Discover the secrets behind the evolution of home theater systems - prepare to be amazed as we unveil the milestones that led to our modern cinematic experience!
Well, you can thank Nikola Tesla for the AC (alternating current) gear that powers all our favorite AV toys. And while he may have invented it around the turn...
One of the most passionate groups of audiophiles and music lovers are those who own flat speakers. Some are planar speakers. Others are electrostatic or hybrid electrostatic. Some are...
No component in the world of specialty AV is more polarizing than audio and video cables. Cables that seeming "do the same thing" can range from $5 to $50,000....
There is no more important factor on the way your room sounds than your room acoustics and don't let anyone tell you any differently. Expensive, reference-level AV gear is...
Linn Audio is famous for saying "your system is only as good as your source" and who are we to argue with them. Audiophile source components range from turntables...
One of the critiques on the hobby of the hobby of audiophila is that its snobby and exclusionary. One way the mold is being broken today is through premium...
We don't have an inexpensive hobby. But you know thatt. Even though our passion for excellence can often leave our bank balances a little light, you don't necessarily have...
The A/V industry has done one thing over and over: come out with competing formats at the same time. Despite being detrimental to eveyone involved, this is the way...
You have to love amplifiers. They take the sounds we love and make them LOUDER. Whether you're a vacuum-tube purist or a cutting-edge digital devotee, there's an an amp...
Projectors have come along way since the days of carefully threading home movies in your basement, only to have the bulb burn out ten minutes into your family vacation....
Receivers are sort of the thankless workhorses of the AV world. They aren't glamorous like an HDTV or cool like a pair of speakers. If your home theater was...
In some ways headphones have changed the least out of all the AV gear out there. Sure, they have noise-canceling ones, and ones molded to fit your ear canal....
Soundbars came out of nowhere and have domintted the home AV market. The combination of thin-sounding flat-panel TVs and consumers looking for a simple solution that doesn't require much...
HDTVs have evolved rapidly since their introduction. Already we've gone through four main formats, plus massive size decreases since those giant CRTs from years ago. HDTVs are now the...
Take a walk with us down bad memory lane, assuming that at one point or another you bought into one or more of these failed AV technologies and or...
DACs are white-hot in the audiophile world. They're small, cheap and they make a BIG difference in sound quality. With most computer makers cutting corners on A/DA converters DACs...
With cable and satellite TV constantly trying to reinvent itself to keep up with the times there has been a rise in streaming media players. These allow for more...
There is no shortage of crazy priced products in the world of audiophila. We've created a list of some of the most fantastic products ever. If you've got 9-figure...
All those hours spent running wiring and calibrating and arranging and keeping your wife and kids locked out has finally paid off: your home theater is finished. Now what?...
