Speakers
How to Wire Outdoor Speakers Properly
Outdoor speakers fail at the wiring, not the driver. Here are the cable ratings, gauge by run length, burial depth and…
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How Do You Wire Speakers in Series?
Series wiring adds impedances and lowers volume. Here is the wiring order, the arithmetic for two and four speakers, and…
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How to Upgrade Car Speakers Without Wasting Money
Front doors first, coaxials for most people, and check for a factory amp before buying. Here is what actually improves…
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Do AOC Monitors Have Speakers?
Some AOC monitors have built-in speakers and most do not. Here is the 30 second check that works on any model, and what…
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What Amplifier Do I Need for My Speakers?
Match amplifier power to speaker RMS, check the impedance rating, then look at sensitivity. Here is how those three…
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How Do Speakers Make Sound?
Speakers make sound by moving a coil in a magnetic field to push air. Here is the mechanism, why bass needs size, and…
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How to Tell If Your Speakers Are Blown
Three different failures all get called blown, and they sound different. Here are the battery test, the multimeter…
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How to Wire Tweeters to Speakers Correctly
Tweeters need a crossover or a series capacitor or they burn out. Here are the capacitor sizes, wiring order and…
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How to Connect Speakers to a PS4
The PS4 has no analog audio out, and the Slim has no optical port either. Here are the four ways to get sound to…
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How to Connect Two Bose Speakers Together
Connect two Bose speakers with Party Mode or Stereo Mode in the Bose app. Here is the pairing order, which models work,…
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How to Convert Wired Speakers to Wireless
Four ways to make wired speakers wireless, from a USD 25 Bluetooth receiver to a streaming amplifier. Here is which one…
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What Does RMS Mean for Speakers?
RMS is the continuous power a speaker handles, and the only power spec worth comparing. Here is how to match it to an…