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Learn how to use the golden ratio to get the best sound from your loudspeakers in any rectangular sized room and how to build...
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Trinnov developed a high-tech solution to the age old problem of home theater installations: uneven bass response.
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You may not be able to build a real IMAX Theater in your home but IMAX Enhanced provides a different way to create an...
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You don't necessarily have to give up cable/satellite channels if you desire to cut the cord, check out some streaming alternatives.
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We take a look at the history of the electrostatic loudspeaker and some of the designs that made it prized by audiophiles.
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The ultimate RSL subwoofer guide for deciding between a Speedwoofer 10S MKII or 12S.
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Are you a recent convert to vinyl playback? Are you records not sounding as great as you would have hoped? Your phono cartridge installation...
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In your A/V receiver’s setup menu enter the distance between the best (center seat) listening position and each surround speaker. If each surround speaker...
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When we listen to music reproduction, we’re seeking a credible illusion of the real thing — realistic, plausible, but not overpowering. But what is...
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Six tips for getting good bass from your subwoofer and home theater speaker system Area Other things being equal (and there are many trade-offs...
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Do Height Speakers Matter? There seems to be some confusion about Dolby Labs’ latest refinement of its Dolby Pro Logic II processing algorithm, which...
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It’s no surprise then that one of the first specifications a novice or seasoned enthusiast looking to buy an AV receiver or amplifier sees...
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The driving rhythms of deep powerful bass in rock and pop music as well as the timpani, bass drum and double basses of an...
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To get a better understanding of this subject, take a look at the AC plugs on some of your audio-video gear, new and old,...
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Easy Answers to Confusing Specs You’ve seen references to “impedance” and “ohms” in various loudspeaker specifications or in your owner’s manual for an AV...
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Learn how power amplifiers work, the common types, and what to lookout for when shopping for amps.
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Axiom’s A1400-8 multichannel amplifier seen from the inside. The gain stages are right at the top of this picture. Each board is two channels....
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Assuming competently designed subwoofers (not white van “one-note subs”), I believe that all such impressions of “tight” or “flabby” bass are almost entirely the...
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by Alan Lofft, (bio), Axiom Audio Catching the Waves — All of Them When you think of some enormous waves in Hawaii rolling in...
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The benefits of 1080p resolution are straightforward, but displaying more resolution on screen is a very complicated matter.
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Years ago as a passionate enthusiast, and long before I began editing magazines and writing articles about sound reproduction and video, I was totally...
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Learn what each audio video cable type is for and how to recognize them by their connector.
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The Ground Rules Of all the annoyances that can afflict any audio/video home theater or even a simple stereo installation, the notorious “ground loop”...
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