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Audio Fundamentals

Plain-English guides to sound, signal flow, impedance, power, formats, acoustics, and the technical ideas behind audio systems.

Guides in this category5
Average read8 min
Last updated21 August 2026
Ohms, Amps and Blown Speakers: A Plain-English Guide to Impedance and Amplifier Matching
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Ohms, Amps and Blown Speakers: A Plain-English Guide to Impedance and Amplifier Matching

A bridged amplifier driven into a load it was never rated for, a compression driver cooked by a clipping amp, gear bought on a wattage figure the mains couldn't deliver. Almost all of it comes down to impedance — here's the guide we wish every customer had read first.

18 August 202619 min readNXT Level Tech
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All audio fundamentals

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Watts Won't Tell You How Loud It Is
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Watts Won't Tell You How Loud It Is

13 min
Sound and Body
Audio Fundamentals

Frequencies and the Body Experience

3 min
Sound as Science
Audio Fundamentals

The Science Behind Sound

3 min
Science of Sound
Audio Fundamentals

The Science of Sound

3 min
About this category

Who writes these, and why you can trust the numbers

Every guide here is written by the technicians, installers and sales staff who work on this equipment daily — in our Blackheath workshop and on site across South Africa. Prices are local, the failure modes are ones we have actually repaired, and where a product is named it is because we have had it on the bench.

If a guide is out of date, tell us and we will fix it. If you want advice on your specific room, budget or crowd, come and talk to us — that part is free.