Ohms are one of the specs that both speaker and receiver manufacturers use to give you an idea about their performance. Speakers and amplifiers alike are usually rated around 8 ohms, but that's not ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

1. I have an A/V receiver rated to drive “8-ohm or 6-ohm” speakers, but a home theater system I’m considering has a 6-ohm center speaker, 4-ohm main speakers and 6-ohm surrounds. How do I match the ...

To make a long story short, I have some 3 Ohm speakers from a Sony Dream system (Small, silver, very heavy for their size) speakers that I would like to try for comparison's sake in my modest home ...

Q In a recent article you touched upon four of the best brands of vintage stereo gear (NAD, Adcom, Rotel and Harman/Kardon). I would value your opinion on other vintage gear to look for. — L.H., ...

Audio specifications fall into two broad categories: Those that are nice to know, from an enthusiast or intellectual standpoint and those that are genuinely helpful in assisting you to use, install or ...

Portable Bluetooth speakers are awesome and convenient until, inevitably, you want to take yours somewhere and it’s out of batteries. This new speaker from Quirky is less likely to suffer this ...

I am doing a design project and want to connect 6 speakers to one amp (3 on each output). AMP: TDA 7492P takes 2x50w, independence of 4-16ohms best at 8, I am currently charging it with 13V charger ...

Ohm Acoustics speakers feature radical technology, developed decades ago. Incredibly enough, Ohm still makes all of its speakers in Brooklyn. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also ...