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Written by Jim Milton
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:00 |
Is there a more apropos name for a manufacturer of subwoofers than Earthquake? True, they now make a fine line of speakers and their power amplifiers have won many awards, but their real claim to fame has always been their subs. During my recent trip to CEDIA last fall, I had the pleasure of meeting with Abraham Sahyoun, Earthquake’s marketing director. He encouraged me to attempt to lift the Super Nova Subwoofer off its display pedestal…he grinned while I attempted and failed…and then told me that it weighed in excess of 300 pounds. He then introduced me to a new sub, the CP-8, a subwoofer that is designed to fit behind or under your couch. The CP stands for "Couch Potato."
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Written by Michael Galvin
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 00:00 |
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 It would truly surprise me if anyone reading this review had not heard of JL Audio. Notwithstanding JL Audio’s stellar reputation in the car audio world, its Fathom and Gotham series of subwoofers have set the home audio/video world on fire like few products in recent memory.
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 00:00 |
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 The PSB Subseries 6i subwoofer is a very unassuming-looking product, albeit a little on the large size by today’s standards. It has a single 12” driver in a ported enclosure. There are two ports that exit at the bottom front of the cabinet. The volume and crossover controls are mounted along the bottom of the front part of the cabinet as well. This arrangement allows the 6i to be mounted inside a cabinet.
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Written by Ross Jones
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 00:00 |
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 Not so long ago, the word subwoofer meant one thing: a squat, black cube-shaped box sitting in the corner of your listening room. These days, subwoofers are made to fit in walls, ceilings, floors, even tucked under a couch. There are cylinder-shaped subs, wireless subs, and itsy-bitsy subs sure to please the wife. But there will always be a place in the hi-fi world for the mega-sub, the Beast, the Mother-of-All-Subwoofers.
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Written by Jared Rachwalski
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 00:00 |
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 For those of you new to the home theater game Velodyne has been making subwoofers for longer than some directors have been making movies. They make big ones, small ones, loud ones, and even louder ones. They were also one of the first to recognize the importance of room correction in the subwoofer domain and have many products that feature equalization and digital sound processing. The subwoofer featured here is part of the SubContractor line of subwoofers.
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Written by Jim Milton
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Monday, 13 April 2009 00:00 |
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 The name Velodyne is practically synonymous with subwoofers. They have been creating innovatively designed subs since the 1980’s with such features as high gain servos, anti-clipping, dynamic driven control systems and digital drive accelerometers to produce high volume, low distortion sound. Their latest product is part of their SubContractor Series. The SC-600 IW and SC-600 amp are a smaller, more affordable version of their SC-1250 in-wall design. Does this sub live up to its slogan of “Cut, Plug and Play”? Can a subwoofer that is less than 4 inches deep produce powerful bass?
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Written by Richard Stevens
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Monday, 06 April 2009 00:00 |
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 I remember building my first home theater system many moons ago. I can still feel the agonizing pain of shopping for a subwoofer. Of all the components in my system it was the one item I obsessed over the most. Being the newbie that I was I had two basic requirements, big and loud. Over the years as my tastes refined I started to care less about size and subwoofers that go “boom” and began to care more about detail, finesse and accuracy.
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Thursday, 26 March 2009 00:00 |
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 Earthquake Sound, renown for powerful subwoofers, unleashes their Supernova MKVI, with its 15" driver, 15" passive radiator, and 600 watt amplifier. It will produce 110 dB at 15 Hz, and has low distortion. And did I mention it is in a not so huge enclosure?
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Written by Chris Eberle
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Friday, 27 February 2009 09:51 |
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 In today’s economy, good value in audio is more important than ever. To that end SVSound (SVS) has created a line of subwoofers that address every possible need in home theater and music listening without breaking the budget. I recently spent some quality time with their big box model, the PB12-Plus. This superbly-built sub includes quality amplification, a sweet-sounding 12-inch driver and plenty of adjustability. I would venture to say that most bass issues can be resolved with the PB12’s tuning and EQ controls.
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Written by Jim Clements
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:00 |
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 I remember marveling at the sound being produced by a pair of small bookshelf speakers during a recent visit to a local high-end dealer’s shop. I asked the salesman, “The bass extension on these speakers is amazing for their small size. How do they do it?” “Technology” was his reply. I sat there stone faced for a second while the wheels turned. Great bass extension with useable output is still governed by the laws of Newtonian physics. Technology can’t violate those laws. The designer must work within the framework of the laws to produce a design that will fulfill their objectives. Velodyne has worked within these laws to produce a compact subwoofer that will surprise you with its amazing bass output. Read more about what Jim Clements has to say.
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Sunday, 02 November 2008 17:00 |
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 JL Audio's new Fathom f212 subwoofer is an astonishing product. Their years of building car audio subwoofers that you can hear a block away have paid off in this subwoofer meant for audio and home theater applications. It is expensive, but notwithstanding, even just one of these subs will satisfy the most critical of home theater aficionados. The f212 is one of the finest subwoofers in the world.
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