The only big thing that differs between the ones that I'm looking at is the subwoofer. I'm not actually quite sure of the difference between active and passive subs, other than active are powered on their own and passive powered by the amp.
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A subwoofer is a woofer, or a complete loudspeaker, dedicated to the reproduction of bass audio frequencies. Also known as "subs", these are used to augment the performance of main loudspeakers. Sub...
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with the 1906 you need an active sub......it doesnt have dedicated sub speaker terminal output, only LFE channel output.......you could wire the sub up to the same terminals as the main front speakers and have all bass diverted to those cha...
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Active is powered by 110 and passive draws current from the line. actives usally hit harder
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A passive sub does not need power from a seperate amp. Unless the definition of passive subwoofer has changed, ... AndeeW, First off there is a difference between a sub that is an active sub with a passive radiator and a passively driven (no amp) sub. You need to find out what you have. The problem with a passive(no...
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An Active or passive subwoofer. I have some questions about the crossover for the sub output. I have read that crossover is at 80Hz. Is the output for ... The difference between 65 and 80Hz is not a deal breaker. Damage (if any) to the sound is much less than the best outcome you could expect with a passive setup.
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The difference between the subwoofer and the LFE ... There are two basic types of loudspeaker: active and passive. The conventional passive loudspeaker is fed by a separate power amplifier, via what can be difficult-to-hide cabling.
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So just how much difference does two inches make? ... Navigating around the sub, you see two 10" drivers, one active and one passive. The front panel features a light that glows if the unit is receiving a ... On lesser subs, when Denman finally joins in, it is difficult to differentiate between the bass guitar and bass drum.
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Then it gets slim with almost nothing between 125 and 200 watts. ... This is unacceptable for a system centered around a passive line stage. ... Since it is likely that all 5 channels in a surround system would be active simultaneously the amp is not really a 225 watt per channel amp; it is more realistically a 180 watt...
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what is the difference between an active and passive crossover ... So there are _measurable_ differences between 24 bit players. But: 1 - Most amplifiers have worse signal/noise than this. 2 - The original performance probably has more noise than this. 3 - Human hearing is limited, so many people think that the ;
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