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Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction: Part Two There are several criteria to address during the basic home theater construction phase. One of the most important is noise transmission through the walls.   |
Home Toys
June 2005
Larry Holben |
Total Room Home Theater Part 2 Here are different methods of acoustically treating the interior of your home theater/media room. |
Home Theater
May 2003
Mike Wood |
PMI CinePanel Acoustic-Treatment Kit Adding acoustic treatment is probably the easiest and most effective thing you can do to improve your sonic environment. Fortunately, Performance Media Industries (PMI) has done the work for you with their CinePanel acoustic-treatment kits. |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
Acoustics The fundamental goal in designing a room for motion picture or music is to achieve the sound at the listeners ears that the producer intends. |
Home Theater
November 2002
Mike Wood |
Design the Ultimate Home Theater -- On a Budget Part two: Construction and acoustic treatment. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Steve Faber |
Theater Acoustics Soundtracks in modern motion pictures are delicately crafted masterpieces. Here's how to maximize these audio masterpieces when creating a room for your home theater. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction The correct seating and speaker placement to get the best sound quality and preserve the true theater experience. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Albert Von Schweikert |
A Few Tips on Choosing Home Theater Speakers In order to make a short-list of equipment to evaluate, here is a primer on how to go about choosing a suitable speaker system for your dream system. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Jon Robbins |
How to Create a Custom-Designed Home Theater Working with an expert gives you the personal guidance you need to plan, program, and perfect every detail of your ultimate home theater. |
Home Theater
October 2002
Mike Wood |
Design the Ultimate Home Theater -- On a Budget Home theater design breaks down into four major components: room design, construction, acoustic treatment, and system setup. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
Mathews Light Paper - Part One First in a series of "Light Papers" that address technical and aesthetic issues relating to the application of lighting in home theater environments. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Larry Holben |
Total Room Home Theater: What is is? Prior to installing a new home theater, consideration needs to be given to everything from the ground up starting with the floor. |
Home Toys
December 2002
David Smith |
Maximize the Performance of your In-wall Speakers This article discusses how and where to mount your in-wall speakers for best performance. It explains how the wall cavity can strongly affect their performance, and what to do about it. |
Home Theater
April 2003
Larry Houser |
Lighting for Dummies Simple tools to create the ideal lighting environment for your home theater |
Home Theater
February 28, 2002 |
EchoBusters: Affordable Room Treatment After you've spent your life savings on electronics and furnishings, are you still unhappy with the sound of your home theater? Perhaps you should have budgeted a little something for room treatment... |
Home Toys
December 2003
John Bubernak |
The Forgotten Component What's the single best upgrade you can make for your dollar to improve your audio system? In virtually every home theater, media room or listening room, nothing will matter more than improved room acoustics. |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
The Media Room State-of-the-art sights and sounds are right at home in Milton. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Steven T. Hardt |
Lighting Your Home Theater The lighting design of your home theater can create depth, shape, and elegance. When combined with dimming controls, it can effect how you live within a space and bring out the true beauty of your home theater. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Ethan Winer |
Introduction to Acoustic Treatment An acoustics expert explains the basics of treatment and bass traps, and reveals some surprising insights along the way. |
This Old House
Susan Arnold |
A Lesson in Bathroom Lighting A designer explains the basics: as the bathroom increasingly becomes a place to relax and recharge, complete with steam shower and spa tub, the lighting requires extra thought. And when it's done right, the payoff is great. |
Home Toys
June 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design Part One If your budget allows, you can used advanced construction techniques to keep your theater soundtrack from annoying the rest of your house. In addition, you can keep outside noises from intruding into your theater. |
This Old House
David Seiter |
Setting Up a Home Theater The room, the gear, the installation -- here's what you need to know |
Science News
July 7, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Acoustic Residues There's a surprising mathematical ingredient in the sound of many performing artists and recording stars. It manifests itself in the form of clusters of panels hanging on the walls of recording studios, concert halls, nightclubs, and other venues... |
Home Toys
June 2006 |
Unique Design Leads to Improved Functionality These attractive contemporary lamps enclose a speaker system for improved functionality of both the furniture and speaker system. |
Home Theater
March 7, 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Va Va Va Verve The new NHT "Verve" system speakers look good, but with prices for full home theater systems staring at $1,999, their advertisement term "affordable" is definitely relative. |
Home Theater
June 13, 2001 |
