Articles on Speakers & Subwoofers

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When installing a new surround sound system sometimes the hardest part can be deciding where the speakers should go for best sound quality. Here are a few tips to optimize your setup... more »

How to Use an Amplifier to Drive Two Speakers

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An amplifier is an electronic device used to magnify an input signal into a higher output. You can use an amplifier to drive two or more speakers. For this to be successful, the output of the amplifier must match half the impedance of one ... more »

How to Wire Speakers for an 8-Ohm Load

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Get full sound from your speakers by wiring them together. Use this guide to wire a series of speakers together for an 8-ohm load. The best way to do this is to use a combination of series and parallel wiring... more »

How to Buy and Set Up a Surround Sound Home Theater System

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"Home theater" is really just a good television and other video components matched with an external sound system. However, an old stereo hooked up to a TV is worlds away from a deluxe "surround sound" stereo system matched to your video components... more »

How to Buy Home Theater Rear Speakers

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Rear speakers are an important component of a home theater system, especially if you are looking for a full-blown home theater experience. Rear speakers are critical to a true surround-sound effect. There are many brand and models of rear ... more »

How to Fix a Subwoofer

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A subwoofer, or a “sub,” is an important part of your overall sound system, whether it's in your home or car. A sub’s most important quality is bringing out sounds you can feel rather than just hear. However, they are also susceptible to wear and ... more »

How to Get Better Speaker Sound

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No matter how much money you pour into your stereo or home-entertainment center, it's never going to sound any better than the speakers you have connected to it. If your speakers don't sound great, it doesn't necessarily mean you need more ... more »

How to Repair Speaker Cones

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Speakers can be extremely expensive investments in your total sound system. You can repair a small tear in a paper speaker cone yourself using very simple ingredients and prevent the large expense of sending the speaker out for repair or ... more »

How to Replace a Speaker in a Speaker Cabinet

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Every speaker cabinet eventually blows a speaker. Whether it stays in a practice room or gets hauled from gig to gig, something will weaken and given out. Not only will the speaker sound bad, but it changes the overall impedance of the speaker ... more »

How to Set Up Surround Sound Speakers

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The following is a how to for setting up your home theater surround sound speaker system for a soul-shattering effect. The article is set up specifically for optimizing your living room, den or entertainment room and does not deal with specific ... more »

How to Understand Home Theater Subwoofers

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The subwoofer lets you feel the kick, punch and explosions in movies. They help give your family that true movie theater experience at home. Once you understand what a subwoofer does, it will help you decide if you want to include one in your ... more »

How to Use Multiple Subwoofers to Optimize Your Home Theater System

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No matter how much you spend on your home entertainment system, if it isn’t set up correctly, you won’t be getting the performance you paid for. There are certain rules and guidelines to follow when setting up just one subwoofer, not to mention ... more »

How to Build a Fiberglass Subwoofer Box

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Fiberglass is the only way to really customize your subwoofer box the way you want it to be. Building a fiberglass subwoofer box can take days and the process is laborious, but in the end you get exactly the look you want... more »

How to Buy a Separate Component Home Theater

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A home theater system has many components that can be pieced together to make a custom system for your home. You can choose your favorite DVD player and television, and then you can match it with adequate speakers and a high-end receiver. Here’s ... more »

How to Buy Stereo Speakers

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Regardless of speaker price, design, or number of drivers, speaker manufacturers make products for two types of listeners: those who want accurate reproduction and those who want "colored" reproduction. .. more »

How to Determine Rear Speaker Placement in a Home Theater System

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When setting up a home theater system, positioning your rear speakers (also known as the surround speakers) is very important in achieving the best surround sound quality. To the untrained ear, surround speakers could be placed anywhere and it ... more »

How to Make Free-Standing Speaker Stands

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Buying speaker stands can be an expensive purchase with today's technology. Many times, the product you see in the store can be duplicated or improved upon using only a few easy-to-get materials which will cost a fraction of the price. To help ... more »

How to Solder Speaker Wire

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Any audiophile will tell you, for the best sound clarity from your sound system, your connectins must be soldered together. What they might not say, is how to do that... more »

How to Use Adhesive-Backed Wire When Wiring Speakers

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Using adhesive-backed wiring is a great way to hide those ugly speaker cords and eliminate the cluster of speaker wire. Finding good adhesive wiring is easy. Many times you can find wiring online for great prices or you could buy the wiring at a ... more »

How to Use Adhesive-Backed Wire When Wiring Speakers

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Using adhesive-backed wiring is a great way to hide those ugly speaker cords and eliminate the cluster of speaker wire. Finding good adhesive wiring is easy. Many times you can find wiring online for great prices or you could buy the wiring at a ... more »

How to Wire Speakers for a 16-Ohm Load

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Create a powerful sound system by wiring your speakers for a 16-ohm load. Once you understand how much power each speaker can handle, the rest is easy. Follow these instructions to wire speakers for a 16-ohm load... more »

How to Wire Speakers Together

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Get a fuller sound from your system by wiring multiple speakers together. There are several ways to do this. Follow the instructions below to get your speakers working together... more »

How to Bi-Wire Speakers

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Bi-wiring creates a crisp clear sound coming from both the bass and treble. The point of bi-wiring is to separate the high and low frequencies so that the power of the bass does not overpower the treble, which is delicate. Most speakers now are ... more »

How to Build a Home Cinema Subwoofer

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The movie theater experience isn't just about the popcorn and the large screen. You're also there for the sound. For some people, one of the best parts of a movie is when the theater sound system is featured before the show. Much of that sound ... more »

How to Buy Connectors and Clamps for Wiring your Speakers

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If speaker wire is the skeleton of your stereo system, then the connectors and clamps are the joints and tendons. They hold it all together and connect the wires where it counts to keep the whole thing running. Therefore, it’s important to choose ... more »

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