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This Month's Featured Equipment Reviews |
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Classic Subwoofer Reviews |
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Subwoofers
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Monday, 26 October 2009
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Written by
Dick Ward
Polk’s DSW Pro 600, the spiritual successor to the much beloved PSW 505 sub, is a powered subwoofer capable of working in both front-firing and down firing modes.
The DSW Pro 600 is the most powerful sub in Polk’s DSW Pro line. It sports a 12” woofer comprised of Composite Polypropylene Cones, and rubber, rather than foam surrounds. The MDF constructed cabinet is heavily braced to ensure a minimum of cabinet boom, and the slot loaded port helps to eliminate unwanted air noises.
A 250 watt continuous (500 watt peak) amplifier powers the Pro 600. The DSW series uses what Polk refers to as an Intelligent Digital Amplifier, which cuts down on the amount of power used while operating at low volumes or in standby mode. The DSW Pro 600 also utilizes Feed Forward anti-distortion technology to help cut down on unwanted ...
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Monday, 02 February 2009
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Written by
Donald Tibbs
The Basics:While the Paradigm Servo 15v2 Subwoofer weighs in at 115 lbs. and measures an sizeable 20” H x 18” W x 21” D, it can still be a manageable part of your music system or home theater system. The same can be said for its suggested retail price of $2,500, which makes it affordable.Subwoofers are crucial components for home theaters in order to deliver dynamic and detailed sound. It can also be vital to support the bass when listening to music. The Servo 15v2 lives up these two functions and integrates easily into high-end home theater systems. In addition, even though it is quite large, it still allows for easy integration into larger and small rooms.Encased in a sealed, acoustic suspension design enclosure with a 15” woofer in the front, the Servo 15v2 Subwoofer has a die cast aluminum ...
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Monday, 02 February 2009
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Written by
Donald Tibbs
The Basics:With a cabinet measuring 59” H x 20” W x 25.5 D and weighing in at 412 lbs., sound is the only big thing that Thor’s Hammer from Wilson Audio brings. At its core, Thor’s Hammer has two 15” woofers with a dual-spider cone design (based on long-throw woofers) that lowers distortions and delivers dynamic audio. It has a generous frequency range of 15Hz-70Hz. An optional outboard crossover means easy integration to your full range system.It can support other popular Wilson Audio components like MAXX version 3, WATT Puppy version 8, and Alexandria loudspeakers with its very capable 93 dB speaker. In addition, Thor’s Hammer includes an essential and unique Wilson Audio Controller that integrates all this advanced technologies into your whole music system, acting as both a crossover and equalizer. Therefore, you can faultlessly get a hybrid music ...
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Saturday, 01 September 2007
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Written by
Mike Levy
Introduction
JL
Audio is very well known to many audio enthusiasts for their powerful
yet accurate car audio speaker products. Those who think today’s car
audio world is limited to the guy blasting ear-destroying rap while
driving down your street as all there is have a lot to learn.
State-of-the-art car audio offers consumers willing to customize their
cars’ audio and video systems many of the same tricks that you would
expect to see in a ModernHomeTheater.com featured installation. JL’s
specialty for more than a decade has been building and designing some
of the most impressive, tight and powerful subwoofers you could ever
hope to put in your trunk. Logic would suggest that repackaging JL’s
excellent car audio subwoofers for the home theater and audiophile
market would be a no-brainer, but JL would stop you right there. Their
home theater subwoofers are anything but repackaged car audio speaker
systems. These woofers are as serious as ...
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Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Written by
Ken Taraszka, MD
Introduction
Speakers
have under gone huge leaps in evolution, from the once common
rectangular box with one or more drivers on the front to multi-cabinet
designs. Newer manufacturing techniques and materials have allowed
unique shapes previously only dreamed of to become reality. The upsurge
in flat panel displays and the huge increases in real estate values
have energized the market for smaller, more ergonomically sensitive
speakers. Audio guru Bob Carver is well aware of these new market
factors and has created a very compelling new loudspeaker solution for
real world systems that don’t want to compromise on old-world
audiophile excellence. Carver is well known for making products that
outperform their size. This goes for his amplifiers, which usually
weigh a fraction of others in their class, to his legendary subwoofers
that have redefined size and performance expectations, and now the
Cinema Ribbons. Standing at just over eight inches high, these new
speakers are designed to give ...
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