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When everything is new to you as a guitarist, any amp or stack sounds better than nothing. Since the Marshall MG100HDFX is an affordable half-stack that can produce noise, it feels like you’re taking a step toward being a rock star. Marshall also uses its branding as a way to […]
Yamaha put its name into the speaker manufacturing hat in 1967 when the company introduced its first Hi-Fi product. It would be an effort that would bring the musical world the first natural sounds from a large unit, leading the company to call the series “NS” for “natural sound.” The […]
When sound hits a solid surface, several different outcomes happen. Part of the sound waves reflects into the room to preserve the energy. Some of it gets transmitted through the surfaces to escape the area. After it makes this escape, it’s no longer part of the sound field and gets […]
Is your Bose SoundLink Color refusing to turn on when it isn’t plugged into a standard home receptacle? Does the battery accept a charge when these issues happen with your equipment? If you’re troubleshooting your SoundLink Color, you’ll find that the speaker won’t always turn on when using the battery. […]
If you want to measure the essential factors of a subwoofer’s performance, you’ll look at the sound pressure level (SPL) and low-frequency extension specs for the unit. When you want music that makes your clothing shake and put an extra beat in your chest, the general rule is that something […]
When you need to manage digital audio recordings, you’ll find two standard technologies available to use. Pulse-Code Modulation is the typical method used for converting analog audio into its digital counterpart. When you see PCM audio on a DVD, it’s a two-channel stereo digital audio track. Dolby Digital® is for […]
Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM) and Bitstream are the two primary methods of sending audio from an input to a television or compatible computer. Both options deliver roughly the same audio quality. The difference between the two involves how the setup on your device decodes the compressed sounds that get delivered to […]
If you have four speakers to connect to a two-channel amp, it might feel like you need to change your equipment setup. Do you need a four-channel amp for four speakers? How you approach this situation depends on the speakers and the amplifier. Their impedance levels and limits dictate how […]
If you don’t seal a speaker box correctly, your audio system cannot accurately reproduce the low frequencies. The container’s air serves as an insulator, just as it does for double-pane windows and any other application. Trapped air also works like a shock absorber, which lets the speaker move with more […]
Subwoofers start popping for several reasons. When there is too much distortion or power going to the speaker, you’ll experience problems with your audio. When the incoming signals tell the cone to move too far forward or not far enough, you’ll get the distorted audio that becomes so annoying when […]