- What is HAVi?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- "HAVi" is the acronym for home audio/video interoperability. HAVi is an advanced layer of communication protocols for devices using the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) standard. IEEE-1394 allows home theater components to be networked using a h...
- How To Calibrate Your Surround Sytem Using an SPL Meter
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- In movie theaters and professional studios, audio systems are calibrated using sophisticated measuring equipment to make sure the sound is being replicated in a precise manner. One of the calibrations they do involves balancing the volume output of e...
- How to use the TV's front convenience jacks
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Most TVs these days are equipped with an audio/video input on the front. These extra jacks are really handy for hooking up something quickly to the TV set like game systems, cameras, and camcorders. Usually, these devices are not a permanent fixture ...
- Convenience Will Continue to Triumph over Quality
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- I am on a lifelong mission to uncover the fundamental truths in the Consumer Electronics world. Through observation of my own habits and of those around me, I am not only identifying these truths but am trying to apply them to make better decisions b...
Ice Castle- Home Entertainment Magazine - November 3, 2003
- When internationally renowned architect and interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud was approached by her longtime client Tom Hicks, owner of the NHL's Dallas Stars, to design his new skybox at the American Airlines Arena, he communicated in general...
Command Performance- Home Entertainment Magazine - September 1, 2003
- The pursuit of perfect sound in the home has given birth to towering speakers, cables of garden-hose girth and amplifiers that draw more power than a standard wall socket can provide.
Into the Woods- Home Entertainment Magazine - September 1, 2003
- Only a tiny portion of the 17,000-square-foot Sampson home is visible from the rustic country road in Franklin Lakes, N.