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Hello Paraflex Family.  We would like to thank you for being part of a global community, HOQS is striving to innovate with our designs and offerings to the public in both Diy formats and our professionally produced end products.HOQS Drivers are now S..

Ciare LoudspeakersSouth Africa is getting Ciare loudspeakers with three models entering the system, Italian made quality & precision Ciara offers excellent value.This is excellent news for local builders and the Diy community, big name brands are gen..

Congratulations  Jahn-PierreOur lucky draw has come to an end and our winner has been randomly selected to receive a 10% all product discount special which we will email to you shortly.Thank you to everyone who entered our competition, the numbers ha..

What Is a loudspeakers Fs?So this is simple to grasp a general understanding of but tricky to really explain, so we are going to break this up into 3 basic explanations.Easy enough for children to understandSomething for us adultsThe Scientist at hea..

If you're looking to fine-tune the volume levels in your speaker system, an L-pad can be a useful tool. L-pads are passive audio devices that are used to attenuate or adjust the signal level of audio signals. They are commonly used in audio systems t..

Win with B&C loudspeakers & The Sound GuySimply comment which of the enclosures you like being A,B,C or D & Stand a chance to win some super cool prize's.Everyone who comments gets a free plan for the Cram Type O x12" subwoofer which is a monster lit..

What is the difference between Watts Rms & Watts Aes?Now maybe I'm not the best person to speak to about this topic but will give you a crash course on the topic, though if this is of more interest to you for what ever reason I hope to remove some my..

What is sound frequency?Firstly learning about sound frequency also opens up a persons mind to other really cool topics, frequency + amplitude + time domain information wrapped into a packet of information and when we can capture this information it ..

What is the difference between Sound & light waves?Level 1 (for children): Sound waves and light waves are both types of waves that travel through the world around us, but they are different because they make different things happen. Sound waves are ..

What is sound?Simple enough question, a question that for some come feel almost impossible to understand but knowing what sound is can help you understand other aspects about audioLevel 1 (for children): Sound is a physical sensation that we experien..

Speaker conditioning or as some people like to say "break in" the driver, what on earth?Nonsense...said the folks on the left movement and truth said the far right movement lol - ok seriously lets take a dive down this rabbit hole and try understand ..

When we are designing an enclosure it is crucial to understand that speakers come in different loudness levels for a given level of input, this is referred to as sensitivity and something that is not understood because people buy into marketing hype ..