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Home Theater Lighting Best Practices
While many times lighting is overlooked till the last minute, hopefully, this guide will inspire some ideas you had not thought about and help you add some great finishing touches to your dream home theater room.
How to Pick the Best Riser For Your Home Theater System
Any home theater with more than one row of seating is going to need a riser so the heads of the people on the front row are not blocking the view for the seats behind them. In this article, we help you better understand how to optimize the riser layout of your dream home theater room.
MartinLogan Dynamo Subwoofer Comparison
MartinLogan has raised the bar with this new series of subwoofers. We feel that no matter how good your subwoofer is if you can not fine tune it to the room to eliminate room problems, you will never hear it at its full potential.
There are a few other sub manufacturers out there with some kind of EQ, but none have the engineering and power of using the Canadian National Research Center to develop their software.
Why Now is a Great Time to Start Planning Your New Home Theater
Recent changes in technology on both the video and audio front have aligned to make now the best time in the last two decades to invest in a new home theater. From 4K video to the immersive widescreen experience, to Dolby Atmos surround sound, and technology to improve your room’s acoustics, we have never seen a convergence like this before.
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.
The Importance of Sight Lines in Home Theater Design
Do you remember the old movie theater experience before stadium seating? Think back to that person with the big hat or huge shoulders sitting right in front of you blocking your view of the screen. You had to spend the whole movie leaned over to one side to see the screen. A well-designed home theater requires detailed planning of sightlines, viewing angles, screen size, furniture placement.
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.
Sonos Update Problem and the Solution
What you need to know about the latest Sonos Update and how it affects your current Sonos System.
Ortofon 2M Phono Cartridges Series Overview
Once you decide you’d like to try an Ortofon cartridge, you’ll soon figure out they have (as of this article) 55 different models, yes 55! If you have a very specific cartridge need, Ortofon probably has a model just for you. Dive into their most popular range, the 2M series. These cartridges are modestly priced, have plenty of output for most systems, and offer a heck of a lot of value for the money.
Chord Electronics Huei Phono Stage Sneak Peek
The new Chord Electronics Huei is a versatile, affordable, high-performance phono stage for anyone looking to upgrade the sound of their turntable.
You Got Your First Turntable...Now What?
With a whole new generation falling in love with vinyl, it’s likely that you may have just received your very first turntable. As long-time vinyl lovers and audio experts, we would love to tell you a few things you should know in order to enjoy your new hobby for years to come.
Budget Audiophile: Set-up Your System, Save Money
If you have dipped your toe into the world of HiFi audio, you might have realized that achieving superior sound comes at a price. While having a high-end setup is optimal for achieving the best sound, many people often overlook the fact that these high-end setups have thought and technicalities that go beyond the characteristics of the equipment itself.
Klipsch R-41PM and R-51PM Powered Speaker Review
Klipsch speakers are known for packing in a lot of punch with great dynamics and the new R series follows this path. We’ve actually never had a pair of powered speakers that could produce as much SPL as these guys do, which is very impressive for the money and their very small size.
An Introduction to the HEOS Wireless Multi-Room Audio System by Denon
When you look at all the possible options HEOS provides, coupled with how easy it is to integrate into a serious home theater system with a Denon or Marantz receiver, then throw on top of that the awesome sound quality with Hi-Res Audio and you have a line of products that is a real winner!
An Analog Adventure
Recently, my fascination with home theater and streaming Hi-Res music had put my analog hobby on the back burner. Everything has its time and place, so a few months ago, I was walking past a used record store in Asheville, NC and it drew me in. As you probably know, it’s next to impossible to walk out of one empty-handed! I decided it was time to dive back into the analog waters again.
Rega Planar 3 vs Planar 6 Turntable Comparison
The Rega Planar 3 is, without a doubt, the best-selling turntable at Audio Advice today. Rega also recently released the Planar 6, an update of the RP6. To help you choose the right table for you, we thought it would be fun to break each of these tables down, piece by piece.
