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Home Toys
August 2005
Adam Blake |
A Technical Introduction to Audio Cables As audio systems continue to improve in accuracy, listening to a "live" performance in your living room gets closer to reality. Cables are an enabling factor for advancements in audio reproduction and can play a remarkably important role in your system.   |
Home Theater
March 26, 2002 |
PS Audio's New Power Director The Power Director performs AC conditioning, surge and spike protection, non-current limiting, and communication and switching interfaces for a custom home audio/video system or rack-mount environment... |
Home Toys
June 2005
Nigel Brent |
Series & Parallel Speaker Wiring Here are some tips that describe the most popular method of wiring speakers. |
Home Toys
June 2005
Karenann Brow |
Protect Your Home Theater System from Power Surges Power surges can travel on phone, Ethernet and coaxial lines as well as on the AC power line. If you have components connected to these lines, the surge suppressor should include jacks to provide the necessary protection. |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Are PLC Gremlins Causing Problems? Here's How to Send Them Packing! You don't need an extensive power line communications (PLC)/X-10 system to encounter gremlins --- those seemingly inexplicable little glitches that keep certain signals from successfully arriving at certain receivers. |
Home Theater
February 1, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
One SAD Power Manager Tributaries Cable, guys better known for high-end cables and the like, are introducing their first power-protection component, the TX500 Power Manager. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Garth Powell |
Protecting and Maximizing the Performance of Your Precious Plasma! AC noise is far greater in both amplitude and bandwidth than ever before. When it couples into critical circuits it will distort low-level information as well as create data corruption and losses. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Prasanna M. Shah |
Structured Wiring For Whole House Music Distribution This article describes ways of taking advantage of structured wiring for whole-house music distribution. |
PC World
January 31, 2002
Stan Miastkowski |
Avoid Static Damage to Your PC If you're upgrading your PC, static electricity can cause real damage. But a few precautions can protect sensitive electronics... |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
James Turner |
The Smart Power Strip A Web-enabled outlet tells you how much power an appliance is consuming and lets you turn it on and off remotely |
Home Toys
June 2005
John E. Johnson |
Speaker Cables and Interconnects for Your Home Theater Out of all audio and video components we buy, perhaps the most misunderstood and underestimated are the cables we connect them all together with. Selecting cables for your home theater system is an important task. |
Home Toys
August 2005 |
Making a Case for Advanced AC Power Conditioning The sensitivity and sophistication of today's electronic circuits require serious AC power conditioning. Anything less is too costly to consider, and will limit the performance users demand. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Shocking Truths The top 10 wiring problems and what to do about them |
This Old House
Alan J. Kearney |
Suppressing the Surge Think your PC or home theater is safe from getting zapped? Guess again... |
This Old House
Danny Lipford |
Bringing in an Electrician Don't cut corners on electrical work. Hire a qualified electrician familiar with the type of work you want done... |
This Old House
December 2005
Harry Sawyers |
Replacing Two-Prong Receptacles Retrofit a new three-prong or GFCI receptacle into your outdated outlet box without the expense of rewiring. |
Home Toys
October 2005
Michael Green |
Getting Started in the Hobby of Audio Simplicity is the key to good sound. Many times, when you install a system that is too complicated for a given room, you end up with poor sound reproduction. |
This Old House
Jim Collins |
Surge Protection Don't count on power strips to safeguard your home and fragile electronics |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Electrical Upgrades, Part 3 The third home project in our series adds protection against electrocution. If your wiring is more than 20 years old, consider upgrading some outlets to GFCI. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009 |
How to Diagnose Car Electrical Problems by Tracing Voltage Drops Electricity shouldn't be daunting, especially when it comes to automotive wiring. |
Home Theater
June 27, 2001 |
Panamax Announces Max 5500 AC Regenerator The Max 5500 ACRegenerator combines the best elements of surge protection with line conditioning, power stabilization and AC regeneration to give true audiophiles the best of all worlds... |
Home Toys
April 2003 |
What You Don't Know about Home Electrical Safety Can Shock You To best protect yourself and your family, have GFCIs installed in all areas both inside and outside your home where a water source is present and receptacles are required. |
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
February 2010
Glenn Derene |
The Cable Guide: Know Your Computer and TV Wires The different wires that are needed for your home entertainment equipment are listed here. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Prevent Electrical Fires with Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters Electronic sentinels in your outlets offer protection from electrical fires. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Steve Faber |
