wOOx Technology

[ZemoButts]

does wOOx tech. in subwoofers actually do anything?

they says its supposed to make the bass louder than its supposed to, but i cant tell the difference

do any of you kno?

its patented by Phillips, too.

[Spastik_Roach]

I've got it on my stereo, I don't really notice much of a difference either. Just one of those typical marketing buzz-word things.

[drakkie]

I've got it on my stereo, I don't really notice much of a difference either. Just one of those typical marketing buzz-word things.
perhaps it just amplifies tones hat cannot be heard with the human ears :)

[Matra et Alpine]

If it's the same as they introduced in their home stereo systems under the woox technology label then it's an additional amplifier stage to increase bass output.
Most amplifiers do this by filtering which can have a higher loss and distortion than a dedicated amlpifer slope.
not sure what they did in cars, but back then they talked about having 'tuned' speakers to match the amplifer technology. Putting the marketing buzz aside, what they likely mean is they put a driver in powerful enough to cope with the higher output :)

[ZemoButts]

lol man i dont even know what you just said.

if i post the patent can you turn it into simpler tearms?

[Matra et Alpine]

The woox stuff is explained in Philips sales material for their home stereo systems.

On your normal hi-fi the bass is "turned up" by using an electronic filter.
THe Philips woox turns it up by adding a special low frequency amplifer.
I don't see it as a great breakthrough :D

[Juggs]

gimmick

[2ndclasscitizen]

my stereo's has it and it makes a shitload of bass. Mine is wOOx 2 and it has these funnyhard plastic subs

[ZemoButts]

the subwoofer for my system has it written on it , how many watts is yours ? mines 100 W.

is wOOx2 the new version of it?

[Spastik_Roach]

Mines just the portable one, but man its loud! Very good quality sound aswell. The w00x must do something right...

[ZemoButts]

HOLY CACA!, how much did you pay for that?

[Spastik_Roach]

Haggeled it down to $240NZ from $300NZ :) Not really that exspensive!

[2ndclasscitizen]

is that one of the ones with the USB link? those are cool. Mine is 140x2, 3 cd changer, payed $480AUD

[ZemoButts]

thats still pretty cool a sub in a stereo . how many watts is it??