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May 28

The Terra AC.SUB: What’s in the box?

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Although we haven’t had the opportunity to delve into all the outdoor subs on the market we can pretty much assure you that there’s significant differences between the Terra AC.SUB and most others. For one thing, lots of the outdoor subs we’ve seen use a bandpass design with a tube extending above ground to “let the sound out." These tubes are covered with a screen of some sort and... Read More »

May 06

Outdoor Speaker Planning and Installation Tips

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Distinguish the differences between outdoor speakers. Many outdoor speakers need to be placed under the eaves for  protection from the elements. Higher quality speakers like Terra can be fully exposed and therefore placed almost anywhere. This allows for greater flexibility in system design and enhanced performance without worry. To get some landscaping done you can call in experts... Read More »

Sep 04

Wire losses in audio systems

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As you're probably aware, connect a speaker to an amplifier with wires and you're going to have power losses. Resistance due to wire length and gauge are the primary problems and there is no shortage of wire loss calculators available on the Internet. Note that we aren't talking about speaker impedance here (4 Ohm, 8 Ohm, etc.) nor are we talking about series or parallel connection methods.... Read More »

Jun 08

Waterproof Burial Connector

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Terra™ is now including this advanced direct burial wiring connector with all our AC series speakers  configured with our “pig-tail” input or water-proof quick connector. Additionally, it’s included with our  LuminSound™ bollard both for the 12-volt LED lighting and the speaker connections. And it you’d like,  you can buy the connectors alone directly from us as well. This... Read More »

Oct 01

Surge suppressors for outdoor speaker wires

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Over the past couple of years we've recommended connecting your outdoor speakers through a Panamax module (MOD-SPKP) designed to reduce the risk of connected equipment damage from outdoor surges. We're not talking about surges created by anomalies in the AC electrical system or your power amplifier running amuck. We're concerned here with nearby lighting strikes causing surges to travel into the... Read More »