You’ve seen references to “impedance” and “ohms” in various loudspeaker specifications or in your owner’s manual for an AV receiver. But what is it? Do you have to “match” speaker impedance to your AV ...

Impedance is complicated and frequently misunderstood. A speaker designer doesn't "choose" speaker impedance. The overall impedance is dictated by the number of drivers and crossovers. It is an ...

If you're shopping for a set of speakers or a receiver, it can be hard to to compare their relative performances, especially ...

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 ...

What is the Best Type of Speaker Cable to Use? Are you wondering what speaker cable gauge to use for the best performance? This article discusses the most important metric in loudspeaker cables and ...

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 ...

The journey from a good audio setup to an amazing one often depends on a small but incredibly important detail: speaker wire. This isn’t just an extra part; it’s a key piece of any audio system that ...

Capacitance: 10 pF/ft DC Resistance: 0.003 ohms/ft Velocity Factor: 0.87 Inductance: 300 nHy/ft Note: Available as single cables or cable pairs in both I know what you are thinking - not another ...

Ok, so i have some 25-year old Bose 501 speakers and a Pioneer VSX-D411 Receiver lying around, and was planning on using the Receiver to power the speakers. However, the Receiver is 8-Ohm min and the ...

I've got a cheap little Onkyo 509 hooked up to a pair of Polk Monitor 50s and a powered subwoofer. After running this setup for a year and a half, my cheap little Onkyo started going into protection ...