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Subwoofer Placement—Crawling Around for Bass?


Early on in my audio career I began to hear more and more about acoustics and, in particular, how difficult it was to get good bass or subwoofer response in a room. Subwoofers can go anywhere in a room because they aren’t directional. Frequencies below 80Hz, like those emanating from a subwoofer, aren’t localizable—or shouldn’t […]


Bryston Model A Subwoofer Preview


The Bryston Model A subwoofer may look like a traditional sealed cube enclosure, but it’s not. This sub features two long-throw 10-inch woofers that fire out of phase in a push-pull configuration as opposed to their previous Model T which has three linear 8-inch front-firing drivers. The Boston Model A subwoofer is also décor-friendly, with a compact enclosure and color choices in Boston Cherry, […]


Sunfire XTEQ Subwoofers Preview


Sunfire (one of the luxury subwoofer and home theater audio companies under Core Brands) announced three new XTEQ subwoofers which are designed to put out loud, clear bass from an almost ridiculously small enclosure—among the smallest in the custom install industry, in fact. The new subwoofers meet a consumer need for smaller, more powerful home theater subwoofers—particularly the 8-inch […]


Artison Nano 1 Subwoofer Preview


I first got a look at Artison many years ago when I reviewed one of their earliest flat panel TV speakers, the Sketch LCR. Now, Artison is getting ready to ship its first subwoofer, the RCC Nano 1. The Artison Nano 1 subwoofer is small, designed for ease of use, but not shy on performance. Though it measures just 7.5″ x […]


Tributaries Subwoofer Cables OFC Insulated


Tributaries introduced a series of new subwoofer cables, including the Series 2, Series 4, Series 6, and Series 8 cables. There are also Series 4 Y-cables for use in mono systems or for when you don’t have a subwoofer with the ability to handle a distinct mono input signal. Tributaries has been a brand we’ve used for quite some […]