James In-wall Speakers Offer Constant Performance, Tunable Frequency Response James Loudspeaker has taken the guesswork out of in-wall applications with its X Series Model 8. The two-way speaker's sealed shallow-depth metal enclosure insures consistent, predictable performance regardless of the structure into which it's mounted... |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
InfoComm 2005 Show Report A review of home entertainment products featured at InfoComm 2005 ranging from home theater to software that automates security and lighting. |
This Old House
Natalie Rodriguez |
Media Toys for the Bathroom The media room has migrated into the bath, with all the splash-proof entertainment you need. |
Home Theater
November 2, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
Bafflingly Beautiful In-wall Sound Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the folks at SpeakerCraft think it's quite possible you've never seen a more beautiful rear - speaker, that is. |
Home Toys
April 2006
Alan Adelstein |
Proper Home Theater Surround Speaker System Set Up Once speakers are in place, the speaker system needs to be fine tuned. Professional sound engineers know that even the best trained eye or string line system will not be nearly as accurate as a laser alignment tool designed specifically for use with speakers. |
Home Theater
October 1, 2003
Darryl Wilkinson |
Sheetrock 'n' Roll You can run wires, but you can't hide from the fact that today's in-walls sound better than ever. |
Home Theater
January 2004
Michael Trei |
Magnepan Magneplanar MGMC1 Speaker System A flat, fabric-covered, 10- by 46-inch panel, the MGMC1 attaches directly to the wall and is typically angled away from the wall. What makes the MGMC1 really slick, though, is that the wall mount is actually a hinge that allows you to fold the speaker flat against the wall when you don't need it. |
Home Theater
July 25, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Tilt and Deliver KEF's new Ci 3-80QT in-ceiling speaker is designed to provide the utmost decorative subtlety with the robust performance of a free-standing or bookshelf speaker. |
Home Toys
December 2005 |
Space Invaders No More The DALI sound design principle of "Wide Dispersion" is a perfect match for an in-wall speaker. |
Home Toys
October 2005
Len Calderone |
Cedia Expo 2005 - Part 3 KEF KIT100 5.1 sound system... ARTcoustic's loudspeakers and subwoofers... iGroove from Klipsch... JVC SX-WD8/10... Atlantic IWCB-525 speakers... A new I-deck for Ipod from Monitor Audio... SpeakerCrafts' MODE... etc. |
Home Theater
May 2002
Chris Lewis |
THX ULTRA: Episode 2 Our first look at Ultra 2 and the first certified system from Snell and Pioneer... |
Home Theater
December 22, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Sanus Brings Sanity to Surround Speaker Placement New speaker stands are the first designed to meet Dolby Laboratories' surround placement specifications. |
Home Theater
September 27, 2001 |
Owens Corning Debuts All-Black Acoustical Insulation Owens Corning has two new acoustical insulation products, SelectSound Black Acoustic Blanket and SelectSound Black Acoustic Board, that may ease your home theater installation woes considerably... |
Home Theater
August 25, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
Keep It Quiet Auralex Acoustics introduces its SonoSuede System which is designed to be a cost-effective solution for treatment of home theater rooms while also offering a variety of decorative options. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Jeff Myatt |
Outdoor Sound Outdoor sound has its challenges and great rewards. Sound systems are all about the application, coverage and amplifier choice. If done right, it certainly beats dragging your speakers from the living room to the deck. |
Home Theater
April 2002
Mike Wood |
How Much Power Is Enough? Determining amplifier-power requirements for your home theater system... |
Home Theater
December 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Boston Acoustics MCS 130 Home Theater Speaker System Boston Acoustic's MCS 130 system offers excellent performance for the money, and it's a perfect system for small to moderate size rooms. |
This Old House
March 7, 2001
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Home Theater
June 2001
Darryl Wilkinson |
See No Evil, Hear No Evil A tasty sampler of in-wall speakers that let you enjoy intoxicating performance without any of the headaches... |
Home Toys
December 2005 |
Lights, Plasma, Action! Proper lighting control is essential to a well-designed home theater. And among the myriad choices in lighting control, it is easy to find a system within your budget. |
Home Theater
September 2008
Gary Altunian |
Sonance VP89 In-Wall Speaker System Sonance's Visual Performance series speakers are a good choice for a multiroom audio system or as a complement to a flat-panel television. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Kamel Yassin |
In-Wall/Ceiling Speaker Solutions for a Flat Video Home Installation There are many tips to keep in mind when considering the successful installation of surround sound and video in a home. Just remember, everyone understands how big, bright and colorful flat panel TVs are important, but it is the audio that we stress is of equal or even greater importance from a performance standpoint. |
Home Theater
August 16, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
IT (In-ceiling Theater) Came From Above Atlantic Technology intros two new in-ceiling speakers that point and shoot. ICTS-8.3... ICTS-6.2... |
Home Toys
October 2003
Steve McConaughey |
CEDIA 2003 - Report The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association's annual expo offers something for everyone in outfitting a home with the latest in entertainment gear. Whole house audio continues to be high on homeowners' wish lists and therefore continues to drive innovation in that sector. |
Home Theater
August 30, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Hide-Away-Home-Theater Exposed Ginni Designs shows how to get maximum home theater in minimum space. |
