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Sonos ARC vs Sonos Beam | Speakers better than Bose | What is Heos | Ask Seth Episode 1
We take time away from bodysurfing to answer your most popular questions from the week! Seth and the late, great Mark Holmes above
We love tasty waves...don't get me wrong but from time-to-time the surf wanes OR we get a flood of questions about various smart home technology or audio/video equipment. Here are the most popular questions from the week from our website visitors:
What speakers are better than Bose: Answer...hundreds of them. Bose is a manufacturer of speakers that in our GOOD>BETTER>BEST hierarchy occupy a space in our GOOD line-up. The better a speaker, typically the better the driver materials, crossovers, cabinets, etc. and it is why some of our speakers cost upwards of $100,000/pair! See HERE. However, some basics to know are.
Klipsch outdoor speakers | Netflix not working on Roku | Ask Seth Episode 2
We take time away from bodysurfing to answer your most popular questions from the week! Seth and the late, great Mark Holmes above
We love tasty waves...don't get me wrong but from time-to-time the surf wanes OR we get a flood of questions about various smart home technology or audio/video equipment. Here are the most popular questions from the week from our website visitors and Youtube subscribers:
Best outdoor speakers for 2022
During these last two years, we've had an unprecedented number of clients call for outdoor speakers and outdoor audio systems. These types of audio set-ups can range from $1K-$300K. Want the best outdoor speakers AND the best audio experience possible in San Diego or So Cal? See our video above for some ideas and concepts. Here's a bunch of things in no specific order to be aware in this process.
Tower speakers large vs small? | San Diego tower speaker experts chime in
What crossover point is good for big, bad tower speakers?
A very popular question on many of today's audio/video websites and blogs is:
"What should I set my tower speakers to...large vs small? What frequency should I set them to?"
Being that the wife was out on this Saturday afternoon and the surf hadn't hit yet, I had a few hours to kill. Time to do some speaker testing! There is a lot of misinformation about these questions so we wanted to clarify the history of speaker set-up, the reasons why, what we heard during our demos today and reasons you might want to configure your home surround sound speakers in one way or another. Read on!
Origin Acoustics San Diego dealers are here! | Origin Acoustics speakers and outdoor audio
Origin Acoustics outdoor speaker masquerading as a light fixture
Origin Acoustics Bollard outdoor speaker when it isn't in the ground - It's like an iceberg with the substantial portion hidden
Outdoor audio with another color option from Origin
Sonos AMP multi-room audio system | Use Sonos AMP for whole-house audio
The Sonos AMP is a great piece for multi-room audio! Read below.
We've had a lot of calls lately from clients with 10-20 year old whole-house audio systems that are looking for an upgrade to something more modern. Sonos has a solution that works great for 98% of these applications. Want a multi-room speaker system that is easy to use? See below from a previous article and Sonos Amp review.