Standing Waves and Seating Position: A Practical Room Test
Move the listening chair before you buy anything, because seat position changes the low-frequency response by more than most room treatments do.…
Cynthia Kuder
Speakers
Cynthia Kuder
Speaker Sensitivity, Impedance and What Your Amplifier Actually Needs
Choose the amplifier by the impedance curve and the sensitivity, not by the wattage figure on the front panel. Two speakers with…
Cynthia Kuder
Ported or Sealed Cabinets: Matching the Design to the Room
Choose sealed for predictable placement and ported for output per litre, and let the room decide which advantage matters. The cabinet type…
Cynthia Kuder
Subwoofer Integration: Crossover, Phase and Level in Order
Set the level first, then the crossover, then the phase, and a subwoofer stops sounding like a separate box. Most integration failures…
Cynthia Kuder
Placing Bookshelf Speakers in a Small Room: The First Three Decisions
Placement changes the low end more than the choice of speaker does, and in a small room three decisions cover most of…
Cynthia Kuder
Desktop Speaker Setups for Nearfield Listening Without Room Treatment
Sit close, keep the speakers off the desk, and a desktop system can outperform a much larger one in an untreated room.…
Cynthia Kuder