Now THAT'S what I call a pair of loudspeakers....

[Flay]

Do you have a subwoofer?

It's just being delivered!

[Beef Oven!]

It's just being delivered!

When is the NHS going to move over to digital hearing aids?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

When is the NHS going to move over to digital hearing aids?

[mangerton]

Trying to work out what that means. "Passive" = it doesn't do anything? "mounted face to face" = talks to itself?

Since you asked...

In this context, "Passive" means it does not have a built in amplifier. It takes the output from my stereo amplifier, puts it through a crossover, extracts the extreme bass, and passes the rest of the audio signal to the stereo speakers. Because there is virtually no stereo directional info in the bass, the subwoofer uses two speakers (one for each channel) mounted face to face. Because they are f2f, one speaker is connected in antiphase. If it were not, the sounds from the two channels would cancel each other out.

It certainly makes a difference to the sound, especially when listening to (eg) organ music, the "Dies Irae" from Verdi's "Requiem", or when watching some films.

[Gordon]

Since you asked...

.....It certainly makes a difference to the sound, especially when listening to (eg) organ music, the "Dies Irae" from Verdi's "Requiem", or when watching some films.

And when listening to your old Argo Transacord records of steam trains!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Handford

http://www.transacord.co.uk/

The antiphase connection [rather than just mounting the 2 drivers side by side in the same box] of 2 drivers f2f also helps reduce distortion.

[mangerton]

And when listening to your old Argo Transacord records of steam trains!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Handford

http://www.transacord.co.uk/

The antiphase connection [rather than just mounting the 2 drivers side by side in the same box] of 2 drivers f2f also helps reduce distortion.

I am aware of these recordings, but have never bought any. I can imagine that they might sound rather spectacular. (Can sounds be "spectacular? No doubt a pedant will be along shortly to tell us. )

It also occurs to me that a loco letting off steam is probably rather a good source of white noise.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I am aware of these recordings, but have never bought any. I can imagine that they might sound rather spectacular. (Can sounds be "spectacular? No doubt a pedant will be along shortly to tell us. )

It also occurs to me that a loco letting off steam is probably rather a good source of white noise.

Oh, there was much more to Transacord recordings than the sound of steam engines. There are so many different sounds of trains wheel, rushing past at speed, or clattering slowly over points and crossings; train whistles, sometimes expressing impatience; many sounds of nature - birds and crickets in particular, and sometimes the distant shouts of railwayment. It's all so magical. These records are subtle rather than spectacular.

[richardfinegold]

Just looking at those pictures makes me feel very horny

[pastoralguy]

It's just being delivered!

It's fine. Just get me another dozen like it....

[Nick Armstrong]

Just looking at those pictures makes me feel very horny

Woofer, woofer!

[teamsaint]

It's just being delivered!

"just push will you, and never mind whether a Tardis needs a decent sound system or not....."

[Flay]

"just push will you, and never mind whether a Tardis needs a decent sound system or not....."

Lay that on its back and fill it with water and you could have a brilliant musical jacuzzi!

[Flay]

This gets colourful after about 3 minutes:

(Actually they're nerds)

[Nick Armstrong]

(Actually they're nerds)

What there is, is fun ... (much, i.e. 100%) less chat, more paint, would have been my directorial note...