Give Better Bass – Maybe.

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, June 7, 2016    Articles

Big woofers mean better bass to most people. In general, big woofers (which take big cabinets) can produce more output than small woofers in small boxes. Does this mean better bass? This is…

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