May 15, 2013

Testing Speakers in Production

Filed under: Audio Knowledge,Research — Amie C @ 4:50 am

A thread on our message boards about how we test loudspeakers in production inspired a new video and plant walk-about with Andrew Welker. Watch as he explains how we go about testing speakers and speaker parts in production.

Andrew Welker: Axiom’s testing is very involved because there are a number of steps to testing the components: the crossovers, the drive units, and then the entire system. It is not simply a sweep to see if the speaker makes sound: we actually do very detailed measurements every step of the way.

The Crossover Network

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April 26, 2013

Building an M80 Floorstanding Speaker: A Look at What’s Inside

Filed under: Audio Knowledge — Tags: building a loudspeaker, loudspeaker design, M80 tower speaker — Amie C @ 7:19 am

Most people only ever see the outside of their loudspeakers, and that’s probably a good thing! But if you’ve ever wondered what goes into building a loudspeaker, then this video will walk you through the inner workings of an M80 Floorstanding Speaker. Axiom Engineer Andrew Welker explains the parts inside and Axiom’s innovations in the loudspeaker building process.

Andrew Welker: I thought it would be quite interesting today to show you a view of either a speaker you own, if it happens to be an Axiom Product, or actually what goes into building a speaker box. Obviously most of the time we only see what’s going on on the outside of the speaker, not what’s inside.

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April 16, 2013

Understanding Subwoofer Controls or What Do All Those Things Do, Anyway?

Filed under: Amplifiers,Audio Knowledge,How-To — Tags: subwoofer, subwoofer controls — Amie C @ 7:26 am

Click to enlarge the subwoofer amplifier

One look at the back of a subwoofer amplifier and your first thought might very well be “Yikes! What did I sign up for?” But relax – while each knob, gizmo and switch does have its own job, it’s easy to understand what they do once you hear an expert explain it to you. Listen as Andrew Welker, Axiom Design Engineer, explains the Axiom subwoofer amplifier settings.

Andrew Welker: I’m going to talk a little bit about the controls and the functions that are available on the backs of our subwoofers.

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March 28, 2013

Blu-Ray Easter Eggs: What’s In Your Basket This Weekend?

Filed under: Uncategorized — Amie C @ 4:02 pm

It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to hidden treasures, and a quick browse through an old Axiom article on DVD Easter Eggs lead me to wonder what was new in the world of secret scenes or other gems (commonly referred to as ‘Easter Eggs’ because you have to hunt for them ) on recently released Blu-rays. Here’s a list of a few – do you have any to add to the collection?

The Hunger Games: On the special features disc, after the Lionsgate logo shows up and there is an animation of The Capitol, you can see various letters lighting up on the banners for each district. They reveal a clue to give you a secret message from Plutarch Heavensbee.

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