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Acoustics The fundamental goal in designing a room for motion picture or music is to achieve the sound at the listeners ears that the producer intends.   |
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Theater Acoustics Soundtracks in modern motion pictures are delicately crafted masterpieces. Here's how to maximize these audio masterpieces when creating a room for your home theater. |
Home Toys
August 2005
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Home Theater Design & Construction: Part Two There are several criteria to address during the basic home theater construction phase. One of the most important is noise transmission through the walls. |
Home Theater
October 2002
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Design the Ultimate Home Theater -- On a Budget Home theater design breaks down into four major components: room design, construction, acoustic treatment, and system setup. |
Home Toys
April 2005
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Total Room Home Theater: What is is? Prior to installing a new home theater, consideration needs to be given to everything from the ground up starting with the floor. |
Home Toys
February 2006
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Home Theater Design and Construction For part 4 in this home theater design and installation series, here's a look at more interior room acoustics and some home theater lighting design considerations. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Ethan Winer |
Introduction to Acoustic Treatment An acoustics expert explains the basics of treatment and bass traps, and reveals some surprising insights along the way. |
Home Toys
June 2005
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Total Room Home Theater Part 2 Here are different methods of acoustically treating the interior of your home theater/media room. |
Home Theater
May 2003
Mike Wood |
PMI CinePanel Acoustic-Treatment Kit Adding acoustic treatment is probably the easiest and most effective thing you can do to improve your sonic environment. Fortunately, Performance Media Industries (PMI) has done the work for you with their CinePanel acoustic-treatment kits. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Albert Von Schweikert |
A Few Tips on Choosing Home Theater Speakers In order to make a short-list of equipment to evaluate, here is a primer on how to go about choosing a suitable speaker system for your dream system. |
Home Theater
February 28, 2002 |
EchoBusters: Affordable Room Treatment After you've spent your life savings on electronics and furnishings, are you still unhappy with the sound of your home theater? Perhaps you should have budgeted a little something for room treatment... |
Home Toys
December 2002
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Maximize the Performance of your In-wall Speakers This article discusses how and where to mount your in-wall speakers for best performance. It explains how the wall cavity can strongly affect their performance, and what to do about it. |
Science News
July 7, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Acoustic Residues There's a surprising mathematical ingredient in the sound of many performing artists and recording stars. It manifests itself in the form of clusters of panels hanging on the walls of recording studios, concert halls, nightclubs, and other venues... |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
The Media Room State-of-the-art sights and sounds are right at home in Milton. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Jon Robbins |
How to Create a Custom-Designed Home Theater Working with an expert gives you the personal guidance you need to plan, program, and perfect every detail of your ultimate home theater. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Mark Stone |
Thoughts On Getting the Best Bass in Your Listening Room The use of powered subwoofers and separate midrange/treble satellites both allows you to be conservative in the amount of power your main amplifier produces. |
This Old House
Karen Ziga |
4 Ways to Soundproof Your Apartment Be a courteous neighbor -- or silence the sounds from next door -- with these noise-dampening strategies |
Home Toys
December 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction The correct seating and speaker placement to get the best sound quality and preserve the true theater experience. |
Home Theater
September 27, 2001 |
Owens Corning Debuts All-Black Acoustical Insulation Owens Corning has two new acoustical insulation products, SelectSound Black Acoustic Blanket and SelectSound Black Acoustic Board, that may ease your home theater installation woes considerably... |
Home Toys
December 2003
John Bubernak |
The Forgotten Component What's the single best upgrade you can make for your dollar to improve your audio system? In virtually every home theater, media room or listening room, nothing will matter more than improved room acoustics. |
This Old House
Tom Silva |
Sound Solutions Sound-proofing is a complicated and difficult structural result to achieve - and it's rarely done in the course of ordinary house-building. |
Home Toys
June 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design Part One If your budget allows, you can used advanced construction techniques to keep your theater soundtrack from annoying the rest of your house. In addition, you can keep outside noises from intruding into your theater. |
Home Theater
January 2004
Kevin Hunt |
Toshiba SD-43HT HTIB An instant home theater system, Toshiba's SD-43HT includes a flashy, silver DVD receiver, five speakers, a subwoofer, and no-fuss, color-coordinated wiring for the setup-impaired. |
Home Theater
May 2005
Chris Lewis |
MiCon Audio Evo-2 Home Theater System A review of this audio system finds that it delivers a highly impressive, powerful presentation. |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
Meghan Drueding |
Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
Bill Machrone |
C'mon, Kill the Noise!: Headphones The author tested seven headphones to see which headsets effectively cancelled outside noise. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sticky doors... Good idea to remove snow from a ridge vent... Skylights more energy efficient than you think... Installing a water-channeling system beneath a deck... Home heartbeat... Nailmaster... Ready to roll... GE Silicone... etc. |
Home Toys
February 2004
Nick Colleran |
Tales from the Input Side A recording engineer talks about how room acoustics can cause bass to get "lost" -- and how you can remedy the problem. |
Home Theater
December 2003
Steve Guttenberg |
Atlantic Technology System 6200 speaker system Tune your room. Atlantic Technology's new speaker system will do just that. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2007 |
Drywall Made Simple: Buy, Install and Finish in 13 Easy Steps While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Can't a Fella Get a Little Peace and Quiet? How to block or diffuse the sound of cars and mowers penetrating your property. |
PC World
March 2004
Stan Miastkowski |
Quiet Your PC: Easy Ways to Cut Computer Noise The main sources of noise are motors and spinning components such as the hard drive, CPU fan, case cooling fans, and power supply fan. Tips on quieting your computer. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005
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Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A A professional engineer solves readers' dilemmas ranging from tree-root patio bulge to bracing a floor joist under a toilet. |
Audiophilia
May 2002
David T. Brown |
Amphion Creon Loudspeaker: Finn-Tastic Fidelity For the serious and discerning audiophile looking for extremely accurate, well-balanced speakers with excellent imaging and a striking visual presence, these fantastic Finns are hard to beat... |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Most Powerful Loudspeaker Want to hear the story about the world's loudest speaker? Because it is not always practical to launch a space shuttle when you need to create a loud noise -- to study airport sound control, for example -- Wyle Laboratories has developed a more compact solution, the WAS 3000. |
Home Toys
April 2003
Bob Smith |
The Importance of Power Conditioning For Peak System Performance Power products that protect rack components and their programming functions from power anomalies minimize the risk of maintenance calls and dissatisfied consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008 |
The Ultimate Guide to Walls: How Your House Works A home's walls enclose, strengthen and hold secrets. Here's what's on them and in them. |
