In part 7 of our 12 part series, we’ll take a look at new products from Lutron, our favorite lighting control system. The Lutron booth at CEDIA this year was extremely crowded. Fortunately, we had an appointment with a Lutron specialist to get a run-down of their new products. As you may know, LED lighting …
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Fall Issue of HD Living Features Audio Advice Signature System
HD Living is a magazine about high definition living of all types. In it you’ll find article on things from luxury bathrooms to Italian wine to vintage LPs. The latest issue features a state of the art system done by Audio Advice for a local professional NFL player. We invite you to read the article …
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Leon’s CEDIA review part 6
At the PSB/NAD booth, two new products were launched that all of you may just have a need for! They are new categories for these companies and as usual for them, represent not only great sound, but real value. But first, a little background on how they came to market. When I attended the Munich …
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Leon’s CEDIA review part 5
In part 5 of our tour of the best of CEDIA, we’ll look at the upcoming DirecTv satellite receiver. Their both was extremely crowded and I did not get a chance to ask any questions, but here is what I gathered from reading over the specs they had posted. In Audio Advice tradition, we like …
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Leon’s CEDIA review part 3
In part 3 of our CEDIA wrap up we’re going to look at new products coming from on of our favorite speaker designers, B&W. Their CT series of home theater speakers has been one of our favorite products here at Audio Advice. You can read our thoughts in an earlier blog here: CT Series Home …
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Leon’s CEDIA review part 2
While 3D video was everywhere, I have to tell you, if you want to have more fun in your home theater, go for a 2:35 screen set up. About 75% of the major films released today are done in 2:35. This means when you view them on a normal high definition display, there are black …
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Leon’s Report on the 2011 CEDIA Trade Show
The annual CEDIA trade show wound down Saturday, September 10th as our sore footed crew made their way back to Raleigh and Charlotte. This year, the CEDIA show moved back to its normal home in Indianapolis where they have a great convention center for trade shows. I think I sat through more interesting demos at …
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Choosing the Right Sized Screen
Viewing Distance, Viewing Height, and Screen Size The first question we are usually asked is: just what size screen should I buy? The answer can take you down many paths. Tons and tons of research has been done on viewing angles by SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers). Of course the distance you sit from your …
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Digital Living July 2011 Wrap Up For Those Who Missed It
Our Digital Living events in our Raleigh and Charlotte stores were huge successes! First, I want to thank all of you who came out (and there was quite a crowd in both stores!), and to thank all of the vendors who gave up personal time to come help us out. We had people from Apple, …
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Our 100th Blog Posting-featuring the best of our blogs
So as I was posting my latest blog on how to choose a flat panel TV, I noticed it was posting number 99. That makes this blog our 100th blog posting. Boy, that’s a lot of coffee!! Like the TV business, when you have a milestone combined with an e-newsletter deadline and writer’s block (where is …
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