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Marantz 30 Series MODEL 30 Integrated Amp & SACD 30n Network Player Overview
If you are looking for a sweet-sounding all-in-one integrated amp that can drive just about any speaker, the MODEL 30 Integrated certainly should be on your list. The added bonus is how great it will look on your shelf! For those of you wanting to add everything digital or just put together a complete digital front-end, the SACD 30n sure checks off a lot of boxes for its price!
Paradigm Premier Series Speaker Review
The Paradigm Defiance X Series of Subwoofers offer up one of the best values in subwoofers. With their ART drivers, Anthem Room Correction, and powerful amplifiers, they deliver outstanding performance for both home theater and music systems. You will not believe the fast, deep, and clean bass they deliver for the money.
EPV Front Projection Screens Overview
EPV Screens ISF certified front projection home theater screens are a great choice for your DIY home theater. They have a variety of configurations, are easy to assemble, and offer outstanding video quality for their cost. With EPV you can get an ISF certified 100” 16:9 screen for under $999.
Home Theater Speaker Layout Options
Learn all about the different possible speaker layouts for your home theater. We explain the best speaker configurations and how to integrate them into your room with options for almost any situation. We’ll help you understand the Dolby Labs speaker terminology and what is best for your home theater.
Home Theater Lighting Best Practices
While many times lighting is overlooked till the last minute, hopefully, this guide will inspire some ideas you had not thought about and help you add some great finishing touches to your dream home theater room.
How to Pick the Best Riser For Your Home Theater System
Any home theater with more than one row of seating is going to need a riser so the heads of the people on the front row are not blocking the view for the seats behind them. In this article, we help you better understand how to optimize the riser layout of your dream home theater room.
MartinLogan Dynamo Subwoofer Comparison
MartinLogan has raised the bar with this new series of subwoofers. We feel that no matter how good your subwoofer is if you can not fine tune it to the room to eliminate room problems, you will never hear it at its full potential.
There are a few other sub manufacturers out there with some kind of EQ, but none have the engineering and power of using the Canadian National Research Center to develop their software.
How To Plan a Home Theater System
If you are in the market for a new home theater system or improving part (or all) of the one you already own, this guide is for you. We have brought together and organized all of our home theater articles to help you understand the available options and how they might work or not work in your particular situation.
How To Choose The Best Front Projection Home Theater Screen
Learn how to choose the best type of front projection screen for your ultimate home theater. We’ll cover widescreen 2.40 compared to 16:9 screens, solid vs. acoustically transparent, and the various types of screen materials to help you pick the perfect front projection screen.
Marantz Receiver Comparison (NR1508, NR1608, SR5012, SR6012)
Recently, Marantz introduced a brand new line of home theater receivers consisting of 6 models ranging in price from $549 to $2999. We thought it might be helpful if we took a closer look at some of the more popular models in the lineup and compared them in order to help you select the best one for your system.
MartinLogan Masterpiece Series Speaker Comparison
MartinLogan’s Masterpiece speakers represent the state of the art in electrostatic speaker technology. Learn why audiophiles and music lovers around the world prefer the pure sound of MartinLogan electrostatic loudspeakers. Imagine a speaker you can see through that paints a sound field as big as life in front of you.
Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series Signature Series Overview
The B&W 700 S2 speaker series includes much of the technology developed for the studio reference B&W 800 Diamond speakers used by the likes of Abbey Road, Skywalker Ranch and more. Learn how you can experience the sound preferred by recording engineers around the world in a more affordable and compact package.
GoldenEar Triton Series Speakers Overview
Learn why the GoldenEar Triton speakers are considered by many reviewers to be one of the best value tower speakers in the world. From the Triton Seven all the way up to the Triton Reference, you get far more sound than you would expect for the amount you spend with a sound that puts the musicians in front of you.
Sonos Setup: Tips & Tricks Guide
In general, the Sonos app on iPhones and Android devices is pretty intuitive and the best way to get the most out of your system is to just proactively play with the app and learn how it works. However, here are some quick tips and tricks that most people find very helpful.
How Surround Sound Evolved Into Dolby Atmos Technology
A guide on how to design your ideal home theater or media room so all your friends and family experience a beautiful picture with great surround sound. Learn about how the dimensions of your room can impact the sound, finding the ideal screen viewing height, and how to design a home theater riser so everyone has a great seat.
SVS Prime Speaker Series Overview
The SVS Prime speaker series are designed to surprise and delight music and home theater enthusiasts with their great value. The SVS Prime series has a model to fit just about any budget and has some very unique elevation speakers that enable you to get amazing surround sound in just about any room.
