Glossary

Room gain is a naturally occurring increase in deep bass energy created by the acoustics of the listening room according to its size. This phenomen...

A driver is the mechanical part of a loudspeaker or subwoofer, also called a transducer. The driver’s function is to take the electrical ene...

Most common home theater surround sound configuration. Creates an audible sense of being in the middle of the onscreen action or at a live con...

Accuracy is a term used to describe how well subwoofers and speakers reproduce the sonic qualities of an input signal. An accur...

Typically defined as someone with a willingness to invest in very high-end audio equipment who also obsesses over every aspect ...

Bookshelf speakers are compact loudspeakers ideal for home audio listening given their full-range sound and flexible room placement options. B...

Center channel speakers, or center speakers are often considered the most underrated speaker in a home theater surround sound system. Center chan...

The crossover frequency is the frequency at which sound transitions from one speaker to another. In a passive speaker, the electronic crossove...

A speaker crossover is an unseen electronic circuit that essentially forms the brain of a speaker and plays a crucial role in determining how ...

Deep bass refers to the audio bandwidth between 16-80Hz. The range of frequencies is most commonly handled by a powered subwoofer receiving an...