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Here's how we'd build a complete hi-fi audio system around Q Acoustics' M40 wireless speakers for under $2,500.
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After nearly 30 years, the surround sound format war enters a new chapter next month when DTS:X soundtracks launch on Disney+.
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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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Build a complete audiophile-grade stereo system around the Acoustic Energy AE1 Active Bookshelf Loudspeakers for under $4,000.
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For under $11,000 build a state-of-the-art headphone system with Linear Tube Audio, Meze Audio, Cambridge Audio and Holo Audio.
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In 2024, our favorite mid-tier budget friendly floorstanding loudspeakers are from Q Acoustics, DALI, Magnepan, Wharfedale and Zu Audio.
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I just returned from testifying on Capitol Hill on legislation that would ease the legal ambiguity for products that can be used to record...
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Alan Parsons wishes it wasn’t so. But like it or not, the senior vice president of Pioneer’s industrial solutions business group has become a...
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Tips for Better Sound From Your Audio Equipment After last month’s Axiom AudioFile appeared (February), an attentive reader emailed me and suggested that my...
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Let’s deal with the “standard” Dolby Digital 5.1 setup first (fig.1) since it represents the mandatory standard for current DVDs and for High Definition...
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Everything you ever didn’t want to know about wire and should probably have been afraid to ask The components in a home audio/video system...
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Answers about Digital Cable Ready and the CableCARD New Rules Make DTV Transition Easier The FCC has adopted rules reached between the cable and...
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“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” This is a very appropriate saying with regard to sound isolation. We are often...
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Thinking Outside the Home-Theater-in-a-Box It’s interesting to walk onto a busy retail floor on a Saturday afternoon and eavesdrop on customers agonizing over their...
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Avoid setting your speakers, even if they are floorstanding tower loudspeakers, to the "large" setting in your A/V receiver's setup menus.
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With a calibration DVD and sound level meter in hand, you can play a test pattern and set levels for your speakers.
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Although micro sized speakers might look great, consumers should be aware of the sound limitations and trade-offs of using tiny loudspeakers.
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BUYING A DIGITAL TELEVISION Digital Television (DTV) is an entirely new technology that will ultimately replace today's analog television system. Digital signals are transmitted...
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Learn how to choose the best speakers for your room when setting up a home theater system.
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Learn why audio cable burn-in is a waste of time and if any A/V components may benefit from a warm-up.
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Hack #96 from Home Theater Hacks by Brett McLaughlin (O’Reilly Media). Forget about fast forwarding through commercials; blaze through in just three to five...
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A Review of the Inner Structure of Video Cables So, what’s in a video cable? When reading descriptions of home theater cable products off...
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