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DACs: Do You Need an External Digital to Analog Converter for your Hifi System? A Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), takes your digital content and transforms it into analog so that your hifi system can amplify it and play it through your speakers. Do you need a new one? Read on.

Headphones: Are You Ready for an Upgrade? If your headphones came with your player, you need an upgrade. But what if you have some newer, fancier headphones? Do you still need to upgrade? We help you out with a handy chart to help you decide.

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Subwoofer? Sub Upgrade: Wondering if you need a new powered subwoofer? Audoholics goes over the factors to consider in your decision, and we give you a tool to determine if your sub is holding your system back.

HDTV: When is it time to Upgrade Your Display? HDTV: When is it time to upgrade your Display? Our TV upgrade guide will help you. We run through not only how large a screen you need, but break down the features manufacturers are convinced you want

How to Evaluate Loudspeakers for Sound and Accuracy Evaluating loudspeaker sound quality ultimately comes down to listening, but what do you listen for? What source material do you use? Learn how to listen to speakers for accurate sound reproduction.

Sealed vs Ported Subwoofers: Which Is Right For You? Sealed vs. ported subwoofers is is one of the great debates in the audio world. Click to read the Audioholics' analysis of how these alignments compare and contrast.

Loudspeaker Myths: Separating the Scientific Facts from Science Fiction Loudspeaker science vs science fiction, we uncover the myths and facts about good speaker design and engineering practices. Driver break in, measurements and testing, parts, design, all revealed.

Loudspeaker Measurements Standard: Our Procedure for Objectively Analyzing Speaker Performance The Audioholics Loudspeaker Measurements Standard objectively measures performance of speaker systems. Frequency response, distortion, sensitivity, polar & listening window response, impedance, etc.

Dolby Atmos for Home Cinema How is it Different? This article briefly discusses how Dolby Atmos is different than conventional 5.1 and 7.1 surround decoding schemes. How will it be adopted to the home market? Read on.

AV Receivers vs. Separates: Which One Is Better? AV receivers vs. Separate preamplifier/processors and amplification has been hotly debated for decades, with valid arguments on both sides of the table. Read on to see what the Audioholics think.