“Yes, I’m a gadget guy,” admits Marc Pinto. His home in Castle Rock, CO, is a testament to his obsession with all things electronic. In his family room, Marc proudly shows off a huge world map peppered with pinpricks of light. The dots are actually the ends of fiber optic cabling that Marc has poked […]
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9 Top Home Theater Receivers for Under $1,000
The AV receiver (also known as the AVR or home theater receiver) isn’t the prettiest piece of a home theater system, but it’s certainly the most important. It’s a magical place where all of the audio meets all of the video and sends music and soundtracks to your home theater speakers.
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A quality audio system helps put you in the middle of the on-screen action, so don’t skimp on the speakers.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THE TERM “home theater,” what immediately comes to mind? If you’re like most people, it’s probably the bright, vivid, larger-than-life video screen. While this component is certainly essential, having a top-notch audio system is just as important to the overall home theater experience. By audio, we mean a surround-sound system. Made […]
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We’ve compiled 10 of some of the most creative home automation setups based on conversations with homeowners and CE pros.
Home automation systems are wonderful tools for managing the common routines of a household. Convenience is one of the main reasons people have home control systems installed. After all, who wouldn’t want the lights to shut off automatically at bedtime or the window shades to close whenever the sunshine gets too intense? Automation settings like […]
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Vinatieri Scores an “Outdoor” Cinema: Home Theater $25,000-$75,000 Silver
DURING THE OFF-SEASON you might find Indianapolis Colts placekicker Adam Vinatieri donned in hunting gear tracking down his next big score. When he’s not sending the pigskins through goalposts, the avid hunter and outdoorsman likes to get back to nature, adding to his collection of prized game. Systems & Equipment Control: RTI Projection Screen: Stewart […]
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One for the History Books: Before and After Gold
OWNING AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY brings with it a unique set of responsibilities. Be it a coin handed down from your great-great-grandfather, a book autographed by a literary icon, or an approximately 6,000-square-foot structure on New York City’s Upper East Side with a prolific past life, preservation is paramount. The owners of this award-winning […]
Get the GuideSound Designs for an Entertainment Palace: Home of the Year Over $50,000 Bronze
Behold a collector car cave, live home theater, and a playroom to die for.
WHAT DO YOU GET when you combine a multimillion-dollar car collection with high-quality house-wide audio and a theater with a live performance stage? This 12,000-square-foot entertainment palace. Or maybe we should call it a chateau, as it’s designed like a French Provencal farmhouse, complete with cobblestones. Systems & Equipment Control: AMX Lighting Control: Vantage Controls […]
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TruAudio Launches New In-room Tower Speakers
TruAudio has taken the design elements from its B23 Home Theater products and applied them to its newly launched B23 Tower speaker line of speakers.
With interest in audio continuing to surge, manufacturers in the consumer electronics industry have been hard at work keeping pace with the latest in high-resolution audio, object-based home theater, streaming audio, and of course traditional media that includes vinyl. The latest example of manufacturers working to remain current with the latest market trends can be […]
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What to Look for In Outdoor Speakers and Outdoor Music Systems
Outdoor speakers and outdoor subwoofers can turn a boring backyard into a suburban oasis.
If your favorite outdoor sound is the roar of a lawnmower, then stop reading. We prefer music, and we believe every backyard needs an outdoor music system. If for you, an outdoor music system means more than a portable radio, then keep reading. Great outdoor spaces are made even greater with outdoor speakers. Summertime is […]
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Home Theater Surround Sound Goes 3D with these Dolby Atmos Speakers
Dolby Atmos speakers are affordable and available to turn your home theater into an audio experience.
by Rebecca Day You used to set up a home theater with surround sound: 5.1 channels, then 7.1, and speakers played back audio signals assigned to each channel to approximate locations of sounds mixed for a movie soundtrack. That was then. Today, there’s object-based audio, which gives filmmakers the tools to determine exactly where a […]
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