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Amazon Echo Dot Adds a Smart Home Hub for $99.99
Amazon’s $99.99 Echo Dot adds a smart home hub, while the $249.99 Echo Studio with Home Camera brings room-adapting audio and camera features.
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Why Are My Bluetooth Speakers Crackling?
Bluetooth speaker crackling can come from volume, distance, wireless clutter, dust or a damaged cone. Here's the order we'd check them in.
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Tronsmart Adds Bang 2 Ultra and Bang 2 Max Party Speakers
Tronsmart launches Bang 2 Ultra for USD 349.99 and Bang 2 Max for USD 249.99, with Auracast™ linking supported on both party speakers.
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Woofer vs Subwoofer
A woofer plays bass within a main speaker. A subwoofer adds the lowest bass when your speakers leave you wanting more depth or impact.
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How to Mount Heavy Speakers on the Wall
Weigh each speaker, match it to a bracket, and verify the wall fixing before drilling. Lock it in place and take it down if anything moves.
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How to Match Amplifier Speakers
To match an amplifier to speakers, check the supported ohm load, compare continuous power at that load, then weigh sensitivity against your listening needs.
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Apple Brings Four Speaker Surround Sound to HomePod mini 2
Apple’s HomePod mini 2 costs $149 in the U.S., with four-speaker TV surround sound and store availability scheduled for October 30.
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How to Fix Speaker Static
Hearing speaker static? Check both ends of the wire, nearby electronics and wire routing before comparing sources, wires and speakers.
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What Are Stereo Amplifiers?
Stereo amplifiers power separate left and right passive speakers. Check your speakers and existing receiver before buying one.
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How Does Bluetooth Work With Speakers?
Wondering how do Bluetooth speakers work? Follow the audio from pairing to sound, and see how compression, obstacles and nearby signals affect listening.
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The Don Classics U76a Compressor Kit
The 500 series FET compressor kit built on the early 1176, with its kit contents, price, stereo linking notes and where things stand now.
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The Don Classics 250EQ Kit
The five band fully parametric 500 series equalizer kit, what was in the box, what it cost, what fully parametric means and where it is sold now.
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The Don Classics NV73 Preamp Kit
The 500 series microphone preamp kit built on the Neve 1073 circuit, with its published specs, kit contents, the NV73EQ add-on and where it is sold now.
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The Don Classics DIY Audio Kits
What the UK kit maker sold from this address, what came in each box, and where the same kits are sold now.
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How to Make My Bose Speakers Bluetooth
Pair a Bose speaker that has Bluetooth built in. For an older system, add a Bluetooth audio receiver to its input, or an amplifier for passive speakers.
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Series vs Parallel Speakers
Use parallel wiring when the combined speaker load meets your amp’s minimum. If it falls below that limit, calculate a series connection before wiring.
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4 Ohm vs 8 Ohm Speakers
Choose 4-ohm or 8-ohm speakers by the minimum load allowed for your amp’s exact output and wiring. Neither rating promises better sound.
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JBL PartyBox Ultimate 2 Brings 1,500W and a Touchscreen
The JBL PartyBox Ultimate 2 arrives October 6 at €1,599 advised retail with 1,500W of output, a built-in touchscreen and Auracast support.
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JBL Pulse 6 Brings Auracast and a Lit Handle for €299.99
JBL has announced the Pulse 6 with an illuminated handle, Auracast and USB-C audio. Availability starts October 6 at €299.99.
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Why Is My Sonos Move Flashing an Orange Light?
A flashing orange battery light means low charge. If the status light flashes instead, what happened just before it flashed tells you what to do.
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How to Connect a Subwoofer to a 5.1 Receiver
To connect a subwoofer to a 5.1 receiver, match output to input. If you use a dedicated subwoofer output, enable it in speaker settings and test for bass.
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Tribit StormBox Micro 3 Review, an Outdoor Speaker at Indoor Volume
Tribit built the StormBox Micro 3 for handlebars and campsites, and I kept bringing it inside. At indoor volume its warm tuning and XBass make sense, its magnet turns a fridge or a monitor stand into a speaker stand, and its one small driver shows where a room outgrows it.
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Tribit PocketGo Review, Cutting the Right Corners
The least expensive speaker on sale in Tribit's own store gives up deep bass, stereo and any cable input. After a week of daily use, those are the right corners to cut, and the battery, build and connection are where the money went.
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How to Reset a Sonos Speaker
Restart a stuck Sonos speaker to keep its setup. Factory reset it for a new owner or when the app asks during setup; flashing green means it’s ready.
