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Digital Music Player Shopping Guide: Everything You Need To Know To Find a Player Within Your Budget
Every music listener on the planet has an opinion on the merits of digital verses analogue audio. This debate started in the 80’s and rages on to this day, with each camp sticking firmly to their [...]
Web Exclusive – Cannon Unplugged: A Look Back at 100 Years of Amazing Connections
Neil Yeargin, President, ITT Interconnect Solutions The spark came to James Cannon when he was sixteen years old. It was 1906, and Cannon, a high school dropout from Utah, decided to move to California and try [...]
The Origins of Harder Rock – Part 1. Suggested Albums From Jimi Hendrix, The Who and The MC5
In Part #1 of this article, I’m going to review a few of the landmark albums released in the late 1960s which, today, are considered to be the cornerstones of harder rock music and metal. I’ll [...]
The History and Future of Music Delivery
If you happened to live just a few hundred years ago, the only way you could enjoy music was to either sing or play an instrument by yourself or with others, attend a live performance or [...]
The IMAX Private Theatre … WOW, just WOW!
Let’s assume that you have been a good little boy or girl over most of your history. And we are not talking just good, we’re talking serious good! We’re talking major philanthropy. We’re talking helping elderly [...]
A Complete Guide To Choosing An Amplifier / Amplifier Buyer Guide 2015
What You Should Know Before Selecting An Amplifier, Integrated Amplifier Or AV Receiver The integrated amplifier or AV receiver is the heart of your stereo or home theatre system and also its control centre. It accepts [...]
Digital Television
Digital technology is the reason why modern large screen televisions can be hung like a picture on the wall. It is also the reason why you can take your music collection in your pocket anywhere you [...]
HDScape Blu-ray Discs
I love to entertain regularly at my house, whether it's a family get-together or an evening of cocktails with friends. Consequently I'm always on the look out for fresh ideas to keep my guests entertained. Naturally, [...]
Home Theater PCs (HTPCs)
Did your home theater system crash again while watching your favorite DVD? Just hit the reset button! Welcome to the age of the living room PC. That was hopefully a joke, not a foresight into the [...]
Hacking Your DVD Player
Living in a multicultural country like Canada, we have access to products from around the world including DVDs. Unfortunately most DVD players sold in Canada are unable to play DVDs from other parts of the world. [...]
(Renting) Movies in the mail
Life is busy enough, isn't it? What if you could eliminate having to go pick up your next DVD rental from the video store, and not have to worry about dropping it off? What if you [...]
Connecting your Home Theater with the Proper Cables
So you’ve purchased all the best home theater gear you could afford and now it's time to hook it all up. Of course you've also set aside enough money for interconnect cables and speaker wires. Yes, [...]