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Bluesound or Sonos?

Bluesound or Sonos?

Bluesound or Sonos? Mercedes or BMW? Both are subjective choices, representing premium brands that offer a delightful ownership experience and long-term reliability. Your preference between the two may simply come down to personal taste. An easy separator is if you...

Q Acoustics Wireless HD M40 Floorstanding Speakers

Q Acoustics Wireless HD M40 Floorstanding Speakers

Floor standing speakers have long been the ‘proper’ speaker solution for the true Hi-Fi buff. The large cabinet volume and multiple drivers (speakers) produce a fuller and more dynamic sound stage. The tweeters are positioned at the top of the speaker so that is at...

What is Equalisation?

What is Equalisation?

This is a more detailed definition than that of our Glossary of Hi-Fi terms. Equalisation, or EQ, is the process of adjusting the balance of frequencies in an audio signal. It allows users to boost or cut the level of specific frequency bands in the signal, thereby...

What is an Amplifier?

What is an Amplifier?

This is a more detailed definition to that of our Glossary of Hi-Fi terms. It is written for the more novice music fan in mind with the objective of providing a little extra clarity in helping the reader make informed purchasing decisions. Of course, our expert and...

Glossary

Glossary

The following glossary is a list of some of the more common terms used when it comes to Hi-Fi and smart home technology. We hope you find it useful to help simplify the sometimes bewildering array of such terms. Certainly, all these different terms might sound like...

Do You Need a Subwoofer with Ceiling Speakers?

Do You Need a Subwoofer with Ceiling Speakers?

Whether you already have ceiling speakers or considering adding them to your home, you may be wondering if you need to add on a subwoofer, too. The subwoofer market is very large and there are a lot on the market, and all of them can enhance and elevate your sound,...

Do Sonos offer In-Ceiling Speakers?

Do Sonos offer In-Ceiling Speakers?

Sonos are well known for their multiroom home audio. Offering Amps, Soundbars and Standalone speakers they have really taken to the home audio market over the last 20 years and continue to grow with small and large portable speakers. While Sonos do not directly offer...

13 Questions you MUST ask before buying Ceiling Speakers

13 Questions you MUST ask before buying Ceiling Speakers

Introducing ceiling speakers into your home is a big decision - unlike freestanding speakers, ceiling speakers are designed as a permanent solution. As such  positioning, size, control, and quantity require consideration, in addition to audio quality. Our simple guide...

What Are Single Stereo Speakers

What Are Single Stereo Speakers

A single stereo ceiling speaker offers full stereo sound from a single speaker unit and is especially useful for installations in smaller rooms. A typical ceiling speaker consists of two separate speakers, one providing the left channel audio and the other right -...

Introducing Sonos Voice

Introducing Sonos Voice

SONOS LAUNCHES VOICE CONTROL At the beginning of summer 2022, Sonos announced and released their new voice assistant technology, conveniently called Sonos Voice Control. Similar to already existing voice control services on Sonos devices (Alexa or Google Assistant) it...