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Monday, August 31, 2009
10 Pieces of A/V Furniture We Should Have Bought
EH Staff
08/31 09:30 AM,
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Furniture?! What is furniture doing on ElectronicHouse.com, whose 95-percent male audience loves their manly amplifiers, speakers and big screens? Consumers can become so preoccupied with the aesthetics of A/V furniture that they forget about the high-tech features that make them an integral part of an entertainment system. That’s something that EH editors Julie Jacobson and Lisa Montgomery forgot when they bought their own media consoles on the merits of style (next page). Before you buy, make sure to consider these furniture features. And for the…
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Monday, July 27, 2009
7 Tips to Downsizing Your Electronics
Lisa Montgomery
07/27 10:25 AM,
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According to the U.S. Census Data, the median size of a home dipped in 2008. This is the first decline in 13 years, and home sizes are expected to drop in 2009. In this economy, it’s not surprising. Although people are opting for less square footage, there’s still plenty of room for electronics. “You just need to know how to maximize the space,” says Rich Conklin, a custom electronics (CE) professional at Grand Home Automation, Grand Rapids, Mich. “We’ve put $1 million worth of electronics…
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Are Specialty Equipment Racks Worth the Money?
Lisa Montgomery
07/22 11:30 AM,
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Spending more than $500 for a place to put your A/V receiver, Blu-ray player, amplifiers and processors seems way over the top. I know I’d have a hard time dishing out the cash for that. But by the time I finished speaking with Rich Conklin, a custom electronics (CE) professional at Grand Home Automation in Grand Rapids, Mich., I was sold. It’s not like I’ll rush out today to buy a specialty rack today, but if I do ever expand my entertainment system, I’ll be…
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
OmniMount Drums Up Wall-Mount A/V Rack
Arlen Schweiger
05/07 09:45 AM,
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The trickiest part of home theater design could be where to place the equipment rack—and make sure you’ve got plenty of access to it for repairs, swap-outs or additions. OmniMount has expanded your options with its new RSW Wall Rack System as part of the company’s Viking Series of A/V equipment rack systems. The company got a lot of feedback from custom electronics pros about adding a wall-mounted rack solution, and we know there are plenty of DIYers who wind up carving space along the…
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Bell’O Easy-to-Assemble WAVS-333 Holds Your A/V
Arlen Schweiger
04/02 02:01 PM,
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Furniture is usually a necessary evil when it comes to your entertainment setup—not evil because it takes away from a system (in many cases it enhances the looks, and the practicality of a setup)—but evil because of the hours-long investment you need to put a stand or cabinet together. Bell’O International hopes to change all that. The company’s adding to its aesthetically pleasing A/V furniture line the WAVS-333 HDTV cabinet, with the icing on the cake being a patent-pending tool-less assembly design. Apparently it’s all…
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Monday, September 08, 2008
Mounts & Décor: The Best Products of 2008
EH Staff
09/08 08:15 AM,
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Do you have a separate A/V equipment closet? If not, where do you place everything? How do you make it blend into your living/media rooms? How does your wife let you get away with having a big-screen TV and all of the accompanying electronics? And don’t tell us that room decor doesn’t matter. We hear time after time from custom installers and others that people want all of the great technology that’s out there but don’t want to see any of it. Even the big…
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sanus Gives You Sleek On-wall Storage
Arlen Schweiger
09/02 05:02 PM,
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As you know, part of what makes an appealing and comfortable home theater is the type of furniture that’s in the room. It can be strictly functional, or it can make the most of form and function—to enliven the decor and store your A/V gear. Sanus Systems is making it easy for you to keep the design of your media room sleek and contemporary, and help you save some floor space too. The company has introduced its VF2012 and VF2022 pieces to kick off Sanus’…
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Saturday, July 05, 2008
Storage Options for Your A/V Gear
Lisa Montgomery
07/05 10:00 AM,
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An electronics storage area is often the last “room” people think about when adding systems to their homes. Granted, it’s an easy spot to forget with visions of bright, beautiful, big screens dancing in your head. However, don’t let equipment storage go by the wayside. It’s crucial that you create a special space for all the processors, amplifiers, and other components that’ll give your home the brainpower and horsepower it needs. Placed in a dedicated storage area, the equipment will be safer, run more efficiently,…
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Fat Cat Racks Comfortably Store Your A/V Gear
Arlen Schweiger
05/15 09:49 AM,
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Now that you’ve picked out the room that will become your home theater, have you thought about where you’re going to store all of that sweet A/V gear? The new racks from Fat Cat will keep your equipment purring nicely with their high quality steel frames, easy gliding pull and twist options, contoured posts with printed “U” spaces and rear cable management punch outs. Racks can provide top panels with no fans, two fans or four fans for some serious ventilation—you might need it if…
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Friday, April 04, 2008
OmniMount’s Moda Collection Gets 6 New Furniture Pieces
Arlen Schweiger
04/04 09:26 AM,
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Media rooms are not all about mammoth tower loudspeakers these days. Many people want concealed speakers and elegant decor, now that they have nice wall-mounted flat-panel TVs that aren’t eyesores, and don’t hog as much space. Furniture is becoming more and more important in the media/family rooms, as evidenced by OmniMount’s addition of not one, not two, but six new pieces to its Moda Collection of A/V furniture. Here’s a rundown of the pieces: Vent 65—The slats aid in the cooling of A/V equipment, while…
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Middle Atlantic Duct Cool Ventilation System Fans Heat from Your A/V
Arlen Schweiger
04/02 09:24 AM,
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If you’re a professional installer or hardy DIYer, you know the importance of keeping that rack or equipment cabinet of electronics gear cool. And we’re not talking about cool products, but cool temperatures so they don’t overheat. Middle Atlantic, king of the equipment rack system, has introduced its Duct Cool Series long ventilation system with that in mind. The system is designed to pull heated air quickly, quietly and efficiently from confined A/V gear in spaces like cabinets, closets, millwork openings or other enclosures. The…
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