With mass production of 1080P chips from various manufacture’s including Texas Instrument's DLP shipping in large numbers, the buzz seems to be in full swing in the HT community.  On the thread linked to above I play devil's advocate, pointing up the need for level headedness and not to getting carried away with the euphoria of a ...

It looks like spring is finally up on us, warm air, sunshine and migratory bids returning from their winter hiatus.  It’s this time of year that people start thinking of getting outdoors, perhaps the home audio gear will get a little less of a workout this season that is until the sweltering summer afternoons hit.  So get out ...

It’s said that critical listening is nothing more than critical thinking applied to what you hear, it’s a sadly underappreciated aspect of Home Theater.  When building a Home Theater system most people report that music is liable to represent up to 40% of the system’s playback.  Knowing how to listen is instrumental in ...

This question has been asked in many different ways by people just entering the Home Theater hobby.  The basic idea is the same; why do DVD soundtracks (encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS) sound so much better than music CDs on the same 5.1 system?  When asked on popular Home Theater and Hi-Fi message boards, the question invariably ...