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Questions: Yamaha has receivers that can have two front "presence" speakers in addition to the stereo front left and right speakers and the surround...
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With Super Bowl almost upon us, and March Madness (basketball) barely one month off, the best way to deal with the winter (if you’re...
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Sound Level (SPL) Meter ($23) see it amazon.com Virtually anyone who has just received or is contemplating purchasing a 5.1 surround sound system will...
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Consider Adding Surround Sound to Your Stereo System Don’t be a stubborn stick-in-the-mud or Luddite if you’ve been listening to stereo (two channels) for...
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It probably comes as no surprise that listening to music, whether live or smoothly reproduced from recordings can be a source of intense pleasure...
Amplifiers
Learn how power amplifiers work, the common types, and what to lookout for when shopping for amps.
Amplifiers
Axiom’s A1400-8 multichannel amplifier seen from the inside. The gain stages are right at the top of this picture. Each board is two channels....
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On current AV receiver/preamps, it’s the negative values of dB loudness settings that are confusing. In fact, it seems counter-intuitive: As you reduce the...
Amplifiers
When is it necessary to use “separates”? What are the advantages, if any? And just how do you define separates? Most of us who...
Amplifiers
One of the most difficult-to-understand terms for newcomers (and even experienced enthusiasts) in audio and sound reproduction is the decibel, partly because it’s a...
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All receivers should have inputs for the full range of video connectors — composite, S-video, component video, and HDMI. With the popularity and standardization...
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The Blu-ray Soundtracks The three lossless audio formats associated with Blu-ray players’ high-resolution audio soundtracks are Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (MA) and Linear...
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In one of the oddities of video format wars, Toshiba’s stock price went up after the announcement that it would pull the plug on...
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Thinner and Thinner Thin was in (isn’t it always?), and Sharp, Sony and Samsung showed flat, ultra-thin displays less than 1 inch thick, some...
Projectors & Screens
The brightness of a projected image is also a product of projector distance and image size, so you should always try and locate a...
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Screen Size? Base your screen size on your viewing distance, your budget, and how much High Definition TV you expect to watch. As a...
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Assuming competently designed subwoofers (not white van “one-note subs”), I believe that all such impressions of “tight” or “flabby” bass are almost entirely the...
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