Setting up a 4.1 Architectural Home Theater in Dual-Use Family Room
My house can't accommodate a dedicated home theater and media room. So, I'm in the position of trying to fit my equipment into existing...
How to extend HDMI with Minimal Pain
The Monoprice HDMI extender is a great, inexpensive way to extend your HDMI signal. Some models will extend the signal up to 328 feet.
HDMI...
Setting up a UPnP and DLNA streaming solution for audio
Apple's AirPlay is the envy of every audio lover. It's slick, simple, and just works. There are many, however, who don't own Apple products...
How to dump Cable and finding another solution for TV programming
Like many of you, I cringe every time the cable TV bill arrives. Even with a triple play discount, the costs for cable are...
How to find missing audio or media files in iTunes
iTunes has revolutionized media playback. As great as iTunes is, at some point you'll run into some issues including the dreaded missing audio or...
Blind Audio Testing: The Scientific Truth Behind the Myth
Audiophiles frequently "discuss" blind testing. In some people's opinion, doing a "blind test" is the only way to test whether...
11,000 Songs in iTunes: Cleaning the Library with TuneUp
Earlier on Saturday morning, I knew I just wasn't going to have time to cleanup my iTunes library properly anytime soon or in the...
The fix for AppleTV HDMI audio and video woes and HDMI problem solving
In my last post on "The Fix for HDMI Woes" I started to talk about how the promise of HDMI has been vastly different...
The Importance of Calibration: Essential HDTV Calibration Tools
Calibration pattern to set your display's contrast courtesy of Spears and Munsil Blu-ray 2nd Edition
With my old LCD TV failed, I decided to...
How to Fix DC Offset and Transformer Hum In Your Audio Equipment: A Review...
The Emotiva CMX-2 promises to remove DC offset from your audio setup.
Debugging problems with your audio setup can often be maddening. Some of the...
