The sound you hear from a speaker is mainly produced from the vibrations of the speaker cone. There’s a lot of science involved in how a cone works. There’re different materials used in making speaker cones. These materials include paper, plastic, fabric, and metal. Each cone material has a certain impact on the performance of … Read more
There’s nothing as fun as listening to your favorite music or radio station while driving, especially on a road trip or long-distance drive. However, if the sound quality in your car is not pleasing, your listening experience won’t be the best. If you’re still using your factory car music system, you’ll definitely fail to get … Read more
There’re many types of speakers available today. They’re all designed to reproduce sound from a sound device, be it an instrument or an audio player. When shopping for aftermarket speakers, you may come across terminologies such as 2-way, 3-way, and 4-way speakers. These terminologies define the number of speaker drivers that come in one speaker … Read more
Everyone loves listening to their favorite radio station or music when driving, especially when going out for a road trip or a long-distance drive. However, it can be quite frustrating when your car stereo system starts malfunctioning and you’ve already started the journey. There’re many things that can go wrong with your car stereo, especially … Read more
Stock or factory car speakers are hardly pleasing to listen to, especially if you love listening to high-quality music. Even if some car speakers may sound a little bit good, you’ll still fail to get the kind of loudness and quality you need. Most factory speakers in cars have a minimum frequency range such that … Read more
Most cars are manufactured with poor-sounding speakers. You’ll hardly get clear music details with factory car speakers. Moreover, most stock speakers are designed to deliver a minimal sound frequency range. They hardly deliver any bass; when they do, it’s often distorted. Also, the highs are not what you’d ever want to listen to. The vocals … Read more
When setting up an audio system, you’ll need to wire the speakers the right way, especially when wiring multiple speakers to an amplifier. There’re various methods of wiring speakers. You can choose to wire them in parallel, series, or combine the two methods. The method you choose will depend on the overall impedance of the … Read more
Speaker cable management is an aspect that is often overlooked by many homeowners. Disorganized cables make a room look extremely cluttered and untidy. If you have multiple speakers and audio sources at your home, then you most likely have several cables running across the room, especially in a home theater or home studio. You might … Read more
Distortion is the last thing that anyone wants to hear from their speakers. It destroys the entire audio experience, be it when listening to music at home, listening to your favorite tracks in your car, or setting up for a live performance. Audio distortion usually occurs when a speaker is fed with a sound signal … Read more
If you’re setting up a home theater system or home studio, then room acoustics matter a lot. A home theater can be used for the best movie and gaming experience, whereas a home studio can be used for recording music at home. Whether you need a professional home studio or setting up a home studio … Read more
