Audio is an integral part of home theater. To get the most out of the audio experience, start with the basics and then move on to specific resources. From audio cassette decks to vacuum tube audio, check out useful product reviews, articles, manufacturer's site listings and more pertaining to audio components for use in your home theater or audio system.
The Home Theater receiver is being called on to do more and more, from simple connection to both analog and high definition audio and video sources, to accessing satellite and internet radio, and even to connecting iPods. However, as the sophistication of Home Theater Receivers increases, another feature that is being incorporated into many of them is what is referred to as "Multi-Zone capability". To find out more about this feature and how it works, check out my article.
Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver Connections
Surround Sound is the key audio element in a home theater system. Find out what it is and how to incorporate it into your home theater.
Today's surround sound experience is the result of decades of evolution. Since the early days of stereo, the race has been on to create the ulitmate home listening experience for television, music, and movies. To find out more about the development of surround sound for the home environment, and what options are available for home theater enthusiasts today, check out my article.
The Home Theater receiver, also referred to as an AV receiver or Surround Sound Receiver, is the heart of a home theater system and provides most, if not all, the inputs and outputs that you connect everything, including your television, into. A Home Theater Receiver provides an easy and cost-effective way of centralizing your your home theater system.
You check out those ADs in the newspaper for a receiver or amplifier for your audio system and the one feature that sticks out is the Watts-Per-Channel rating. One receiver has 50 Watts-Per-Channel (WPC), another one has 75, and still another has 100. The more watts the better, right? Not Necessarily...
One tool that can help you setup your stereo or home theater system properly is to use an equalizer. For a great overview on equalizers, and the difference between a Graphic Equalizer and Parametric Equalizer, check out the article by <A HREF="http://stereos.about.com/od/introductiontostereos/a/equalizers.htm">Gary Altunian, About.com Guide for Stereos</A>.
The online home of DTS (Digital Theater Systems). Check out all the details on DTS surround sound for home, car, and movie theater, plus the latest info on DTS DVD and DTS music releases.
Dolby Labs and DTS aren't the only players in town, with regards to surround sound technology. SRS has been developing and marketing surround sound technologies, such as TruSurround and Circle Surround for some time. Be sure to check out their website.
The official site of Dolby Labs, developer and licensor of Dolby Surround Sound technologies for both professional and home use.
Find out all the details about THX certification and what it means for you.
