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Five Things You Should Know About WiFi Performance and Reliability

Brad Hintze — March 20, 2019 08:00

Five Things You Should Know About WiFi Performance and Reliability

Frustrated with your wireless WiFi network? We give you 5 pro tips on how to get a rock solid WiFi signal to your home theater to create a stable network throughout your home.

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How to Get True HDTV Content On Your New TV

— February 25, 2008 08:19

How to Get True HDTV Content On Your New TV

Many people bring home a new HDTV and look forward to the excitement of viewing a true high definition picture. But is it really that simple? Well it can be - if you follow a few guidelines and

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Connecting a CableTV or Satellite System

— July 22, 2005 20:00

Connecting a CableTV or Satellite System

Over-the-air (OTA) broadcast television may be making a comeback with major networks now sending HDTV signals capable of being picked up by the humble rooftop antenna. But subscriber TV services from

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Home Theater Speaker Layout ‑ An Essential Guide

Alan Lofft — April 13, 2005 19:00

Home Theater Speaker Layout - An Essential Guide

The goal of all speaker placement for movie soundtrack playback and multichannel music reproduction-even stereo is a smooth, consistent and unbroken soundstage across the front.

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Tips for Building a Home Theater in an Apartment

— February 06, 2005 19:00

Tips for Building a Home Theater in an Apartment

You load up the latest and greatest action DVD into your home theater. You sit down with remote in hand and turn the volume up a bit so you can hear the wonderful special effects the movie sound

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Loudspeaker Placement Guide

Richard Rives — January 30, 2005 18:00

Loudspeaker Placement Guide

Tech Article: Audioholics goes over loudspeaker placement tips for a 5.1 / 7.1 surround system and how to optimize your A/V system's sound quality for best performance.

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Ground Loops ‑ Eliminating System Hum and Buzz

— November 19, 2004 18:00

Ground Loops - Eliminating System Hum and Buzz

Got an annoying hum or buzz in your audio system? You likely have a ground loop. This article helps you diagnose the problem so it can be eliminated. Don't put up with hum. Read this article!

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Audio/Video Home Theater Setup Guide

— November 06, 2004 18:00

Audio/Video Home Theater Setup Guide

This Audio/Video Home Theater Setup Guide will help you get all of the basics down to ensure you will achieve the best performance from your home theater entertainment system.

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Subwoofer Placement Guidelines

Alan Lofft — October 27, 2004 19:00

Subwoofer Placement Guidelines

Subwoofer Crawl Placement Guide: Get the best bass from your subwoofer with these placement guidelines. Find the best location for your sub here.

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Receiver Setup and Connections

— September 21, 2004 20:00

Receiver Setup and Connections

The back a of a Home Theater receiver can be confusing for a beginner, but as you learn what all the connections are taking a look at the back becomes the fastest way to assess the options and

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DVD Player Setup

— September 16, 2004 20:00

DVD Player Setup

Let's dispel the mystery about the back of your DVD player by using the most complex type of DVD player available as our example, the Universal DVD player. Universal DVD players like Onkyo's

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Setting Up Your Home Theater System ‑ Basics

— September 03, 2004 19:00

Setting Up Your Home Theater System - Basics

These are some basic home theater connection tips to getting your equipment set up and ready to go.

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Tips to Combat Loudspeaker & System Brightness

— August 29, 2004 20:00

Tips to Combat Loudspeaker & System Brightness

You researched and went out shopping on the internet and/or retail stores to assemble the ultimate home theater system. You spent hours auditioning all the competing brands, assuring yourself you

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DVD Audio Setup Tip #1

— August 25, 2004 20:00

DVD Audio Setup Tip #1

DVD has truly changed the Home Theater realm by providing the home audio enthusiast with audiophile and videophile quality as good, or even better than the Cinema. However, many neophytes may not

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Subwoofer Placement Tips for Cabinetry Installations

— August 25, 2004 20:00

Subwoofer Placement Tips for Cabinetry Installations

I have been asked repeatedly by members of this forum about recommendations for putting subwoofers into custom or pre-made cabinetry so here are my opinions and recommendations.

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Placement Suggestion for Cube Speakers

— August 25, 2004 19:00

Placement Suggestion for Cube Speakers

Need placement suggestions for your Cube Speakers? This article will give you illustrated guidance to help you maximize your cubed experience.

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Setting Speaker Levels & Distance in a Surround Sound System

— August 25, 2004 19:00

Setting Speaker Levels & Distance in a Surround Sound System

This article gives basic calibration tips on setting speaker levels and distance in a multi-channel surround sound system.

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Crawling for Bass ‑ Subwoofer Placement Tips

— March 29, 2001 19:00

Crawling for Bass - Subwoofer Placement Tips

Do the Subwoofer Crawl. It's the easiest way to find the proper placement location for your subwoofer to get the best performance and sound.