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Bi-Wiring A Loudspeaker: Does it Make a Difference?
Bi-wiring a loudspeaker involves running two pairs of cables tied together on the amp side but separated on the loudspeaker side to the low and high crossover sections. But, does it make a difference?
Thinking in Isolation – A Primer on Ground Loops
There is a humming sound coming from the speakers. A faint dark bar rolls from the bottom of the image to the top, changing colors and distorting the picture as it goes. What’s this? How is this…
Dolby Labs CES 2007 Video
Craig Eggers talks to us about Dolby Labs new technologies that are part of the high definition audio and video formats hitting the consumer electronics market including Dolby TrueHD and Dolby…
Understanding HDMI Ver 1.3
HDMI is an acronym that stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. As its name suggests, HMDI is an interconnectivity standard. Hitachi, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Philips, Silicon…
Un-Sound Advice About Cables
This is an editorialized experience of when I visited a hifi shop over the holiday break and got sold a story on what makes exotic cables better. Slick marketing or snake oil?
Benchmark Testing DVDs - Overview of HQV, Avia Pro and DVE
The Audioholics/HQV testing is rigorous; the simple fact is that many of the high-end DVD players cannot pass all the Audioholics/HQV tests. We at Audioholics feel there should be no compromise on…
Why Won't My Cable Box Video Work With My Receiver?
In response to numerous threads about this issue we have developed this article to address the issue and let everyone know of productive workarounds and the status of various cable company fixes...
Active Room Correction: A Primer to Audyssey MultEQ Pro
Audyssey's Sound Equalizer is the company's first branded, flagship statement product. In working with the MultEQ Pro software over the last couple of months it has become apparent to this author…
Selecting the Right HDMI Solution for Your Custom Installation
Digital is everywhere in today's home theater environment. But, despite this proliferation of digital technologies and content, most digital devices still rely on analogue interfaces. The use of…
Audioholics HDMI 1.3 Q&A
HDMI 1.3 has been the talk of the forums lately. Everyone wants to know what's going on with the new spec and what it means to the current and future crop of AV devices. We were fortunate enough to…
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