How to look after your speaker
Looking after your speaker So you’ve got a shiny new speaker – how do you keep it in good condition? There are a few natural enemies of speakers and electronics, so here’s a handy guide…Read more
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Position your speakers for perfect sound
How to get the best sound from your speakers If you’ve got Hi-Fi type speakers like the Soundbuckets, you can alter how they sound by carefully positioning them. You can also do this with other…Read more
What is Stereo?
Everything sounds better in stereo! We’ve all heard the term stereo, but what exactly is it? The SoundBuckets allow you to listen to music in stereo, by joining two of them together. However when…Read more
Get more bass!
Get more bass! We all want more bass from our portable speakers – that’s one of the reasons the SoundBuckets were invented. The SoundBucket has been carefully designed to ensure it has bass like no other…Read more
Engineer for Bowie, gets SoundBuckets
Kevin Paul, renowned mix & mastering engineer with a who’s who of clients (Bowie, Adele, Nick Cave, Jack White for starters) has just ordered 2 SoundBuckets via Kickstarter for his studio. Kevin’s a long time Crookwood customer,…Read more
SoundBucket Technical Specifications
These specs really demonstrate just how different the SoundBucket is from the rest of the herd. If you’re interested, there’s more information about how these were measured (see menu opposite), and how to use them…Read more
Distortion Specs
Distortion is a measure of how well a speaker can do it’s job of playing music, without adding extra music of it’s own! The missing spec I’m going to be brief about this subject here…Read more
Power Rating Specs
You’ll see lots of power specifications for the amplifiers inside portable speakers, and it’s natural to relate power to loudness, but the link is tenuous. It’s best to look at the speaker’s loudness figures instead.…Read more
Frequency Response Specs
The frequency response is all about how low the bass goes, how high the treble goes, and what happens in between! Often you’ll see it quoted as: 50Hz – 20KHz. Sadly without also quoting the level…Read more
Loudness Specs
Loudness is the new battle line for portable speakers, everybody is claiming to be the loudest, but how do you find out the truth? The proper name for a speaker is “Loudspeaker”, and speakers should…Read more