Audio Oddities: Solving Subwoofer Troubles
It’s not uncommon for a new subwoofer owner to have problems getting the subwoofer to produce audible output. More often than not, it’s usually a matter of choosing the right menu items in the AV...
View ArticleA/V Tip: Back to Basics in Bass
The driving rhythms of deep powerful bass in rock and pop music as well as the timpani, bass drum and double basses of an orchestra complete the bottom few octaves of humans’ hearing range. Without it,...
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Three Home Theater Sound Enhancers You Can Try This Weekend
Home theater fans, audiophiles, and newcomers alike all have one goal in mind: to make their home theater or reproduced music sound better. It’s the engine driving most of our loudspeaker and equipment...
View ArticleWhere do I set the crossover control on my subwoofer’s back panel?
Q. Where do I set the crossover control on my subwoofer’s back panel? A. If you are using a Dolby Digital/dts A/V surround receiver with its own Subwoofer Output jack, and a single coaxial cable to...
View ArticleHow to Connect Subwoofer to Receiver? Subwoofer Connection Questions
Q. How do I connect the subwoofer to my A/V receiver? I have one cable. Do I plug it into the subwoofer’s left or right input, or both? A. Use either the left or right line-level RCA jack on the...
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What are “balanced connections” and the benefits of balanced cable?
Q. Some expensive A/V preamp-processors and power amplifiers offer “balanced connections.” And the new Axiom EP600 and EP500 subs also have them. What are they, and are “unbalanced” connections...
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Subwoofer Setup: Where to Begin To Get Great Bass
There’s something so exciting about unboxing a new home theater system. You can almost smell the popcorn in the air . . . but once you’ve got everything in your room and you have the front speakers,...
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Connecting A Subwoofer: What Goes Where?
Continuing in our series of videos about subwoofer setup, Axiom Engineer Andrew Welker gives us an idea of what you need to know about subwoofer connections. It can be confusing – XLR, Line Level, RCA...
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