Surround Sound Formats Explained
Surround Sound Decoding - so what is everyone talking about? Learn the whole story on the competing formats of surround sound, a little history of each, and which one is best for you. First off, surround [...]
Made in Canada! Part 1 of 3
When one thinks of consumer electronics products, one country generally comes to mind: Japan. Home to industry giants such as Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic and Sharp, chances are you have several A/V devices from a Japanese manufacturer [...]
Made in Canada! Part 2 of 3
Part one of our survey of Canadian manufacturers covered Anthem, Axiom Audio, Bryston, Classé Audio, Gutwire, Magnum Dynalab, Paradigm, Totem and SimAudio. There's at least twenty left to cover. Part two will concentrate on speaker manufacturers. [...]
Made in Canada! Part 3 of 3
The third and final part of our survey of Canadian manufacturers covers some truly remarkable companies, some marching to the beat of a very different drummer. Let's take a look at them in alphabetical order. Aurum [...]
Blu-ray Wins HD Disc Format War: Should You be Picking up a Blu-ray Player?
In February 2008, after an 18 month high definition disc format war, a clear winner had finally emerged. Following a series of unfavourable announcements for Toshiba early in 2008, the company decided to pull the plug [...]
The Home Theatre Experience: An Introduction
Home theatre has come a long way since the days of hooking up a Dolby Surround processor to your stereo receiver and HiFi VCR. Maybe you were such an enthusiast in the late 80s that you [...]
An Introduction to Turntables
You think vinyl went the way of the Dodo? Think again. Sure, piles of disco records were melted down at Comiskey Park in 1979, but a lot survived. Vinyl culture has been kept alive by audiophiles, [...]
HDMI: All Versions Explained
Why the need for a new connector? HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), the highly touted but much maligned next generation audio/video connection has been around since late 2002. It is the evolution of the Digital Video [...]
A/V Furniture (Racks, TV Stands, Speaker Stands, Media Storage)
Every television needs a stand just like every DVD collection needs a storage solution. It may seem mundane choosing furniture compared to choosing new television or other components for your home theater, but there seem to [...]
3D TVs, Blu-ray 3D Players and 3D Glasses
3D has already made a big splash over the past year. With movies such as Avatar (which made $2.7B at the box office worldwide), Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans taking viewers from the [...]