In-ceiling speakers look nice and blend into your ceiling well, so why would one opt for a mounted ceiling speaker?   Enclosed Height Speaker Pros Better mid-bass performance This is because most in-ceiling speakers are open-backed and once mounted in a wall, it will not create the amount of bass an enclosed design would. Even […]

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In general, we recommend that you have at least 10cm (4 inches) between your subwoofer’s driver and the closest surface, like a wall or sofa.  Placing your subwoofer near a wall/corner will better allow it to couple with the room, which will amplify the deep bass in your space. This is an efficient way to […]

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The Greatest Gift Is Room Volume In audio, the bigger the room the better. This is because sound waves need space to travel and properly attenuate. Sound waves that have not decayed before hitting a surface can reflect in a different direction, several times before finding their way back to your ears. These reflections can […]

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The speaker purchases in your home theater can usually be broken into four stages. Stage 1 For most people, it is best to start with the LCR or left/right/center channels.  The left and right channels are important because they handle most of the musical scores and dynamic sounds like gunshots and explosions. The center channel […]

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Too often, calibrating a home cinema is a task that is often entirely left to the AV Receiver/Processor and an ‘Auto Setup’ or ‘Auto EQ’ feature. However, by taking steps to choose and set up your equipment properly, you reduce the requirement for EQ and less is always more with audio. EQ should be thought […]

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Considering the 1961 Center’s compact size relative to the 1961 Towers, some may wonder if it can “keep up” or match the SPL of the taller speakers. Let’s dig into why this is an unfortunate misconception.                    The 1961 Center and Monitor are the exact same design […]

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Our TriAxial surround speakers have side drivers, where the one firing backwards in the room, is out of phase with the other drivers.  Therefore when mounting as the surround back channels in a seven-channel system, the in-phase drivers should be mounted pointing at each other in the center of the rear wall.   Meaning, the Left […]

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Will it work? Short answer, Yes! But Dolby says they do not recommend Dipole speakers. (Dolby Atmos Guidelines) Our TriAxial design is not your typical Dipole from back in the day that Dolby is referring to. It was designed with all current formats in mind, including the object-based ones, like Dolby Atmos or DTS-X. For […]

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All Arendal Sound 1723 Speakers offer the possibility of Bi-amp & Bi-wire, as well as normal single wire operation. In all cases, the tweeter (High) crossover is electrically separated from the mid/bass (Low) crossover, by removing the external jumper plates that come fitted between the top and bottom pairs of speaker input terminals. If using […]

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We understand you want to hear your speakers as soon as possible. In fact, we want you to start enjoying them as well so you can spread the word. Unfortunately, the journey from warehouse to customer is at times fraught with peril, trials, and random customs inspections. Below are some reasons why your shipment may […]

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