June 14, 2010 
Paradigm famous for its range of high performance subwoofers and speakers has come up with a real winner in the Signature Sub 1.
The AV Forum review can be found here:- http://www.avforums.com/review/Paradigm-Signature-Sub-1-Review.html
It is worth a read as rarely does a subwoofer get an overall rating for music and movies as high as this. You should hear the Signature Sub 2!!!
June 4, 2010 The Paradigm subwoofer range is extensive, but this their flagship model; the Signature Sub 2 is about as goood as it gets!
The Home Cinema Choice review by Adam Rayner states “Absurdly monstous and profound in output”, “The biggest baddest subwoofer from the top range of a very high end speaker maker”.
The Signature Sub 2 “has limitless power, huge speed , awesome control and is beautifully engineered”. 4500w RMS, six 10″ drivers and will pumb the subsonics level of 7Hz!!
Kent Home Cinema loves this subwoofer!
May 17, 2010 Bring the 2010 World Cup to life in the comfort of your own living room, with a KEF KHT7005 or KHT8005 Surround Speaker system. They provide a discreet yet effective solution to provide 5.1 surround sound for every match. They create a natural 3D sound to fill the room with the atmosphere as if you were in the stadium itself!
WELL Now there’s even more reason to purchase either of these stylish KEF systems; KEF are offering customers the chance to win their money back with each purchase of the KHT7005 or KHT8005 systems made between 17th May and 11th June!
To be in with a chance to win your money back, you will simply need to submit your score predictions for England’s first three group matches of the tournament. You will need to submit the attached score sheet and return it to us to pass onto KEF by Friday 11th June.
Those who predict the correct score for all three of England’s group matches will be lucky enough to win their money back for the purchases of the KHT7005 or KHT8005 systems!
Please contact us for more details on 01892 535007.
November 18, 2009 
Kef HTB2SE-W Subwoofer
Kef has launched the Kef HTB2SE-W wireless subwoofer. KEF’s advanced signal transmission and processing technologies eliminate unwanted mutes, dropouts or loss of bonding as well as interference from your other electronics. Placed horizontally or vertically, in pride of place or hidden away, all you hear is what the artist intended.
Up to 31st December Kef is providing an additional £100.00 discount if you trade in your old subwoofer
November 5, 2009 For those people who have had a problem with running cables to their Subwoofers there is a wireless solution to the problem – the Soundcast Subcast. No quality loss or interferance.
SoundCast SubCast
August 1, 2009 This surround sound speaker system from Vibe has just achieved Best Buy status in Home Cinema Choice (September 2009) edition – see here, and having had them here for a while, we know why. We are very impressed with the performance of this system, which is basically excellent in it’s price range. Looks a million dollars as well!
The system we have on demo is the Monolith Classic and comprises of the following speakers ; two Vibe Monolith Three Towers, two Vibe Monolith One surround speakers, a Vibe Monolith Two centre and a Vibe Omicron subwoofer. You can however mix and match to make the Slick system or the Vogue system. See for yourself here or come and hear for yourself here.
July 22, 2009 Some of the larger subwoofers we sell; SVS PB13 Plus, Velodyne DD18 and MJ Acoustics Ref 1 MkIII kick out some serious bass and can be safely driven to very loud decibel levels in most rooms. This prompted me to research what decibel levels are safe, what causes these noises in the domestic home. Luckily the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) has compiled a list of the decibel measurements (dBA) for common noises you might be exposed to each day at home, work or during recreational activities. A decibel is a unit that expresses intensity or power. So to see what your exposure is to unsafe noises with some of the following examples:
Home:
Work:
Recreation:
Other:
And just for the record!
But how much is too much?
NIOSH states that the maximum amount of time a person can be exposed to 85 dBA without experiencing hearing damage is 8 hours; this is the average level of noise a person hears every day. However, continuous exposure to 85 dBA beyond the 8-hour limit will cause hearing loss. If a person is exposed to level above 85 dBA, the risk of hearing loss increases in a shorter amount of time. The maximum time allowed for 110 dBA (e.g. a crying baby) is 1 minute 29 seconds. If a person is exposed to a noise that has a measurement of 140 dBA (e.g. airplane departure), immediate inner ear damage would result.
Hope this proved insightful and useful.
July 20, 2009 Following on from my blog on “What is a subwoofer?”, I thought that the next helpful post would be to provide some information on where the subwoofer should be placed in your room.
