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Posts tagged “subwoofer”

A Simple Media Center With Seamless Surround Sound

We love the sound we get from our surround sound speakers. But with the curse of being a renter, it's always tough to lay out the speakers and still keep everything looking fresh......

ELAC's De Stijl Edition Speakers and Subwoofer

From those crazy Germans who last brought us the Rubik's Cube subwoofer, the De Stijl artwork of Piet Mondrian is the latest source of inspiration for Electroacustic's newest line of speakers and subs...

Hot or Not: Focal Dome 5.1 Sound System

Focal Audio Dôme 5.1 home theater speaker system. ...

Unplggd's Sales Calendar: Refreshes, Renewals & Upgrades

THIS WEEK: Get your Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pre-Orders In! - $29.99 (Upgrade) or $49 (5-User Family Pack is the best value in our opinion) Acer Aspire Timeline 14" Ultra-thin Laptop - $499 (Slick sp...

How To: Get the Most Out of Your Subwoofer

Subwoofer placement and configuration can come as a tricky affair - some are even a puzzle on their own, but calibration comes especially with its share of frustrations when you don't have a room that...

Re(al)view: NuForce W-1 Subwoofer

We have talked a bit about Nuforce here before. We love their design for its minimalism and its refined detailing. A few months back we took a look at their now famous Icon with S-1 speakers. The...

Omnidirectional Sound From Modern Speaker Table

Some tables are just tables. Four legs holding up a surface where you can set books, drinks and maybe the occasional arrangement of flowers. Others, like this one, just happen to feature an entire lux...

How To: Improve Your Home Theater System Sound

Okay, so you've vested enough dough into your 5.1 home theater sound system to pay off the rest of your car payments, but all of those hard-earned dollars might be going to waste if your system isn't ...

DIY: 12" Home Subwoofer Part 3

Hi again. Last time we made a cozy for the box out of some industrial felt. That made it fit into our living room without looking like a typical, “black speaker”. This week we will complete the...

DIY: 12" Home Subwoofer Parte Dos (2)

Hello. We have come to a decision as to the outer appearance of the subwoofer. A few of you gave us some good ideas... really liked the astroturf and leather suggestions ex-specially. Both of those...

DIY: How To Make Your Own Subwoofer

There's nothing more satisfying than building your own stuff. It's not always easy, but it's always fun to do so, even when it's a challenge. The rewards always outweigh the effort. Dan McGrath has pu...

AmpLamp: Making Multi-Tasking Tech Look Good

We're all about integrating technology components into great design. Even better when you can get two tech tools in there. This unit is a combination lamp/speaker system, but we love it most for the f...

DIY: 12" Home Subwoofer Parte Uno (Help!)

Hi! This week we are starting a project that will last a few weeks... and it's sort of a Choose Your Own Adventure TM type thing which involves you, the reader. We really enjoy doing these projects b...

Rubik's Cube-Shaped Subwoofer

With all of the "I Love the 80s" retro loving we've seen recently (Can a reworking of an old trend classify as a "new" trend?), some things hit the mark, like Pac-Man Ghost Lamps, and some are a miss...

Hot or Not? Genelec's Mini Computer Speaker System

Designed by Harri Koskinen, he's imagined kitchenware for iittala and MUJI, lighting for Design House Stockholm, and packaging for Finlandia, the Finnish designer also dabbles with speakers for Genele...

ICFF: Geneva Lab's Latest Furniture Music

Despite only being a prototype, we made a beeline for this beautiful media center as soon as we walked into the International Contemporary Furniture Fair yesterday. Designed by Geneva Lab, who made th...