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Speakers are electro-mechanical devices designed for the conversion of electrical waveforms into acoustic waves

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Do new speakers require a "break-in" period?

Some speaker manufacturers* claim that one must "break in" their speakers for a given period of time before they sound optimal. This sounds fishy to me. Is there any reason speakers should need a "break in" period? Some resources on the web seem to…
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How can I pop out a pushed in woofer dome?

My 4 year old decided to push in the soft plastic/vinyl domes in the center of two of my M-Audio LX4 studio monitors' woofers. Can anyone suggest a safe way to pop them back out? I have heard of using a vacuum cleaner which sounds a little…
Michael
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Will a magnetically shielded studio monitor mess up my hard drive?

This may be a noob question and if it is, bear with me. :) I've got a pair of M-Audio Studiophile AV-40s that I'm wanting to put on my desk. The product description on Musician's Friend says... Unchecked, all speakers emit electromagnetic waves…
Galen Gidman
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How do speakers which are silent from the back work?

Trying to work out how speakers which are silent from the rear work -- I.e. they have no bass spill out the back. I have recalled someone saying something about some clever technology, but I'm unable to find it.
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Does it matter which jack I plug into on an unpowered loudspeaker?

At work we use unpowered loudspeakers wired in parallel. I have googled a stock image. Ours are cheap, made of wood with felt on top of them. The backs look like this. Normally I just plug the 1/4" connector into the sockets randomly. Does which…
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What physical parts of speakers change the way they sound and make them better?

Basically I know some bit about speakers and have read a couple things on what makes the speakers better. What changes in the inside of a speaker makes it sound better. In this case i am wondering about subwoofers. Ex: What change in the build of…
Zamen
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Are there any speakers which can play binaural audio?

I'm trying to play binaural audio (generated by applying an HRTF based on sound source positions in a small game) over stereo speakers. Ideally, this would require cross-talk cancellation to be performed. I've seen a lot of speakers which seem to…
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How can I tell whether speakers are magnetically shielded?

I have recently "inherited" a 2003 Philips sound system with fairly decent compact speakers. The specifications in the manual do not appear to state whether the speakers are magnetically shielded. Is there any simple way to find out?
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For sound quality, how do professional speakers compare to audiophile equipment?

In terms of accurately reproducing an instrument or voice sound how do big professional speakers like Meyers compare to audiophile speakers like Tannoy Eatons? In other words, if you stand 50 feet away from the Meyers are you going to hear a sound…
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How to test the polarity of a speaker driver?

Given a speaker driver with no obvious markings, how should one determine the connection polarity? I'm aware of the method of using a DC voltage to see which way the cone moves, (noise - Does DC translate to sound? - Sound Design Stack Exchange),…
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What is the best way to play inaudible sound?

I have a speaker - JBL Charge - that auto turn off after 10 minutes if it doesn't receive any audio signal. I wish to keep it always on but there is no settings for this. The only possible way I can see would be to send some inaudible audio input so…
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Infinite baffle speaker in an enclosure vented to the attic

I have some in-wall speakers that I've installed in speaker backer boxes. The reason I used these MDF backer boxes is because the cavity on the right side of the diagram is actually a built-in furniture face with a rackmount enclosure at the bottom…
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device that shoots audio which can only be heared by the target

I'm sorry if this is not the correct site for this question; I just found this to be the most pertinent site under the technology tag. Is there (or is it possible to create) a device that shoots audio over a medium distance (say 50 feet) which can…
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Should I store my EONs outside?

I live in an apartment, and my two 15" EONs are taking up a bunch of room. I have some covered, semi-insulated space outside that could accomodate them, but I'm worried that changes in temperature might create problems with the electronics. I live…
Nic
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What is the cheapest way to produce a lot of bass?

I'm trying to soundproof one room from noise coming from another room. I won't know how much bass will be generated from the other room until after the soundproof job is done. So I want to assume the worst case scenario. What is the cheapest way for…
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