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Upgrading In-ceiling Speakers for Whole Home Audio with Niles While many of us would love to spend the majority of our day locked in our man-caves or home theaters listening to music on our big audio rigs, the reality is that we don't. So how do we upgrade?

LED Lamps to Replace Incandescent Bulbs - But When? Have you been keeping up with the LED lighting movement? I'd even go so far as to call it a "transition". The future is here - it's just a tad expensive right now. That's going to end soon. Real soon.

2011 $3500 Recommended Home Theater System There are as many ways to build a $3500 home theater system as there are people. Chances are, you have some of this stuff already but we think our list is a great resource for figuring out what next.

Naples Florida Home Does More Than Golf There are home theaters that focus on luxury, some that focus on high-end equipment, and others that are themed. This latest, from Electronic House's "Cool Homes" section, is all about golf.

2011 $1000 Recommended 5.1 System For our $1k recommended system, we've managed to put together a system that not only has all 5 speakers and a sub, but also a Blu-ray player, Netflix and more streaming, and a full fledged receiver.

2011 $2000 A/V Receiver Comparison Guide We took the offerings in the $2000 price point from Denon (AVR-4311CI) and Onkyo (TX-NR3008) and weighed them up against the new Yamaha RX-A3010 AVENTAGE receiver. You may be surprised at the results.

2011 Back to School Gift Guide! It's that time again. Kids are going back to school and parents are looking for the perfect items to stick in their bags to equip them for the many tasks and experiences they will face.

NetGear Powerline AV500 Adapter Kit Review Devices like Netgear's Powerline AV500 Kit are set to revolutionize the way we connect our homes and our gear. You should check it out, because our testing shows that it beats wireless hands-down.

2011 $600 A/V Receiver Comparison Guide This comparison has offerings from Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer, Marantz, Denon, and Harman Kardon (the TX-NR609, RX-V671, VSX-50, NR1602, AVR-2112CI, and AVR 2650 respectively) at the $600 price point.

Largest Elan g! Control System Ever Built The Elan g! system programmed by AudioVideo Specialists for a 10,000-square-foot suburban Chicago home epitomizes the extent of a well-executed home control plan.