Tech Tips
PS Audio Learning Center
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Subwoofers and video systems. It pays to be careful!
A common mistake made when adding a subwoofer to a video system is to duplicate the low pass filter, thus dramatically changing (for the worse) the sound and transient response of the sub.
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Getting more depth out of your loudspeakers
Getting more depth out of any loudspeaker system isn't all that difficult. It is a matter of positioning. In fact, changing the position of your loudspeaker pair by only a few inches can, sometimes, net you a great deal of depth increase.
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Getting better performance from your loudspeaker’s tweeter
This tip from Craig Burns, a happy PS Audio customer and Power Plant owner, works on most every loudspeakers. We would add that there are certainly varying opinions of the subject by the manufacturers themselves. Most loudspeakers do seem, however, to benfit from this upgrade. A nice feature to this tip is the ease of which you can try it and remove it if it doesn't work for your system.
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Avoid First Reflections from Your Loudspeakers
When sound pressure comes out from your loudspeaker, it is typically aimed directly at your listening position. When it arrives at your listening position, it is referred to as "direct sound". Along the way towards that listening position, the sound pressure wave will hit the side walls, pieces of furniture, and so on, causing multiple reflections.
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$15 Noise Sniffer
We thought so much of the simplicity and effectiveness of this tip that we have added the little noise sniffer to our permanent arsenal of test equipment we use when going into the field.
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Ultimate Outrack
This is a modular design that can hold as many Ultimate Outlets as you have. When you have multiple outlets scattered around it can be messy and costly when you take all the long power cords into consideration. Therefore, by setting them up this way I use mostly 3 and 4 foot power cords. This will allow me to purchase the sought after Lab Cables much easier because of the shorter lengths I now need.
