When you think of some enormous waves in Hawaii rolling in toward the shore (and a surfer dude on his board about to ride one), there's an attractive visual analogy with the way long wavelengths of ...

Once you have your subwoofer positioned properly in your room, it's time to connect it to your A/V receiver. There are two possible ways of doing this: Line level connection – using unbalanced RCA ...

A subwoofer is an essential weapon in an audiophile’s armoury in the pursuit of perfect sound. Despite what their specifications might say, and their manufacturers might claim, very few loudspeakers – ...

The myth that subwoofers can be placed anywhere in a room and still sound great is far from true. A great sub, placed willy-nilly, won't come close to its potential. Ex-movie theater projectionist ...

Got a pimple, spray some Windex on it. Got a sore throat, swish some vinegar and honey. Got a cold? Eat some chicken soup. Home remedies, some are good, others are a mixed bag at best. I spent years ...

The real audio power comes from the low end, the bass. When you feel the rumble in your chest, that's bass. Most of us want this at home, but with myriad subwoofers out there -- and even more specs ...

If you don't consider yourself an audiophile there's a good chance you placed your speakers based on where they'd look best—and stick out the least—rather than where they sounded ideal. Follow some ...

A good subwoofer can transform your home theater or stereo setup, but even the best sub won’t perform well if it’s in the wrong place. Bass frequencies behave differently than midrange or treble—they ...

I seem to recall there exists some software that, given room dimensions (and maybe listening position?), it will tell you a theoretically good place to position 1 or more subwoofers. The brute force ...