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  1. John_M_W

    Ever seen a truly negative speaker review?

    One reason why you rarely find a truly negative speaker review in a magazine is becuase there are about 400 speaker manufacturers in the industry and a limited number of places to have them reviewed by professionals so you must offer something unique or special just to get your foot in the door...
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    Do speakers need a break in period?

    Speakers definitely benefit from a break-in period. Just like a new pair of shoes, the surrounds will loosen up and sound better once they have a few hours on them. I work for an online speaker manufacturer and we suggest 48 hours of break-in prior to critical listening. After sufficient...
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    Speaker sizes......................and difference in sound????

    Hi Glenn, I think you misunderstood my recommendation. The important thing in home theater is that the speakers are timbre matched because when a plane flys from left to right or front to back, you want it to sound identical from one speaker to the next. Floorstanding speakers work great for...
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    Speaker sizes......................and difference in sound????

    The ideal set up for home theater is to use 5 timbre matched identical speakers for all five channels. This is easiest to accomplish by purchasing a set of 5 bookshelf or satellite speakers. A satellite speaker is designed to always be used with a subwoofer. They tend to have smaller drivers and...
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    Aperion Audio Intimus 10" Subwoofer

    Perry Sun from Widescreen Review just completed a review on the new products including the 10" sub for the September issue. There are excerpts of the review posted on the Aperion website or you can access it on the Widescreen Review website if you are a subscriber.
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