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happy thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving from the folks at Boston Acoustics. Oh, and happy [...]

one driver’s bass is another driver’s treble

I was in a audio video store a few years ago, and spoke with a person who asked a deceptively simple question… as you go up the frequency range from a subwoofer to woofer, or from a woofer to tweeter, does one transducer simply stop and the next one take over on a specific note? He [...]

is punchy bass good?

Of course it is, but the concept can also be deceptive. Think about a kick drum, which can be extremely punchy, if you really stomp on the pedal. But with reproducing high quality audio, there’s a catch. A speaker designer can actually design a subwoofer to be “ringy” – essentially to resonate at a specific note. [...]

how in the world can the Solo and Duo-i plus radios not have tweeters?

If you read up on speakers, you’ll find that the vast majority have tweeters, the small transducer that covers the highest frequencies and conveys the airiness, openness, and clarity of the sound. Tweeter technology, such as the VS Series EWB tweeters and the Reflection Series SWB tweeters, are crucial to our famous sound. But in the [...]

i’m not worthy!

One of the benefits of working for a loudspeaker company is that I get to experience and hear some really great sounding audio gear. Behold…Boston’s top-of-line VS 336 floorstanding loudspeakers, being masterfully driven by McIntosh‘s (our sister-brand) MC402 Power Amplifier, McIntosh MX119 Audio Video Control Center, and MVP861 Audio Video Player.

I’m not worthy! [...]