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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… View this story
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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… View this story
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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… View this story
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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… View this story
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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… View this story
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Q. I need to cool a medium size equipment cabinet. What are your recommendations for fans & thermostats? -Bill, Columbia A. We use Active Thermal Management, to cool all of our installations that require thermal solutions. They offer rack-mountable fans, pieces that can sit in between stacked gear, and fans hat can be installed in knockouts and cutouts of cabinets. Many of these systems already have thermostats as part of the equipment. These thermostats have predetermined points, which is nice for small to medium A/V… View this story
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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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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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