A subwoofer is doubtlessly a great way to enhance your listening experience by adding low frequency bass effects to your home or car audio. That said, hooking a new sub to your receiver is a pretty easy job. You simply connect it to the subwoofer output on your receiver—which comes clearly labeled as “SUB OUT” or […]
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Many things can cause your sub to blow. The most common causes include underpowering, overpowering, and feeding the sub with too much audio signal. When a sub blows, it no longer functions properly. And most people think of replacing or upgrading to a new model as the only option. But a blown sub doesn’t mean an end […]
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A subwoofer has become an essential part of every home theater or car audio system. It helps handle the low frequency or bass, which your normal speakers aren’t capable of reproducing. That said, a subwoofer isn’t the most stylish piece of equipment to have in your living room or inside your car—picture a large blackish cube […]
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Subwoofers can be categorized into active and passive models. The latter doesn’t have an in built-in power, meaning they require external power to function. A subwoofer amp acts as an external power supply to your sub that enables it to produce accurate low-frequency tones as you play your favorite tracks in your car audio system. Instead of […]
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If your subwoofer suddenly stopped functioning, chances are it might have blown. Blowing up is quite common in subs. And occurs for reasons such as too much power or feeding the sub with an excessive sound that forces the voice coil to separate from speaker cone—rendering the subwoofer non-functional. Before you rush to conclusions, however, it’s […]
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