- What is DTS?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- You may have looked at the front of a home theater receiver or at the back of a DVD box and wondered what "DTS" stood for. DTS is the acronynm for Digital Theater Systems. This company develops standards for compressing multi-channel audio informatio...
- Hide Your A/V Components By Using an IR Repeater System
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- One of the challenges when designing a home theater system is determining the location of the home theater components, such as a DVD player and stereo receiver. It is often incorrectly assumed that these components must be out in the open in a direct...
- How to Play an iPod or Similar MP3 Player Through a Stereo
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Connecting your iPod or other MP3 player to your home stereo gives you flexibility of not only finding songs and albums quickly and easily to play, but also allows you to play your favorite playlists through your stereo too! All you need to hook it u...
- How to Turn Any Electrical Outlet into a Phone Jack
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Let's face it - there's usually never a phone jack where you need one. Whether you want phone in the living room or want to move your TiVo or ReplayTV to a television somewhere without a phone jack, wiring one in can sometimes be impossible or expens...
- How to Improve a DVD Player's Sound with an Existing Stereo
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Sound is a major part of the movie experience. Past formats like VHS provided admirable sound quality when connected to a home theater receiver, but nothing rivals DVD for its superb digital sound. Unfortunately, the movie experience isn't the same w...
- 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...