Cabinets with a 4×12-inch shape deliver excellent sound. They’re built with enough power to handle a live event while giving you a nice punch. Depending on the manufacturer and brand, you can find everything from a modern look to vintage appeal when using this cabinet size. When you look at […]
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Realtek ALC1200 Demystified
Realtek Semiconductor Corp is a fabless manufacturer located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company was founded in 1987, but it didn’t become a public corporation until 1998. The product lines sold by Realtek fall into three basic categories. Computer peripheral ICs. Multimedia ICs. Communication network ICs. Before the pandemic, Realtek employed […]
What Is a Soundstage and How Important Is It?
Imagine that you’ve been invited to a small theater production of your favorite show. The building is compact, placing the orchestra in a bit just off the stage and in front of the first audience members. Your seat is right in the middle of the auditorium. You can see how […]
Why Does My iPhone Speaker Sound Muffled? [SOLVED]
Your iPhone is an extension of you. It contains more about your life than you probably even remember at any given moment! Many tasks you complete with your iPhone (for any model) require functional speakers to maximize the experience. If this component isn’t working correctly, you can’t stream movies, enjoy […]
The 25 Best Audiophile Speakers of All Time
An “audiophile” is someone who loves high-fidelity sound. They work hard to reproduce the auditory experiences from live events by installing equipment and improving room acoustics to create hi-fi bliss. Since most playback systems, especially those that are affordable for the average household, operate on a single track, it can […]
How to Test Speaker Polarity & Does Speaker Polarity Matter?
You’ve probably seen at least one movie or TV show where a bomb must get diffused. One brave soul goes toward the device, chooses the red wire, and clips it. In most stories, that high-pressure scene becomes a climax that lets you walk away from the experience feeling like you […]
Mono vs. Stereo and When to Use Them
Playback systems typically use one of two speaker types. It can be monophonic (mono) or stereophonic (stereo). The first option provides a single channel for music distribution. That means the same waveforms get sent to all of the speakers in the audio setup. If you have a stereo-based system, you […]
Are 4-Ohm Speakers Better than 8-Ohm Speakers?
When you hear people discussing how many ohms a speaker provides, what they’re talking about is the product’s impedance. All electrical components and circuits resist electrical currents to a certain extent. The way we measure that feature is what becomes the impedance rating for the speakers, symbolized by the Greek […]
SoundLink Mini USB Charging
When you first purchase the Bose SoundLink Mini, you’ll get a charger that comes with your speaker. Once you plug it into a standard receptacle, it’ll give your battery enough juice for a few hours of portable entertainment. For most people, that setup is a straightforward way to ensure that […]
About Tuning and PVC Aero Ports – Subwoofers and Enclosures
When was the last time you heard high-quality sounds coming from a subwoofer? If the speaker was correctly installed within an appropriate enclosure, you likely enjoyed the buzzing and low frequencies that tickled your ears. When the subs aren’t installed correctly, the enclosure can become a problem. Although it isn’t […]