Audio
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The $50,000 challenge
What is the best $50,000 investment - a home cinema, a pool, or a boat? -
Does home automation affect your property resale value?
The smart home market is growing fast, but we still don't know a lot about the real estate value of high-tech installations. Steve Freeth reports. -
iPod integration
The ubiquitous iPod is taking the home automation world by storm. Angela Tufvesson discovers that you can control almost everything in your home with a pocket ... -
Acoustic treatments
Acoustic designs fall into two areas – soundproofing and room acoustics – and unfortunately clients usually confuse the two. What acoustic treatments add to a room is ... -
Understanding the audio requirements of your room
The room is the biggest influence on any AV installation. You need to understand the space before worrying about what fills it. -
Acoustic treatments from Auralex
A US acoustic treatment specialist has turned its product-base into art. -
5.1 or 7.1 surround sound systems?
Surround sound is an effective way to enrich the overall quality of sound reproduction of your audio source. It uses a range of techniques to achieve ... -
What is an AV receiver?
An audio-video receiver lies at the heart of a home theatre system. It acts similarly to an amplifier, where it streamlines the audio and video inputs ... -
Evok-ative speaker designer
Jesse Costelloe is not a designer by profession but he has firm ideas about what makes a speaker look good. This led to him starting up ... -
How a sound bar works
Soundbars are the perfect solution for the transient crowd who value aesthetics.