- Configuring Your Receiver for a Passive Subwoofer
- TechLore - May 7, 2005
- Setting up an audio system is a lot trickier today than it was many years ago. In the past, speakers were designed to reproduce bass frequencies, so the need for subwoofers were non-existant. When the size of speakers began shrinking, the need for su...
- Ask The Experts: Why Does My Receiver Say 'Protect'
- TechLore - February 22, 2005
- Question: Why does my new audio system for my tv say "protect" and then shut its self off? -submitted by mtnman Answer: Receivers can go into a protect mode for a few reasons. The most likely is that the positive and negative wires on one of the spe...
- Understanding Amplifier &Receiver Power Specifications
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- It's no secret that it takes a lot of knowledge to truly understand the world of home audio, which is littered with confusing numbers and terms. Wattage, current, distortion, frequencies, and impedance are just a few of the specifications anyone look...
- Picking The Right Cables
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Why better cables?In 1979, a man named Noel Lee made a discovery. He determined that different cable materials impacted the sound when used to connect speakers to amplifiers. Noel used his discovery and crafted a special speaker wire using the name M...
EAD's Theatermaster 8800 Pro Surround Processor- Home Entertainment - October 1, 2004
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Two Tickets to Paradise- Home Entertainment - July 1, 2004
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Meridian Audio- Home Entertainment - July 1, 2004
- What happens when a company updates a classic?
Audiocontrol Surround Electronics- Home Entertainment - June 17, 2004
- Sleek, elongated plasma TV speakers belt out surprisingly powerful sound.
Sherbourn Technologies PT-7000 Surround Processor and 7/2100A Amplifier- Home Entertainment - May 3, 2004
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Nagra VPA Amplifier- Home Entertainment - May 3, 2004
- Although sound quality is what inspires the continued popularity of the old-fashioned vacuum tube, Nagra's VPA amplifier seduces your eyes before it charms y
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.
ATI AT3000 Amplifier- Home Entertainment - February 3, 2003
- Any product can be refined; the question is, do the refinements substantially improve the product?
Theta's Dreadnaught II Amplifier- Home Entertainment - January 5, 2003
- How many channels should an audio amplifier have?