A common misconception is that the rated power of loudspeakers is a measurement of how loud they are and an amplifier has to have the same power output as the rated power of the loudspeakers it is used with....
Matching Amplifers To Speakers When you're matching a Power Amp to a PA Speaker, a good rule of thumb is to pick an amplifier that can deliver power equal to twice the speaker's continuous IEC power rating....
Ideally you should pick an amplifier that can deliver power equal to twice the speaker's continuous IEC power rating. This means that a speaker with a "nominal impedance" of 8 ohms and a continuous IEC power...
The rule of thumb I use is simple. For speaker wire, buy the fattest / thickest wire you can afford, that is to say the cable with the greatest cross-sectional area ( usually shown in square millimetres ( such...
Tom Tom Sat - Nav, Wide screen Models 520, 720 and 920 All units can direct you in the same way, by postcode, town and street (even down to house number!), town centre or road crossing. They even have...
So you think that you connect your expensive amplifier to your expensive loudspeakers with a couple of bits of wire found in a box in the shed. Or do you take the advice of the rather nice chap in the HiFi...
Here is a short guide to help when selecting resistors to attenuate (reduce the level) of a tweeter in a loudspeaker system. Especially useful if you cant find an original type replacement and have to fit a...
WHAT SPEAKER SENSITIVITY MEANS AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT This guide is intended for people who are choosing high power speakers and want to get the highest output of actual sound (measured in dB) and not be a...
I have had a good many loudspeaker drivers delivered to me and a fair number of them have arrived damaged due to poor packaging. I am talking here about the bare-bones speaker chassis, not something in a...
Can you push loudspeakers against a rear wall or a corner ? Question from eBay member on 14th August 2006 = can it (your speakers) be placed against a...