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As a home theater enthusiast and writer I am often asked by friends and associates for advice on selecting the best AV gear. When considering what components would best suit the needs of whoever is asking, I ask that person a few questions to find out what their needs and desires are. Recently, it seems [...]

The other night I had a few people over to my humble abode for dinner. None of my guests had ever been to my home nor did they have any idea that I was the Managing Editor for an online home theater publication. Upon entry the first thing that grabbed their attention was my 80-inch [...]

It isn’t any news that the economy is in the dumps. Morphing your living room, garage or basement into the screening room of your dreams is harder today than ever before but fret not – there is a way for you to live out your home theater fantasies without having to take out a [...]

Mainstream consumers got their first real look at surround sound in the 1970s with quadraphonic systems that took audiophilia to a new era but never really caught on with the masses. Dolby Pro Logic in the 1980s significantly laid the groundwork for over two decades of boom times in the home theater market. 5.1 discrete [...]

One of the primary functions of a first-rate in-wall speaker is its ability to disperse superb high-end audio to every part of the room, no matter where the speaker itself is placed. The design team at Definitive Technology knows just how important this design element is, and the UIW 75 in-wall speaker was built to [...]