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Home Toys December 2005 Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction The correct seating and speaker placement to get the best sound quality and preserve the true theater experience.  |
Home Toys December 2002 David Smith |
Maximize the Performance of your In-wall Speakers This article discusses how and where to mount your in-wall speakers for best performance. It explains how the wall cavity can strongly affect their performance, and what to do about it.  |
Home Toys April 2004 |
The Challenges of Room Acoustics and System Integration It is no longer necessary to endlessly fiddle with the many knobs on subwoofer crossovers that at the very best only approximate the right response and usually leave the consumer frustrated and feeling inadequate to the task.  |
Home Toys August 2003 Jan Plummer |
Pitch, Timbre and Quality vs The Subwoofer A look at audio quality and the problem of phase delay resulting from the alignment and mass differential of the subwoofer relative to the main speakers. A bass extension module can help.  |
Home Theater October 2, 2001 |
ICBM Improves Surround-sound Bass Recognizing that many home theater fans have satellite-and-subwoofer systems, or systems that don't go very low, Durham, NH-based Outlaw Audio has introduced an add-on device to send the bass where it will sound the best: from the subwoofer...  |
Home Toys December 2004 Ethan Winer |
Introduction to Acoustic Treatment An acoustics expert explains the basics of treatment and bass traps, and reveals some surprising insights along the way.  |
Home Toys August 2005 Albert Von Schweikert |
A Few Tips on Choosing Home Theater Speakers In order to make a short-list of equipment to evaluate, here is a primer on how to go about choosing a suitable speaker system for your dream system.  |
Home Theater February 2008 Darryl Wilkinson |
REL T3 Subwoofer It's very difficult to find subwoofers that blend so well with the main speakers and provide such a sense of space when playing back movies or music.  |
Home Toys November 2002 Bob Hetherington |
Snell Home Theater In-Wall Speakers The author is very impressed with the sound quality and performance from the Snell Acoustics home theater speaker system. He wanted to build a system that sounds great but doesn't fill the room with cubes of cloth covered wood. It worked.  |
Home Theater April 2002 Mike Wood |
How Much Power Is Enough? Determining amplifier-power requirements for your home theater system...  |
Home Toys October 2005 Tony Weber |
Entertainment Without Boundaries Phase Technology's Digital Audio Reference Theater System (dARTS) is a unique, groundbreaking application combining several state-of-the-art technologies to produces an audio system that sounds fantastic regardless of the room or room furnishings.  |
Home Theater December 2007 Darryl Wilkinson |
Boston Acoustics MCS 130 Home Theater Speaker System Boston Acoustic's MCS 130 system offers excellent performance for the money, and it's a perfect system for small to moderate size rooms.  |
Home Theater February 28, 2002 |
EchoBusters: Affordable Room Treatment After you've spent your life savings on electronics and furnishings, are you still unhappy with the sound of your home theater? Perhaps you should have budgeted a little something for room treatment...  |
PC Magazine February 12, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Bose Computer MusicMonitor The Computer MusicMonitor won't take up much space, but these computer speakers don't come cheap.  |
Home Theater August 9, 2004 Darryl Wilkinson |
Polk Announces Birth of Home Theater Quintuplets The audio company has four new RM Series six-piece, five-channel home theater speaker systems: RM6800... RM6900... RM7300... RM7400...  |
Home Theater September 2005 Chris Lewis |
Infinity TSS-4000 Speaker System This system embodies all of the musicality and the quality of design and build that its predecessors have, and it does so with an aesthetic flair that is sure to get it noticed.  |
Home Theater October 2002 Mike Wood |
Design the Ultimate Home Theater -- On a Budget Home theater design breaks down into four major components: room design, construction, acoustic treatment, and system setup.  |
Home Theater October 1, 2003 Darryl Wilkinson |
Sheetrock 'n' Roll You can run wires, but you can't hide from the fact that today's in-walls sound better than ever.  |
Home Theater September 2005 Chris Lewis |
Infinity TSS-4000 Speaker System If you're looking for plasma-friendly speakers, put the TSS-4000 system on your short list.  |
Home Theater July 26, 2004 Darryl Wilkinson |
Subs with Smarts Thiel introduces four for the floor plus electronics that makes subwoofer setup a snap.  |
Home Theater January 24, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson |
Atlantic Technology's System 4200e - New Woofer, New Look The new improvements to this home theater system include permanently attached finishing panels on the front- and center-channel speakers and a couple of improvements to the system's subwoofer.  |
Home Toys June 2005 Win Jeanfreau |
Choosing the Right Speakers: A How-To Lesson Remember, the only audition that really matters is the one that's conducted in your home, in your listening space, with your equipment. When you're done, you'll have the confidence of knowing that you've chosen the best speakers for you.  |
Home Theater June 2001 Darryl Wilkinson |
See No Evil, Hear No Evil A tasty sampler of in-wall speakers that let you enjoy intoxicating performance without any of the headaches...  |
Home Theater December 31, 2003 |
Atlantic Technology SP-8000 Subwoofer Controller/Parametric EQ said to "make any subwoofer sound better in any room."  |
Home Toys June 2006 Jay Coombs |
