Tech Talk
Loudspeaker Measurements: How Important Are Speaker Measurements?
We’ve talked with Doug Schneider, founder of SoundStage Network, about the importance of loudspeaker measurements.
Speaker Measurements Vs. Subjective Speaker Reviews: Which One Is Better?
Some people disregard speaker measurements and build their setup solely based on a reviewer's recommendations. But is this the best way? We dive into the importance of both reviews and measurements.
How to Secure and Stabilize Floor-Standing Speakers
There are some pretty simple solutions that you can use to secure and stabilize floor-standing speakers. And this is regardless of your loudspeakers’ manufacturer or brand.
Center Channel Speaker Placement 101
Home theater setup tips, and center channel improvements. Can you mount a center channel above your television set? Technically, yes you can. Answering a few questions on center channel speakers - Axiom Audio.
Real Wood and Solid Wood Speakers: The Highest Quality You Can Buy?
Axiom speakers, are they real wood? Well, they are real wood. The outside is real wood. The inside is real wood. It comes down to consistency and audibility and it's a beautiful tool that we can get that consistency every time we build another speaker.
Different Music, Different Speakers?
Do you need to buy different speakers when you listen to different music genres?
Andrew Walker talks about the technical aspects of speakers.
Why Speaker Design Changed Over Time: Can Smaller Be Just As Good?
Why did speakers all of a sudden get narrower, they used to be fairly big wide things and now everything is small and slim. Speaker design changed – learn why.
What is Speaker Impedance?
In the last few weeks I have seen a proliferation of people confused about what speaker impedance is and how to match up their speakers with their receivers. Now, this topic is really not well understood because of the term impedance on its own, a lot of people don't understand what that means or when we have a speaker rating that says nominal impedance, what is that? And frankly, why does an amplifier receiver care at all about what is speaker impedance? I want to cover those things in this blog.
Headphones vs Speakers - Is There a Time and a Place For Each?
Do you prefer listening to music on headphones vs speakers? Andrew makes the case for both kinds of listening, and tells you why a speaker guy thinks that headphones have come a long way.
How Many Speakers Can You Play At Once?
Andrew explains what an A B Speaker switch does and how many speakers you can power with it exactly.