Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | April 2018 This month’s Tech Talk question comes from Keith B. in Michigan who asks, “What is more important for getting the MAX SPL – cone area or motor force?” MAX SPL is a whole mess of a topic that just can’t be Read more…
by Paul Scarpelli — June 23, 2015 Clipping, impedance, heat, sensitivity, blown drivers, and other annoying mysteries… The topic of speaker power handling has been addressed several times here at Audioholics, but I wanted to make things a bit easier to understand. There was a superb three-part series done in Read more…
First thing, determine your system’s priorities. Will you watch movies or listen to music? Most people do one or the other. Since more home theatre speaker buyers watch movies than listen to music, I’ll start there. It’s hardly an overstatement to claim movie-oriented home theatre systems succeed or fail based Read more…
Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | March 2018 This month’s tech question comes from Derek Walls of Virginia, he asks, “Can you explain the suspension options Soft, Standard, and Extra Stiff; and how they apply to box design, output, and inductance?” When you’re looking at DD subs for your Read more…
Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | February 2018 If you checked in with last months article you’ll remember that this year the Tech Talk is on open mic. All of 2018 is going to be user submitted questions, and boy were there some questions! A lot of you asked Read more…
Amplifier Setup Basics It’s amazing what just a little bit of attention to the initial setup of your audio equipment will provide in the way of equipment longevity and acoustic satisfaction. However basic the initial setup of an amplifier may seem, the fact remains the majority of amp and subwoofer Read more…
Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | December 2017 Sure, that pair of 18’s will totally fit in your Honda Del Sol! Of course you can fit a 9512 under the seat in your Ford Ranger! Don’t worry, we’ll cut the box for your 15 in half to fit it Read more…
Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | November 2017 Ever seen a broken speaker? They come in two flavors, right? The roasty toasty kind and the shredded kind. These speakers fall into two categories and manufacturers give us numbers that outline when you’ll see broken speakers. Manufacturers provide us with power Read more…
OK, I have been talking about power solutions for quite some time now and my first twin battery set-up was in the early 80’s and things have changed a lot since then. As a rule adding a small amplifier to your system generally wont be a problem and using your Read more…
Tech Talk | WRITTEN BY AARON TRIMBLE | 24 October 2017 The 2017 Car Audio Competition Season is drawing to a close. This month USACi, IASCA, dB Drag, MECA, MidwestSPL, and others are all holding their finals. As of writing this article, both USACi’s finals in Wichita Falls, TX and Unified Finals in Louisville, Read more…