Parts of a Speaker: Every Component, Inside and Out
Every part of a speaker explained — cabinet, baffle, bracing, damping, port, crossover, binding posts and grille — with a labelled cutaway diagram.
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How drivers work, what the cone is made of and why it matters, and how to pick between the options. No marketing physics.
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The series capacitor sealed box
Why SB Acoustics put a 1000µF capacitor in series with the Kinnara's woofer — and why they had to remove a third of the magnet to make it work.
What Is a Speaker Driver? Parts, Types and How They Work
How a speaker driver works, every part inside one — cone, coil, spider, former, magnet, shorting ring — and how to read those parts off a datasheet.
TeXtreme, Carbon Fibre and Kevlar in Loudspeakers
How TeXtreme spread tow, Kevlar and carbon fibre differ, and how carbon fibre and TeXtreme are used in loudspeakers, including SB Acoustics' Satori drivers.
What is TeXtreme®?
TeXtreme is Oxeon's spread tow composite: fibres spread into thin, flat tows. Why high specific stiffness and low weight suit loudspeaker cone design.
Which speaker is right for me?
Soundbars, stereo, bookshelf and floorstanding speakers compared: room and floor space, bass without a subwoofer, and why a stereo pair beats a soundbar.
Why do speakers have magnets?
A speaker’s magnet doesn’t make sound — it makes force. How the magnet and voice coil work, why magnet size misleads, and which speakers need no magnet.
Owner reviews
We are biased. Obviously. So here is what people who actually paid us have to say.
From Buchardt to Sasandu
Paulo Miguel Faustino moved from the Buchardt S400 MKII to the SB Acoustics Sasandu. His impressions after 100 hours: soundstage, imaging, vocals and bass.
Rinjani Be, in Lamborghini Orange
An IEM maker and head-fi specialist who had never found a loudspeaker he liked, and what happened when he heard the Rinjani.