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MartinLogan Dynamo Foundation, Dynamo And Abyss Subwoofers All Image Credit: MartinLogan MartinLogan has announced the launch of its latest subwoofer lineup, the MartinLogan Dynamo Foundation, Dynamo, and Abyss Subwoofers. The Dynamo models echo one of MartinLogan’s most popular products of all time – the original Dynamo subwoofers, while the Abyss […]

MartinLogan Dynamo Foundation, Dynamo And Abyss Subwoofers

August 21, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Abyss / Active Subwoofers / Dynamo / Dynamo Foundation / MartinLogan / Subwoofers by fromvinyltoplastic

Monitor Audio Anthra Subwoofers – First Look All Image Credit: Monitor Audio This, the latest range of three subwoofers from Monitor Audio, is said to have been “engineered with a focus on musicality and control”. With each model said to deliver “devastatingly deep bass with musicality and agility”. The new […]

Monitor Audio Anthra Subwoofers – First Look

July 21, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Anthra / Monitor Audio / Powered Subwoofers / Subwoofers / W10 / W12 / W15 by fromvinyltoplastic

Klipsch New Reference Premier Subwoofers – Quick Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Klipsch Indianapolis based Klipsch has released a new line of high performance Reference Premier subwoofers to match the performance of its flagship Reference Premiere speaker series. According to Klipsch […]

Klipsch New Reference Premier Subwoofers – Quick Look

March 2, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Klipsch / Powered Subwoofers / Reference Premier / RP-1000SW / RP-1200SW / RP-1400SW / RP-1600SW / Subwoofers by fromvinyltoplastic

SVS PB2000 Subwoofer Upgrade My current sub configuration is composed of two front SVS PB12-NSD’s and two rear SVS SB2000’s. So when I was given the opportunity to “upgrade” my front NSD’s to a pair of the newer PB2000’s subs I though that the new combination might give me a […]

SVS PB2000 Subwoofer Upgrade

November 3, 2022 in Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / My A/V Room / Sub EQ tagged EQ / Equilization / PB12NSD / PB2000 / Powered Subwoofers / SB2000 / SMS-1 / Sub / Subwoofers / SVS / upgrade by fromvinyltoplastic

REL No.31 & No.32 Reference Subwoofers – Quick Look All image Credit: REL These new top of the line Reference Series Subs can stack to become line arrays and individually can dig as low as 15Hz at powers up to 1000watts. The REL No.31 and No.32 Reference Series Subs are […]

REL No.31 & No.32 Reference Subwoofers – Quick Look

August 31, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged No.31 / No.32 / Powered Subwoofers / REL / Subwoofers by fromvinyltoplastic

Magico Titan 15 and M&K Sound X+ Series – First Look Well, if all those COVID savings are burning a hole in your pocket here are several subs that might dig deeper than your pockets. Magico – Titan 15 All Image Credit: Magico Following on from the design of their […]

Magico Titan 15 and M&K Sound X+ Series – First Look

December 11, 2021 in Audio / News tagged Dominus / Expensive / High End / M&K Sound / Magico / Powered Subwoofers / Subwoofers / THX / Titan 15 / X+ by fromvinyltoplastic

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected — Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected After the apparent demise of Velodyne in November of this year there was considerable dismay at the loss of this highly respected and cutting edge sub company that had been designing and manufacturing world class subs for several decades. I still use their excellent SMS-1 subwoofer […]

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected

December 14, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Audio Reference / Mansour Mamaghani / Subwoofers / Velodyne Acoustics by fromvinyltoplastic

Acoustics 101-Designing Porous, Resonant and Reflective Sound Treatments — Loudspeaker Basics 101 – Part 3 In Loudspeaker Basics 101 part 3, this final post in the series, we examine where your stereo/satellite speakers should be placed, and in particular the optimum locations for your sub-woofers. Introduction Life was so much easier years ago when we just had monophonic reproduction […]

Loudspeaker Basics 101 – Part 3

October 18, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Atmos / Auro 3D / DTS:X / Immersive Sound / Loudspeaker Basics 101 / Multi-Channel Audio / Satellite Speakers / Stereo / Sub Placement / Subwoofers by fromvinyltoplastic

SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look — SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look All Images Credit SVS. Introduction I have owned and continued to use SVS subs for more than a decade. My current line up is two PB12NSD’s and two SB2000’s (in the same room), and I couldn’t be more happy. For me SVS is the […]

SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look

December 2, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged PB3000 / SB3000 / Subs / Subwoofers / SVS by fromvinyltoplastic