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Introductory Articles


  • Introduction to DIY Audio
  • Made in Canada! Part 1 of 3 (Canadian Made Audio/Video Components)
  • Made in Canada! Part 2 of 3
  • Made in Canada! Part 3 of 3
  • Blu-ray Wins HD Disc Format War: Should You be Picking up a Blu-ray Player?
  • The Home Theatre Experience
  • An Introduction to Turntables
  • HDTV Primer
  • HDMI: All Versions Explained



  • Audio Features


  • Recommended Turntable Accessories
  • CD Recommendations To Show Off Your HiFi System
  • The Beatles Remastered - The New CD Collection
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX Technologies Explained and Reviewed
  • Getting High Resolution Audio From a Blu-ray Player
  • iPod Docking Ideas!
  • Multi-room Sound System Options
  • Dolby Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio: Next Generation Audio of Blu-ray and HD DVD
  • Two-channel Solid State Music Systems Group Test (Cambridge Audio, NAD, ARCAM and more)
  • The Home Theatre Experience
  • An Introduction to Turntables
  • DTS Surround Music
  • Generation MP3: Digital Music Players
  • Digital Amplifiers
  • Wireless Lifestyle
  • Dual Disc Format
  • Home Theatre in a Box
  • DAB Radios in Canada
  • Digital Radio in Canada: The Future of Radio
  • Coding Decoded: Surround Sound Formats Explained



  • Video Features


  • 3D At Home: From A to Z, Everything You Need to Know
  • LCD LED-Backlight Tech Explained (with Reviews of Toshiba REGZA 46SV670U, Samsung UN46B6000 and Sharp LC-40LE700UN)
  • Getting Set for Blu-ray: Q and A on Blu-ray, HDMI, and AV Receiver Compatibility
  • Why You Should Calibrate Your TV
  • Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark Blu-ray Edition
  • 3D Television: Finally Coming To Your Home Television?
  • OLED - The Future of TV Technology?
  • Blu-ray Wins HD Disc Format War: Should You be Picking up a Blu-ray Player?
  • Calibrating Your TV in About 5 Minutes!
  • Latest TV Tech: 1080p, HDMI version 1.3, 24 Frames Per Second, 120 Hz and More
  • LCD or PLASMA, which is right for you?
  • Latest Generation Video Game Consoles (and how to connect them properly)
  • The Next Generation of Flat Panel TVs: OLED, SED and TDEL
  • Connecting your Home Theatre with the proper cables
  • HDTV Primer
  • Digital Television
  • HDScape Blu-ray Discs
  • Home Theater PCs
  • Hacking Your DVD Player
  • (Renting) Movies in the mail
  • Experince the DLP Difference



  • Archived Articles (But still applicable...)


  • HD DVD and Blu-ray: The Latest News Before End of Format War
  • HD DVD and Blu-ray: An Introduction



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    Product Buyer Guides


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  • Home Theater Setup and Connection Tips


  • Building a Basement Home Theatre? Here’s What You Need To Know
  • Connecting your Home Theatre with the proper cables
  • Improve the Sound in Your Home Theatre
  • HDMI: Making the Connection (all versions explained)
  • Latest Generation Video Game Consoles (and how to connect them properly)



  • Power Protection


  • Power Protection for the Home Theatre



  • Room Acoustics/Improving the Sound of Your System


  • How do listening room acoustics affect sound quality? (Part 1 of 5)
  • How do listening room acoustics affect sound quality? (Part 2 of 5)



  • DIY (Do-It-Yourself)


  • DIY Hockey Puck Record Clamp Project
  • Furutech DIY Power Cable Project



  • Audio Video Technology


  • 3:2 Pulldown Explained
  • Transfering Film to DVD
  • Blue Laser Technology
  • DLP Technology



  • Holiday Gift Ideas


  • 2009 Editors' Holiday Picks!
  • 2008 Editors' Holiday Picks! (PDF format)
  • 2007 Christmas Gift Guide for Audio Video Enthusiasts (PDF format)
  • 2006 Christmas Gift Guide for Audio Video Enthusiasts (PDF format)



  • Terminology


  • Speaker Terms



  • Meet the Manufacturer


  • Paradigm Electronics and Anthem Electronics
  • Totem Acoustic
  • Video Processing: The Silicon Optix Way
  • Axiom Audio
  • Audio Products International (Energy, Mirage, Athena Technologies



  • Audio Video Show Coverages


  • 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, US)
  • 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, US)
  • 2007 Festival Son&Image (Montreal, Canada)
  • 2006 Festival Son&Image (Montreal, Canada)


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