Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Things to Know about 2-Way Center Speakers - INDIQAUDIO Bangalore

 

The Voice, Dialogue, Vocals, Riffs, could all fall towards the center speakers while Our Indian Audio Speakers are usually designed with some extra bass because we always need something extra! 


But due to lack of individual research in Audio Engineering and Science in order to strongly design a Center Speaker or even the entire set and variants of speakers, there is more focus on what People generally think they like and the cosmetic appeal, etc.


While we took this seriously during our research, we understood the importance of a Center channel Speaker and Front Left and Right channel Speakers!


Ideally the Center Channel should be capable not only in handling vocals or dialogue but even act as a mediator for the left and right and also interact strongly with the Subwoofer without compromising any frequency range or volume or decibel recommended for good and great listening experience.


Also, without a Center Speaker acting dynamically great or working average, the entire Surround speaker set up could be a waste and why a 2-Way Center Speaker India makes the most of efficient gear to your set up.


While choosing a Center Channel which is going to fire straight on to you mostly it is highly important to notice distortion free clean and natural dialogue and vocals and the highs through the tweeters need to be smooth and sharp not too shrilled or noisy. Beats should integrate with no sync or time delay with both Video and Bass drivers especially in line with the Subwoofer integration.


A Good 2-Way Center Speaker India should be heavy and big enough to have enough room to reproduce the sound stage support and make it up to the Set up contribution while standing unique within the set up.


Frequency variations cannot hit out too low below 80db or above 21000 HZ which technically hampers the set up to perform well and initially unilateral hits on front speakers and later the sound stage can be awkward or dull!


Very few Designers still make it a point to build a Floor standing/tower Speaker for the Center which scientifically makes lot of sense for any room environment to achieve a larger sound stage and resonance and reflection of sound waves to fill the sound around you and over you equally with equal contribution to its peers in the set up!


Unless someone has a problem hiding it or fitting it under the Television or Screen, it is a strong recommendation to consider for a superior surround setup!


Finally, another important note on a center speaker is that you do not need to hit on an entire set up for the sake of a poor performing Center Channel which would drill your pockets down and have no worth for your existing package resale, rather find a designer who customizes with the choice as per above suggestions on a specific Center Channel customized for your set up with even the choice of skin if possible to match your current team of Audio gear! That would make a massive difference and shift the overall performance way too better than before!



Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Things to know about 2-way Surround Speakers

 

How about our Imagination of a surround sound effect in a war movie scene or a natural disaster movie where a huge explosion or quake has to fall on to the rear left or rear right or around their sound stage and you have a single full range speaker driver handling all that voices and noises, etc. with them. In this case, even a Dolby Atmos or DTS HD, True/Virtual Surround and so on cannot be ideal at all.

With the Audio Speakers India available or privately showcased to us in some online seller’s homes in India, we struggle hard to listen to the details at such a set up and still end up agreeing ‘yeah it did’ when the sales guy or girl says ‘you heard that thing?’, ‘mmmh’ we can imagine that situation.

But that’s actually not what a surround sound is, when it comes to the science of audio and sound effects, our human ears should easily be able to hear every detail and differences of bass drops or music effects that surround us. Human ears are capable of simultaneously differentiating 20 to 20,000 or max 22,000 Hertz.

So why should the surround be the other way around instead of two separate drivers handle their own areas of audio well staged to their perfection to create the actual surround sound which disperses the sound waves more accurately than a simple full range surround speaker!

Usually a two way tower speaker uses separate drivers engineered mostly with a nominal space between them vertically as bass driver below the tweeter and some try to use a different engineering of keeping the drivers diagonally focussed with twin set up or at 80 degree against the ceiling, however popular these mechanism works they might be too prone to perform in its suitable room environment or interior scales but they are good though.

The prominent build with handpicked premium wide sound staging variant of driver built with solid quality and engineered with acceptable optimum levels of noise and distortion levels verified with sonic quality sensory gauges is must to finish a perfect surround speaker from the designer’s end on every piece manufactured.

But only a true designer who takes a steady move in terms of numbers(sales) and progressive and futuristic technology and research frequently could equip the best for your appetite and expense!

While decibels play a major role here one should know that +3db is twice louder but achieving Optimal crossover frequency between the 2-Way Surround Speakers India has the ability to slice different audible sound frequency within the sound stage which is the most magical sweet spot moment for a surround enthusiast or Movie freaks.

How do we know, hear it in a normal non-acoustic environment by choosing to listen from their customer’s place if their studio or center is too gimmick of a setup compared to what you would buy from them! 

After a lot of run around and research we rarely find one or two fingers counting available Designers who actually do this!

So do make your most of time in research and understanding before you invest as you are buying to be thrilled each time not just an ok sound!