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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… View this story
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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’… View this story
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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,… View this story
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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… View this story
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Any thoughts on what’s the number one problem with home theater components? If you didn’t say heat build up, don’t be surprised because few seem to realize just how problematic inadequate venting can be. Not only can this lead to a serious degradation in the performance of the component, but it can also affect its longevity. Manufacturers “assume” their product will be used on a shelf all by itself with plenty of air moving around it, but in the real world components are often grouped… View this story
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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… View this story
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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… View this story
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You’ve heard of plenty of all-in-one devices, so here’s an interesting all-in-one piece: the RHT-G900 A/V furniture coming from Sony Japan in May, designed for its Bravia line of TVs up to 46 inches. If you don’t have room for a booming sound system with tower speakers and mega subwoofer, don’t fret. This baby comes with built-in left, center and right speaker channels and a subwoofer right in the rack. And there’s 5.1-channel virtual surround provided by the S-Force PRO technology. The RHT-G900 also features… View this story
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Hanging a flat-panel TV on the wall isn’t as easy as it sounds. The set may be skinny, but it’s still heavy, which means you’ll need to brace it to a stud—if you can find one in the spot where you want the TV to go. There’s also the wiring to contend with. You’ll either need to drill a few holes in the wall so wiring can be hidden behind it, or you can drape the cabling down the surface of the wall for all… View this story
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We could argue all day about who the best Starfleet commander was (at least some of us could), but when it comes down to it, all of their terms had to come to an end. For Tony Alleyne, it was time to hand his ship off to the next captain. Alleyne’s apartment, which was widely publicized due to the fact that he modeled it after “Star Trek: Voyager,” now has a new owner. After a remarkable 34 bids, it sold on eBay for $850,000. “Having… View this story
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“We live a fairly low-tech life, with as little electronics as possible,” says Kim Donvig of the Dubai contemporary tower residence he shares with his wife, Patricia Ljungberg, and young daughter, Sienna. Such a minimalist perspective might be expected of someone in a nontechnical field, but Donvig operates a speaker and audio solutions company. It’s just that his company, Artcoustic, reconciles the need both to have high-quality home entertainment systems and ... well ... the desire not to have them. Artcoustic doesn’t make the stuff… View this story
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When it comes to optimizing a home theater, townhouses can be tricky. This Florida resident thought outside the box—in this case, his 13-by-13-foot box of a living room—to make way for a 60-inch plasma and surround sound system. To create about 4 more feet of viewing depth so the screen didn’t overwhelm him or the room (his old TV jutted out almost two feet in front of the railing and virtually hid the nearby fireplace), the owner wanted the plasma mounted onto a staircase wall.… View this story
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