Are you using a Receiver or separate power amp to drive your speakers? Receivers: Most midfi Receivers may have problems adequately driving a 4 ohm load. However, many of the better Receivers today ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rockford Fosgate has been a staple in the car audio industry. For decades, Rockford Fosgate has been a staple in the car audio industry, offering a wide range of mobile audio accessories including ...