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Boston Acoustics in Hong Kong – the magician’s secrets revealed…

One of my favorite things about demonstrating speakers is to create magic – I mean that literally because the best audio demos happen when the speakers completely fool you into experiencing an alternate reality. But I am not a magician by trade so I don’t really care about giving away the secrets! So here’s a good [...]

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. [...]

listening tip #1

 

Select and play your favorite track on your system then get yourself up off your barcalounger and move around the room. See how the speakers sound when you’re sitting or standing. Also check how they sound from different areas of the room. Good speakers should spread the sound evenly throughout a room. Two or three people [...]

two subs are better than one

Today’s music and movies can contain a lot of bass. Some large, floorstanding speakers can accurately reproduce the bass found on most music. However, for movies there is a separate channel of sound just for bass, call the Low Frequency Effects channel, or LFE for short. Although the LFE can be directed to the system’s main [...]

and the winner is…

Boston Acoustics would like to congratulate Jason Jedlicka and Aaron Daniels on their 1st place finish in the Advanced 1 Class at the Midwest SPL Finals. Their 1991 Ford Festiva houses four SPG555 car audio subwoofers and four GTA-800m car audio amplifiers (only two amplifiers are used). The Advance 1 Class is size and power limited [...]