I’m an audiophile and home theatre enthusiast. I keep hearing the term “passive radiator” and when I google it everything just goes over my head. Can someone explain like I’m 5?
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A/V Equipment generates heat. The heat needs to be removed from the device to prevent it from overheating and damaging itself. Some systems use cooling fans. But cooling fans generate noise, which is not ideal for a device that is supposed to deliver audio or video to a quiet room. A passive radiator is a system which radiates (distributes) the heat away from the device without the use of fans or other active cooling measures.
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