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How To Plan a Home Theater System
If you are in the market for a new home theater system or improving part (or all) of the one you already own, this guide is for you. We have brought together and organized all of our home theater articles to help you understand the available options and how they might work or not work in your particular situation.
How To Choose The Best Front Projection Home Theater Screen
Learn how to choose the best type of front projection screen for your ultimate home theater. We’ll cover widescreen 2.40 compared to 16:9 screens, solid vs. acoustically transparent, and the various types of screen materials to help you pick the perfect front projection screen.
Marantz Receiver Comparison (NR1508, NR1608, SR5012, SR6012)
Recently, Marantz introduced a brand new line of home theater receivers consisting of 6 models ranging in price from $549 to $2999. We thought it might be helpful if we took a closer look at some of the more popular models in the lineup and compared them in order to help you select the best one for your system.
MartinLogan Masterpiece Series Speaker Comparison
MartinLogan’s Masterpiece speakers represent the state of the art in electrostatic speaker technology. Learn why audiophiles and music lovers around the world prefer the pure sound of MartinLogan electrostatic loudspeakers. Imagine a speaker you can see through that paints a sound field as big as life in front of you.
Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series Signature Series Overview
The B&W 700 S2 speaker series includes much of the technology developed for the studio reference B&W 800 Diamond speakers used by the likes of Abbey Road, Skywalker Ranch and more. Learn how you can experience the sound preferred by recording engineers around the world in a more affordable and compact package.
GoldenEar Triton Series Speakers Overview
Learn why the GoldenEar Triton speakers are considered by many reviewers to be one of the best value tower speakers in the world. From the Triton Seven all the way up to the Triton Reference, you get far more sound than you would expect for the amount you spend with a sound that puts the musicians in front of you.
Sonos Setup: Tips & Tricks Guide
In general, the Sonos app on iPhones and Android devices is pretty intuitive and the best way to get the most out of your system is to just proactively play with the app and learn how it works. However, here are some quick tips and tricks that most people find very helpful.
How Surround Sound Evolved Into Dolby Atmos Technology
A guide on how to design your ideal home theater or media room so all your friends and family experience a beautiful picture with great surround sound. Learn about how the dimensions of your room can impact the sound, finding the ideal screen viewing height, and how to design a home theater riser so everyone has a great seat.
SVS Prime Speaker Series Overview
The SVS Prime speaker series are designed to surprise and delight music and home theater enthusiasts with their great value. The SVS Prime series has a model to fit just about any budget and has some very unique elevation speakers that enable you to get amazing surround sound in just about any room.
Audio Advice Welcomes SVS To Our Family
Audio Advice is happy to welcome SVS to our family of brands. The SVS company goal is to design products that deliver sound quality far beyond their price that will surprise and delight anyone who cares about great sound but does not want to have to break the bank to get it.
Bowers & Wilkins 700 S2 Speaker Series Overview
The B&W 700 S2 speaker series includes much of the technology developed for the studio reference B&W 800 Diamond speakers used by the likes of Abbey Road, Skywalker Ranch, and more. Learn how you can experience the sound preferred by recording engineers around the world in a more affordable and compact package.
Paradigm Defiance X Series Subwoofer Overview
The Paradigm Defiance X Series of Subwoofers offer up one of the best values in subwoofers. With their ART drivers, Anthem Room Correction, and powerful amplifiers, they deliver outstanding performance for both home theater and music systems. You will not believe the fast, deep, and clean bass they deliver for the money.
Paradigm Defiance V Series Subwoofer Overview
At Audio Advice, we firmly believe in the fact that two subs are better than one. With these Defiance subs being so affordable and feature-packed, they make building a rockin’ home theater much more affordable. Normally you would expect a subwoofer in this price range to be more of a boom box, but these Defiance subs truly defy logic and deliver great performance for the money.
Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series Speaker Comparison
The Bowers & Wilkins 600 series offers great value, along with honest, true sound for a modest price. The 600 series Includes two bookshelf speakers, a tower, and a matching center channel.
How Technology Enables Immersive Film and TV Experiences
When you’re reading a book, you create images of the story in your mind. You envision how the characters and settings appear. Movies and TV aren’t like that. Instead, a director and the actors have control over the characters, their movements on screen, and the visual elements you encounter (or don’t).
A Guide to Home Theater Seating
Lots of things go into the formula for putting together a great home theater experience. You’ve obviously got to nail the sound and picture. Another factor we feel gets overlooked can be the actual room itself and how it does from an acoustic standpoint, but what I want to talk about today is the component that holds you up for a few hours: the home theater seating!
