Three years ago
now, we introduced an industry first…The Matrix. Being a leader and innovator in enclosure
design and manufacturing, one would expect that Bassworx be the first to
develop a tool to help match a subwoofer to an enclosure. As we all know, just because something fits
in a hole doesn't necessarily mean it belongs there. And I’m not referring to the infamous ‘rabbit
hole’!
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Joe Saraceno shows the Bassworx 'MATRIX'
that matches subs to enclosures. |
Why wouldn’t you
drop a sub into just any box? Well, it’s
simply a relationship thing. All
subwoofers are engineered using the same criteria of parameters…also known as
Thiele-Small, or TS for short. When you
mash up all those specifications, such as free-air resonance, mechanical and
electrical Q, compliance, magnetic flux, etc…etc…etc…you end up with an ‘acoustic
transducer’…a speaker…or in our world, a subwoofer. That said subwoofer will operate within a
certain volume to reach it’s safe and
optimum performance. The Matrix will identify what is the
‘perfect’ enclosure to achieve this, as well as rank other enclosures with
ratings of ‘great, good, or not recommended’.
If life could just be that easy!
A short year
later, we took the Matrix ‘off-online’, sort of speak. We developed an ‘app’ for the ever-popular
iPhone and iPod Touch. No longer did you
need the internet to access our extensive woofer database. This allowed the Bassworx Matrix for iPhone to be much more
accessible to those who need it. Our
dealers now had the opportunity to empower their sales associates with a tool
that aids in professionally building subwoofer systems. And consumers can be sure the sales person will
sell them what they need.
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| The MATRIX for iPhone |
The Matrix, as we like to think of it, is there to make the lives of bass-heads
that much better. A happy woofer makes a
happy boomer! You can find this awesome
tool on our website, www.bassworx.com/matrix. Or, find the ‘app’ on iTunes…it’s FREE!
- Bruno Gomes
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