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Setting up your sound system

In our guide to speaker placement, we explain the basic rules for stereo and home cinema systems. We cover ideal distances and heights. We also…
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Watt really matters – facts about electrical performance

The power output of loudspeakers and amplifiers depends a lot on the wattage. As a physical unit, the wattage value specifies the device’s power capacity.…
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Tech talk: bass reflex tubes

Have you ever wondered why some speakers have openings on the front, back or underside? These are usually the inputs for bass reflex tubes. They…
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Pop music and the charts – does it really all sound the same now?

Studies have shown that musical diversity has been rapidly declining over the past 50 years. The combination and rhythm of notes, as well as lyrical…
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Hybrid-ANC – the best noise-cancelling technology

Bei seinem REAL BLUE NC Kopfhörer setzt Teufel auf Hybrid-ANC, um nervige Störgeräusche zu unterdrücken. Hybrid-ANC steht für Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling. Wir stellen dir…
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Virtual Surround Sound

Virtual surround sound techniques can produce an airy and spatial sound even when no surround system is installed in the room. This sounds unbelievable, because…
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Vinyl Revival

A strange but unmistakable trend has swept the music industry over the past decade – the revival of vinyl records. In an age in which…
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Tech talk – frequency response

When it comes to the acoustic characteristics of a loudspeaker, the term “frequency response” is often used in data sheets and product information. You may…
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Do you hear what I hear?

When we think of illusions, we often consider what we can see, or rather what we think we can see. Remember that dress that spurred…
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Front- and down-firing subwoofers

Downfire or frontfire? This question comes up sooner or later when you’re planning to buy a high-quality home cinema system and need to decide on…
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NAS server: Create a private cloud for streaming

Similar to an external hard drive, a NAS server is a central storage system for multimedia files, documents and other data. NAS servers, however, do…
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Clipping: When your amplifier is no match for your speakers

Amplifiers and speakers have to work well together – that much is clear. A key factor here is the impedance of both components. If the…