Home Theater Wiring - Why It Matters

Joe Cornwall of Impact Acoustics and Cables to Go discusses why cables do indeed matter when considering your wiring needs for a whole house audio installation or home theater. When generating a cable list for your home theater it's important to consider not only what your devices are, but length, signal type and intended use - both now and future. Failure to consider all options can result in a misconfiguration and lots of work down the road.

Topics include:

• Why wiring matters
• The various "flavors" of HDMI
• What is HDCP?
• HDMI and DVI limitations
• Digital audio Signals
• Analogue audio signals
• Cable construction
• Cat5e and signal transport
• Analogue A/V limitations
• Multi-room vs. multi-zone
• The computer as a media component
• RF modulation and HDTV video distribution

It's a dynamic presentation and one that most audioholics won't want to miss out on.

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