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Great Active Speakers for a Computer Sound System
A quality digital desktop listening system requires quality active speakers to bring the music to life. Here are four worth checking out.
by Rebecca Day If you value the tunes you store on your PC (or Mac, of course), you should also value the speakers for your computer sound system. Like the throwaway earbuds that come with a smartphone, most speakers that come with laptop or desktop PCs are serviceable at best. But with hard disk space […]
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Common Compromises in Home Theater Design, Ideas and Products
Designing a home theater is a hobby based more on guidelines than rules. Go ahead and break them; it's your house.
I won’t say I’m a snob about home theater design or equipment, but I’ve probably been heard to make a comment about friends’speaker systems or a poorly set-up TV now and then. That said, designing a home theater is a hobby based more on guidelines than rules. Often those guidelines are bent to accommodate things […]
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Tips for Better Headphone Music Quality
Let’s assume you’re a finicky music listener. This means that, to your sensitive ears, the audio emanating from your smartphone or laptop ranges from barely tolerable to nails dragged across a blackboard. Why does your smartphone sound so poor (relatively speaking)? Because a smartphone is a Jack-of-all-trades and master of few, especially with high-quality music […]
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Hands On with One of Wren's V5US Wireless Speakers
These new wireless speakers can bring Bluetooth, WiFi and Play-Fi to your tabletop.
These new wireless speakers can bring Bluetooth, WiFi and Play-Fi to your tabletop.
Get the GuideFrom Pool House to Party Zone: Multipurpose Room Silver
Creative imagination yields a dance floor, game room, bar, and entertainment space.
TAKE THE AGING POOL HOUSE of an historic 1.6 acre home, split it into a recreation/game room, bar, dance patio, spa, and home theater, add about 1,000 colored LED lights and a massive multi-zone audio system, and you’ve got a homemade club atmosphere to rival the best Las Vegas has to offer. Through the vision […]
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Above and Beyond: Home Theater Over $150,000 Gold
AUDIO OFTEN TAKES A BACK SEAT to video during the design of a home theater. Considering all the hype over 3D and high-res 4K video, it’s difficult not to focus most of your energy on integrating a super-huge screen and state-of-the-art projector. While this award-winning theater’s video setup is nothing to sneeze at, it’s the […]
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4 Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Home Stereo and Surround Sound Speakers
Duplicating the cinematic or concert sound experience at home is the pursuit of all buyers of home theater equipment, especially when it comes to the latest surround sound speakers. With advances in technology from Blu-ray to Dolby and DTS, and now Dolby Atmos and Auro 3D, consumers are increasingly able to reproduce a cinema-level experience […]
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Origin Acoustics Launches Outdoor Speakers in Seasons Collection
These outdoor speakers are engineered to meet the requirements of today’s professional system integrator and their clients.
After a long winter of cold, snow and ice, it’s time to pull out the lawn furniture, pink flamingos, gardening equipment and some new outdoor speakers. Helping to provide homeowners with that final element that takes their outdoor activities to the next level is Origin Acoustics. Adding to its selection of products, the company has […]
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Harman Omni Soundbar is the Wireless Sound System with Style
This wireless sound system can work alone or in conjunction with a multiroom network.
This wireless sound system can work alone or in conjunction with a multiroom network.
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