AV University

• Center Channel Speaker Design Additional Considerations
• How to Audition Loudspeakers in a Retail Store
• Audioholics Subwoofer Measurement Data Compilation & Report
• A Detailed Look at the Importance of Proper Loudspeaker Cabinet Bracing
• Identifying Legitimately High Fidelity Loudspeakers: Myths & Facts about Crossovers
• Why are TVs Typically Brighter than Front Projectors?
• Identifying Legitimately High Fidelity Loudspeakers: Myths & Facts about Cabinets
• The High Instantaneous Current Spec
• Summit Wireless Technology Affordable Wireless Solution Could Revolutionize the Industry
• Audioholics Subwoofer Room Size Rating Protocol
• Identifying Legitimately High Fidelity Loudspeakers - the Economics of Cost Cutting
• RedMere Active HDMI Technology Poised to Change Cabling
• 2010 Subwoofer Shootout Room Size Recommendation Comparison
• Powered Subwoofer Testing: Outline and Procedures Overview
• Interview with Aperion Audio on Loudspeaker Design Philosophy
• Interview with Atlantic Technology on Loudspeaker Design Philosophy
• Audio Power Cables & Cords - Do they really make a difference?
• Audio Measurements: The Useful vs. the Bogus in Consumer Audio
• Wolfson WM8860 HD Audio with S/PDIF Transmitter
• LED vs LCD TVs
• Audioholics 2010 Subwoofer Shootout Measurements Overview
• Basic Amplifier Measurement Techniques
• Moving Overseas: Voltages and Format Conversions
• Home Acoustics Alliance Level II Workshop
• Setting the A/V Receiver Impedance Selector Switch
• IDT HQV Vida Processing Technology
• Summit Wireless Technology Delivers Uncompromised Wireless HD Audio
• Locking HDMI Cables and Connectors
• The Truth Behind HDMI 1.4a
• HDMI Cable Speed & Features Explained
• 0dBFS & Bass Management of DVD / Blu-ray Players
• Vertical vs Horizontal Center Channel Speaker Designs – An Alternate Perspective
• The Loudspeaker Crossover Part II: The Brains of your System
• HDMI 1.4 and Through the Ages
• Alternatives for AV Home Networking
• Going to 7.1-Channel Surround Sound
• Listening Room Acoustics: Room Modes & Standing Waves Part I
• Audyssey DSX 10.2 Surround Sound Overview
• The Crossover - Brain of your Loudspeaker System
• Bass Trapping Ideas for Non-Ideal Spaces
• How a Class D "Digital" Amplifier Works
• Attack of the Clone Amplifiers
• THX Video Calibration Training Class Review
• The Truth About Amplifier Power Ratings
• Trading SPL for Extension in Subwoofers - A Current Trend?
• How Does Listening Room Acoustics Affect Sound Quality?
• Trading Amplifier Quality for Features – A New Trend with A/V Receivers?
• Crimping & Soldering - Keys to Connection Performance and Longevity
• What Do HDMI Spec Versions (1.2, 1.3, 1.3a, etc) Mean For Cable Choice?
• Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables?
• Myth vs Reality – Putting Cat5E-Based A/V Structured Wiring In Its Place
• Loudspeakers & Power Ratings Part III: The Test Results
• 10 Things about Audio Amplifiers You've Always Wanted to Know
• Flat Panel Trends - Thin is In and Speed Kills
• Upscaling is your Friend?
• Wireless HDMI Takes Flight
• Loudspeakers & Power Ratings: What's the Deal Part II?
• Loudspeakers & Power Ratings: What's the Deal Part I?
• Long HDMI Cable Bench Tests - Monster Cable Shootout
• Sound Bars with Chip-Based Technology Bridge Gap
• Pear Cable Redux: How to Combat Scam with Science
• Ask Dr. A! Too Many HDMI Outputs
• THX Certified Display Program Interview
• No HDMI Output with Component Source
• Dayton Audio WT3 Woofer Tester Review
• Audioholics Subwoofer Measurement Standard Part I
• Understanding the Differences between HDMI Versions
• Speaker Cable Gauge (AWG) Guidelines & Recommendations
• Toshiba Cell Broadband Video Processor
• THX Media Director
• Twenty Questions Toward a Correct Home Theater Room
• Subjective Loudspeaker Reviews - All About Price?
• Ask Dr. A! Does Speaker Cable Gauge Matter?