A very simplistic method that has been suggested for many years is to place the subwoofer on the seat where most listening will take place. The next step is to walk around the room to find the position where the bass sounds most suitable i.e. at its best. The position chosen is where the subwoofer ‘should’ be placed. However, in most instances this is usually the least practical place to put it e.g. middle of the room or in front of the AV cabinet!
So a compromise has to be made to integrate the subwoofer into the system with the other speakers in your surround set up as well as the room aesthetics. This may leave you with a less than satisfactory performance than was expected. A very good report on placement of one or more subwoofers has been written by Ingvar Ohman which will hopefully explain integration for you – http://www.sonicdesign.se/subplace.html
However don’t despair if it’s starting to look a bit too technical! Electronic solutions are available in the form of sound equalizers that concentrate on the room correction element of your subwoofer in its listening environment. Here are a couple of examples:
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These clever box of tricks are placed between the Amplifier/Receiver and the subwoofer and after a bit of effort on your behalf using the microphone provided to set it all up, you can let it process out all of the anomalies in your room, to create a coherent soundstage, with the other speakers in your system. Once set up you just let the processor do its thing, again and again constantly ensuring your system has great bass and integration.
Here are a couple of reviews of the SVS AS-EQ1 that should help understand the role an equalizers can play, to further improve a surround sound system you already have or intend purchasing.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/subwoofers/993424-svs-eq1-subwoofer-eq-end-user-review.html
http://www.avforums.com/reviews/SVS-AS-EQ1-SubEQ-Review.html
July 16, 2009 We are delighted to once again supply a range quality speakers made by Canton since the appointment of a new UK distributor. The full range will be available including the very popular CD and Movie range including the Canton CD 200, Canton CD 250 and Canton CD 220. The high quality of these speakers is matched by their stylish looks. Welcome back!
Canton Speaker Range
July 15, 2009 Hopefully this is a simple explanation on why subwoofers exist and what part they play in a surround sound system.
A Subwoofer or “Sub” is a speaker specifically designed to reproduce the sounds at the lowest end of the audible frequency range, otherwise known as Bass. This is also referred to as “LFE” (Low Frequency Effects) and is essentially about moving low frequencies through the air. Low frequencies are long wavelengths that take a greater amount of power to produce than the mid-range or high frequency sounds which are made up of shorter wavelengths.
LFE can provide added drama to a film with dynamic special effects e.g. bombs exploding, buildings collapsing or even a thunder storm. The subwoofer in a home cinema set up is therefore aimed at producing these deep bass elements in a film soundtrack. A subwoofer can also reach depths of sound on music that a standard “full range” speaker cannot achieve. When you see 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 (or even nowadays 7.2) the .1 or .2 advertised on a surround system, AV receiver or DVD / Blu-ray player, signifies that the LFE has its own dedicated channel.
Types of Subwoofer
Passive Subwoofers. These subwoofers are powered by an external amplifier, like the rest of the speakers in the surround sound system. As low bass needs more power to reproduce low frequency sounds, the Amplifier or AV Receiver has to provide enough output power to sustain the bass effects in the subwoofer without draining the amp and having a detrimental effect on the performance of the other speakers in the system. Room size, speaker demand and your personal taste for bass all has to be taken into account.
Powered or Active Subwoofers. Most subwoofers on sale now are powered (amplified or active) models. Essentially they have a built in amplifier to ensure there is adequate power provided when needed. Also freeing up spare” power to drive the mid-range and tweeters in your surround system more easily. The subwoofer driver characteristics are also matched by the manufacturer for optimum performance. Connection is also made simpler as only one cable is required (Line Out/In) specifically for the LFE Bass channel.
Presenting the bass
Once the power issue has been resolved, manufacturers also go about presenting the bass via different design methods. These include down firing or front firing driver configurations, that can have sealed, ported or passive radiator cabinet/enclosure designs. Even the cabinets can now vary from box to cylinder to spherical!
Front-firing subwoofers employ a speaker mounted so that it radiates the sound from the front or side of the subwoofer cabinet/enclosure.
Down-firing subwoofers employ a speaker that is mounted so that it radiates downward, towards the floor or a base plate.
Porting in some enclosures can also be employed, to force out more air, thus increasing bass response more efficiently than a sealed enclosure.
Hopefully this link will provide more FAQ’s and help: http://www.avforums.com/forums/subwoofers/143350-subwoofer-faqs-guides.html
Enjoy that bass!
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