Awesome Sound Quality Requires M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Speakers

The advent of the digital era killed a great many devices that had strong followings. In the 1970s, the trend in entertainment equipment was audio centric and having a great sound system was the ultimate cool. All that science could have been saved if the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 speakers had been available then.

The technology behind creating recordings of music and voice has changed radically in the past half-century. Just as computers once filled the room sound machines were large bulky and expensive. Now, thanks to silicon chips and miniaturization in general, they size of the recorder or player is more a matter of style than capability.

Today, small is better, we have seen the creation of the iPod and a wide variety of receivers that can fit in a pocket or purse. It seems that the majority of time people listen to music using nothing more than earphones or ear buds. So it begs the question that if one can listen to the music with such a tiny device, what purpose do amplifiers serve, if any at all?

The answer has to do with how our ears work and the use of reproduced music and voice. We hear sound only when the eardrums vibrated by waves caused by the sound source. Waves created by the source propagate through the air and cause the eardrum to move, which is then interpreted by the brain.

Amplifiers divide the impulses by wavelength, larger cones vibrate slower producing longer waves we perceive as lower sounds, and smaller ones vibrate faster and create shorter waves we perceive as higher sounds. There is also a mid-range which can be established to focus on specific ranges of vibrations.

Amplifiers produce noise in the same manner that the original source did, creating waves by moving a piece known as the cone to re-create the movement. The more closely the vibrations match the original source, without adding mechanical noise, the better the quality. Tiny systems like those in earphones have difficulty re-creating the spectrum of audible frequencies and so the quality is diminished.

When it comes to deciding which amplifiers are best for the computer desktop in your home, it depends on your usage. If you are a part time disk jockey or intend to record, you will want a high quality system. For the money, a set of M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 speakers provide professional level quality a reasonable price.