• CD Compression Depression Music Industry Idiocracy
• Subwoofer Measurement Tactics: A Brief, Topical Overview & Method Comparison
• Epson's D7 Panels with C2 Fine Technology
• Video: Dolby Interview at CEDIA 2007
• DLP DarkChip4 Technology - First Impression
• Speaker Spikes and Cones – What’s the point?
• LIFI Lamp Technology Primer
• HDMI 1.3 and Cables Part 1: It's All in the Bitrate
• Vertical vs Horizontal Center Speaker Designs
• Glossary of Electronics Terms
• Building Great Bass Response In Your Home Theater
• What's the Matter with HDMI?
• Early Reflections in Home Theaters: A Different Perspective
• HDMI Audio Transmission for Blu-ray and HD DVD
• 1080p and the Acuity of Human Vision
• Bi-wiring Part 2: The Cable Conundrum
• Video Processing in DVD Players, Receivers and Displays
• Bi-Wiring From Amplifier To Loudspeaker
• Thinking in Isolation – A Primer on Ground Loops
• Dolby Labs CES 2007 Video
• Understanding HDMI Ver 1.3
• Un-Sound Advice About Cables
• Benchmark Testing DVDs - Overview of HQV, Avia Pro and DVE
• Why Won't My Cable Box Video Work With My Receiver?
• Active Room Correction: A Primer to Audyssey MultEQ Pro
• Selecting the Right HDMI Solution for Your Custom Installation
• Audioholics HDMI 1.3 Q&A
• Ask Dr. A! Of Projectors and 1080p
• The All Channels Driven (ACD) Amplifier Test
• Dielectric Absorption in Cables Debunked
• HAA Level I Certification Training Course Overview
• Loudspeaker Impedance, Series & Parallel Connection Basics
• A New Way to Think About Room Acoustics
• Switching Amplifiers: The Technology and the Issues
• A Practical HDMI Cable Solution & Installation
• Inductor Coil Crosstalk Basics
• Switching Amplifier (Class D) Basics
• Exploring Digital Audio Myths and Reality Part 1
• HDMI Fiber Optics & Copper Cable Considerations
• Impact Acoustics Interview on the RapidRun Cabling System
• APC Interview on Power Conditioner Devices
• Debunking the Myth of Speaker Cable Resonance
• HDTV Past, Present and Future - Part 2 Future
• Mythbusting Plasma TV Performance
• Speaker Break In: Fact or Fiction?
• VESA DisplayPort Standard v1.0
• Dolby Digital LIVE Technology Overview
• DTS Interactive Technology
• HDMI Interface - A Beginner's Guide
• Lowering Mechanical Noise Floor in Speakers Pt 2
• Designing a Listening Room - Rives Audio
• HDTV Past, Present and Future - Part I History
• Human Hearing - Reprise Part 4
• Human Hearing - Distortion Audibility Part 3
• Human Hearing - Phase Distortion Audibility Part 2
• Human Hearing: Amplitude Sensitivity Part 1
• A Guide to Sound Isolation and Noise Control
• Lowering Mechanical Noise Floor in Speakers
• Fujitsu Plasma Tube Technology
• Understanding Loudspeaker Frequency Response
• Bass Management for Satellite HTiB Systems
• Balanced vs. Unbalanced Interconnects
• Room Acoustics: Isolation & Noise Control
• Video Cables from the Inside Out
• Understanding Widescreen, Letterboxed, and Pan & Scan
• Understanding In-wall Speaker, Video and Audio Cable Ratings
• Understanding Digital Interconnects
• How to Judge Loudspeakers - Sound and Accuracy
• Audyssey Labs' MultEQ
• Speaker Cable Length Differences: Do They Matter?
• The Perfect Room?
• Understanding Surround Sound Production
• Video Cable Shielding
• The Truth About Interconnects and Cables
• Audio & Video Connections Guide
• Signal and Connector Types
• Product Managing Receiver Platforms & Power Ratings
• Exotic Materials and Cable Construction
• The Case for NOT going above 0 dBFS For Digital Playback Systems
• Room Acoustics: Acoustic Treatments
• Issues with 0dBFS+ Levels On Digital Audio Playback Systems
• Acoustics at Trade Shows
• Wireless Surround Sound Speakers - The Future?
• Silver Saboteurs - Are Silver Audio Cables Better?