How to Wire Your Home for Modern Entertainment and Control Systems As content delivery over broadband increases, especially with the advent of HDTV, bandwidth demands will skyrocket. Using a wired network will help ensure uninterrupted delivery of your favorite programming. |
Home Theater
October 29, 2001 |
Bryston 6B-ST: High-power 3-channel Amp Long one of the audio industry's most respected equipment makers, Canada's Bryston has made an impressive move into the home theater market with several new products. Notable among them is the 6B-ST amplifier, a three-channel powerhouse... |
Home Theater
June 21, 2004
Scott Messler |
20 Questions for. . .Don Bouchard The vice president of sales and marketing for Ultralink/XLO, a manufacturer of high-performance A/V cables and connectors, discusses the cable terms and technologies you need to know and offers his insight on the benefits of high-end cable. |
Home Toys
December 2003 |
New Product Makes Cordless Wall Phones Truly Cordless The Out-of-Sight PowerJack cordless phone jack provides a standard 4-wire telephone jack with a low-voltage power supply from its own built-in transformer, so you don't need to install the phone close to an AC outlet. |
Home Theater
September 2001
Chris Lewis |
To Separate or Not to Separate? Should I buy a receiver or separates? The answer doesn't come quite as quickly as it used to, now that the formerly distinct line between the top of the receiver market and the bottom of the separates market has become increasingly blurry... |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Juicing Up Home Networks The wiring behind your walls could connect the video in all your rooms. |
U.S. CPSC
May 1, 2003 |
May Is National Electrical Safety Month Good news for homeowners -- aluminum wiring fix still available |
Home Toys
October 2004
Tom Grounds |
Home Theater Project: Media Room Finding the right place for everything in your home theater system. |
Popular Mechanics
March 17, 2009 |
6 Low-Voltage Electrical Repairs You can Do Yourself Doorbell doesn't ring, or rings continuously... Wall or ceiling light doesn't light... Cordless power tools losing power... Cordless phone won't hold a charge... Extension cord resistance... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004
Janesch & Ivons |
Choosing the Right Switch System Challenges Test Engineers Despite a variety of electronic systems, for all of them automation can improve them. An essential part of automated testing is a switching system, which routes signals between measurement instruments and the device under test (DUT). |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Glenn Zorpette |
Hands-On Project: Low-Cost, High-End Class-D Amplifier Build a sweet-sounding class-D amplifier for $500 |
Audiophilia
May 2007
Henry Wilkenson |
Gilmore Raptor 500D Monoblocks The Raptor monoblocks are true winners. |
Home Theater
July 2006
Gary Altunian |
Sonance DAB1 Distributed Audio System The DAB1 offers wholehouse music in a way that allows you to tailor the operation to your liking. |
Home Theater
April 2002
Mike Wood |
How Much Power Is Enough? Determining amplifier-power requirements for your home theater system... |
Home Theater
February 3, 2003 |
Sonic Bargain: Outlaw Model 200 A buck per watt is a bargain in anybody's book today. It's an especially good value when those watts feature audiophile specifications, and plenty of dynamic headroom. Sound too good to be true? Not if we're talking about Outlaw Audio's new Model 200 "M-Block" single channel amp. |
Home Toys
April 2006
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design and Construction Part 5 Time to Start Shopping -- The equipment you decide to purchase should be based on your sources, performance requirements and budget. Here's what to look for. |
Home Theater
February 2005
Kevin Hunt |
Sony DAV-LF1 DVD Platinum Dream System If not for all the wires, Sony's wireless DAV-LF1 DVD Platinum Dream System would be absolutely dreamy. |
This Old House
November 2007
Natalie Rodriguez |
Protecting Old Wires Overloading a home's wiring system and taking DIY shortcuts are two of the major reasons behind the 32,000 electrical fires that occur in homes each year. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
How to Use Less Energy in Your Home Theater Good suggestions for ways to minimize power use in components such as sound systems and HDTV's. |
Popular Mechanics
March 10, 2009 |
5 Tricks to Fix Chattering, Buzzing and Flickering Lights Many small electrical problems can be easily handled by the homeowner equipped with a modest number of specialized tools and a modicum of sense. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
The Internet Kitchen: Expand Counter Space for Plugs, TV & More Suggestions on how to make your home more digital friendly. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Eric S. Fellen |
Wire It Yourself Carving holes in walls may seem like a no-no, but it's the only way to run (and hide) Ethernet, television cables, and even extra power jacks. Here's how. |
Popular Mechanics
January 19, 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
11 Shocking Home Electrical Safety Tips Firefighters recommend that if you have any doubt about fighting a fire, you're best bet is to get out of the house as quickly as possible. |
U.S. CPSC
June 18, 2003 |
CPSC, ESFI Warn Consumers About Electrical Hazards In The Home "Inspect and Protect!" campaign encourages homeowners to safeguard homes |
Home Theater
March 2002
Mike McGann |
Get Plugged In The ins and outs of A/V connections... |
