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Syskonics / Guides
Audio guides & buying advice.
How to specify a system that works the first time — written from the real specifications of the products we build.
01 Every guide
Know before you specify.
Each guide works through one decision end to end, using the wattages, taps, impedances and frequency ranges published on our own products.
01
Wall Mount vs Ceiling Speakers
The two most common ways to distribute sound through a building, compared on coverage, installation and the kinds of rooms each one actually suits.
02
How to Choose Speaker Wattage
Why the number on the box is not the number that matters, how power taps actually work, and what wattage different rooms really need.
03
100V Line vs 8 Ohm Systems
The single most important concept in commercial audio wiring — why most PA systems run at 100V, and when 8 ohms is still the right answer.
04
How to Choose a PA Mixer Amplifier
Output power, zones, amplifier class and inputs — the four decisions that determine which mixer amplifier is right for an installation.
05
Matching Amplifiers With Speakers
A worked power budget, from counting speakers to picking a model — plus the headroom rule that keeps a system sounding clean.
06
Wired vs Wireless Microphones
Two decisions in one guide: cable or radio, and if radio, why every professional system is UHF.
07
How to Reduce Microphone Feedback
The causes of howling in a PA system, and the fixes in the order you should try them — starting with the ones that cost nothing.