• CableCARDs - A Primer
• Acoustics 101 Course by John Dahl of THX
• High Performance Home Theater Calibration
• DVI and HDMI Video Connections
• The All Channels Driven Amplifier Test Controversy
• TOSLINK Interconnect History & Basics
• Thiel Audio Interview on Cables
• Loudspeakers: When Is Good Enough, Enough? Part 3
• Dynamic Comparison SACD vs CD - Part 5
• Dynamic Comparison of LPs vs CDs - Part 4
• Bulletproofing Your System from Interference
• Connection Tips 101 - Cabling Your System
• Preparing Your Own DIY Speaker Cables
• Connecting a Motion Actuator to your System
• Display Technologies Guide (LCD, Plasma, DLP, LCoS, D-ILA, CRT)
• Organic LED Displays (OLEDs) - The Next Trend?
• Adding Surrounds or Not
• Audioquest Cable Theories Exposed
• Common Misconceptions in Audio Part 1
• Common Misconceptions in Audio Part II - Speakers
• Configuring Bass Management for DVD-Audio
• Connecting a Subwoofer to a Receiver
• Connecting a Subwoofer to a Receiver with No Subwoofer Output
• Connecting a Subwoofer with a Different Wiring Scheme
• Speaker Selections, Receiver Recommendations, Bose EQ
• Extra Speakers, Progressive Scan, NAD Receivers
• Budgeting Buying a New Processor and Amplifier
• Equal Power Ratings Don't Mean Equal Power?
• Handling Various Bass Management Dilemmas
• Inconsistency in Yamaha RX-V1 Receiver Test
• Golden Triangle, Redbook CD, Soundproofing and Dual Subs
• Less Equals more? Differing Volume Levels on Receivers
• Optical vs. Coaxial Digital Connections
• Paradigm Studio 40s vs Studio 60s
• Interview with RBH on T-2 Signature Speaker System
• Receiver Amp Specifications - THD and RMS Power
• Receiver Speaker Settings: LARGE or small?
• Relationship Between Watts and dBs
• Taming Dynamic Range in Soundtracks
• The Difference Between Biamping vs. Biwiring
• Watts and Power Ratings
• What is Slew Rate and Damping Factor?
• What is the Function of an RS-232C Port?
• Wiring Loudspeakers in Parallel
• Yamaha RX-V2095 Jumpers, Video Switching & LFE
• Yamaha RX-V2400 Receiver FAQs
• Dolby Digital vs. DTS: A Guide to the Strengths of the Formats
• THX Games Mode Overview
• What is Dolby Digital Surround?
• Acoustics Facts and Fiction
• Calculating Room Modes with ModeCalc
• Helmholtz Resonant Absorber
• Audio Lip Sync - The Next Big Feature?
• 2003 Preamp-Processor and Receiver Wish List
• Current Trends in the Recording Format Arena P1
• Current Trends in the Recording Format Arena P2
• Brick Wall Digital Filters and Phase Deviations
• DVD Audio & SACD I - The Royal Scam
• DVD Audio & SACD - The Royal Scam Part II
• DVD-Audio vs. SACD vs. CD
• Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 1
• Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 2
• Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 3
• Upsampling vs. Oversampling for Digital Audio
• THX Select and THX Ultra2 Certification General Questions
• Connecting 4-ohm Speakers to an 8-ohm Receiver
• Bi-wiring, Speaker Shielding, Bose 901s, and Buzzing Audio
• Damping Factor: Effects On System Response
• Filter & Crossover Types for Loudspeakers
• Loudspeakers: When Is Good Enough, Enough? Part 2
• Series vs Parallel Networks - First Order Comparison
• Physics Tutorial 2: The Physics of Hearing
• Audio Amplifier Classes
• The Truth About Digital (Class D) Amplifiers
• Audio Cable "Break In" Science or Psychological?
• Audio Cables - Science or Religion?
• Cable Distortion and Dielectric Biasing Debunked
• Calculating Cable Inductance of Zip Cord
• Cross Coax Cables Design vs Zip Cord
• High Fidelity, The Miraculous Invention
• Skin Effect Interview with Dr. Howard Johnson
• Physics Tutorial 1: Coulomb's Law & Electrostatics
• Rubbing the Snake Oil Out of Speaker Cables
• Skin Effect Relevance in Speaker Cables
• The Truth About Spiral Shield Cables
• Transmission Line Effects in Video Cables
• SilverSmith Audio Cables Interview
• Loudspeakers: When is Good Enough, Enough? Part 1
• Top Ten Signs an Audio Cable Vendor is Selling You Snake Oil
• CD and DVD Longevity: How Long Will They Last?
• Acoustical Measurements - What are They?
• Room Modes and Dealing with Them
• Introduction to Acoustics
• Getting the Right Acoustics for Your Listening Room
• Bass Traps - Not Just for Fisherman!
• Rooms Without Boundaries: Using RPG Diffusors
• Component Video Cables - The Definitive Guide