New Landscape Speaker System Whether it's an outdoor barbeque for your friends and family or an intimate concert under the moonlight, James Loudspeakers' stealthy new landscape speaker systems offer versatility and hi-fidelity performance that is unmatched in the industry.  |
PC Magazine March 15, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing FX4021 This is a great set of speakers for PC gaming and DVD-watching, and with a little EQ-fiddling, it makes a pretty good pair of music speakers, too.  |
Home Theater September 2001 Michael Trei |
PSB Image Series Speaker System With the Image Series speaker system, PSB proves that you can cut corners without compromising performance...  |
PC World April 20, 2001 Joel Strauch |
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Delivers Sound You Can Feel Lots of watts: Three-speaker system brings power and clarity--for a price...  |
Home Theater October 10, 2001 |
AR HC6: Big Sound, Compact Size, Price Acoustic Research, one of the most well known names in American audio, is also a major player in the home theater arena. The Lake Mary, Fl.-based speaker manufacturer has recently introduced the HC6 system, a six-piece surround array in glossy piano black...  |
PC Magazine March 6, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Genius SW-Flat 2.1 850 Even at a bargain price, poor sound quality and design flaws make it hard to recommend these speakers.  |
Home Theater December 2007 Gary Altunian |
Cabasse Eole Speaker System Sleek style and sound.  |
Home Theater July 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Outlaw LCR Speaker System The Outlaw LCR loudspeaker and LFM-1 Compact subwoofer can offer an awesomely well-balanced and involving presentation.  |
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Joel Johnson |
Surround Sound Sans Space-Hogging Speakers: Tech Clinic Hooking up a sound bar is a space saving alternative to conventional speakers.  |
Home Theater December 26, 2001 |
Atlantic Technology's Deep Bass Problem Solver Atlantic Technology's THX-Ultra certified subwoofer is designed to go in the wall, leaving floor space open. It's also designed to deliver big bass -- without a big box...  |
Home Theater January 2002 Chris Lewis |
Home Theater Boot Camp: Bass Management Proper bass management through your system's electronics is a crucial step not only toward achieving effective low-frequency output but toward achieving a balanced, accurate sound throughout the entire system...  |
Home Theater January 2004 Michael Trei |
Magnepan Magneplanar MGMC1 Speaker System A flat, fabric-covered, 10- by 46-inch panel, the MGMC1 attaches directly to the wall and is typically angled away from the wall. What makes the MGMC1 really slick, though, is that the wall mount is actually a hinge that allows you to fold the speaker flat against the wall when you don't need it.  |
Home Toys October 2004 Christian Reick-Mitrisin |
NuTone Sensonic Subwoofer Is Out of Sight and Out of the Way Enjoying high sound quality products without losing space in your home is possible.  |
Home Toys April 2006 Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design and Construction Part 5 Time to Start Shopping -- The equipment you decide to purchase should be based on your sources, performance requirements and budget. Here's what to look for.  |
PC World February 28, 2008 Darren Gladstone |
Razor Mako 2.1 Advanced Desktop Audio System This pricey two-speaker system sounds as good as some 5.1 speaker kits.  |
Home Theater January 2005 Michael Trei |
Linn Akurate Speaker System The Akurate Series comprises four basic speaker models: the 242 floorstanding speaker, the 212 stand-mounted speaker, the 225 center-channel speaker, and the 221 subwoofer.  |
Home Toys February 2006 Bob Hetherington |
Jamo 775 HCS 4 Speaker System Powered by Their AVR-793 Receiver This Jamo system is terrific and gives all of the quality and punch that one would expect and desire in a home theater audio setup.  |
PC Magazine November 3, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass FX3022 Altec Lansing's sweet-sounding FX3022 PC speaker set builds the subwoofer into its design.  |
PC Magazine April 2, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Razer Mako The 2.1 Mako speaker system delivers clear, thunderous sound, but it comes at a price.  |
Home Theater June 2005 Gary Altunian |
SpeakerCraft Starlet 4 In-Wall Loudspeakers These speakers are pricey, but they produce great sound.  |
Home Theater May 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
Mirage Omnisat v2 Speaker System With the second generation of their unique Omnisat, Mirage improves aesthetics and broadens form factor appeal without losing sight of their key design goal: broad dispersion that makes every seat in the house a good one.  |
Home Theater November 22, 2001 |
Heavy Metal: Boston Acoustics System 9000II Bundled speaker systems are great solutions for folks just getting into home theater or looking to put together a secondary system in a small room. Boston Acoustics has just this market in mind with its new System 9000II, a five-channel-plus-subwoofer package for $1000...  |
Home Theater October 2007 Steve Guttenberg |
Klipsch Reference RF-83 Speaker System The Klipsch Reference RF-83 speaker system not only delivers full throttle home theater Sturm und Drang, it sounds sweet with music.  |
Home Theater May 2002 Chris Lewis |
THX ULTRA: Episode 2 Our first look at Ultra 2 and the first certified system from Snell and Pioneer...  |
Home Theater September 7, 2005 |
Two Bass Busters and Solo with Mojo Definitive Technology has two new subwoofers: the quintessential SuperCube Trinity Signature and the new in-wall IWSub Reference subwoofer. In addition, the company has come out with new single-cabinet on-wall Mythos Solo speakers.  |
PC Magazine July 25, 2005 Don Labriola |
JBL Encounter 2.1 While they're not for audiophiles, these speakers are a good choice for most everybody else.  |