Secrets, Author at HomeTheaterHifi.com

Negative Feedback – Fact and Fantasy

Colin MillerNovember 30, 2007

Negative feedback, or NFB, has taken a bad rap in the high-end audio community. Misunderstood by much of the audio press, and occasionally abused by audio designers, many audiophiles shun the idea like anthrax.

Editor's DeskEditorial

What We Hear vs. What We Perceive

Colin MillerNovember 30, 2007

Audiophiles love to characterize the sonics of pretty much everything using words that really don't apply to sound. Terms range from the general such as "Tight", "bright", "laid back", "warm," to the absurdly abstract such as my all-time favorite, "pace."

Editor's DeskEditorial

DLP vs. LCD: Which is Better?

Steve SmallcombeNovember 30, 2007

We often get questions about which TV display technology is "better". In particular, the question arises in regard to DLP vs. LCD. This article hopefully will provide some answers . . .

Editor's DeskEditorial

The Secrets SSP (Surround Sound Processor) Benchmark Specifications

SecretsNovember 30, 2007

The Secrets DVD Benchmark has been remarkably popular, but in an of itself not all that remarkable or unexpected. What took us off guard is that it has been equally popular with our readers and manufacturers of the equipment.

Technical Reviews

Stereo Imaging, Amplitude Differences, Time Arrival Differences, and the Precedence Effect

Colin MillerNovember 30, 2007

When humans hear two simultaneous arrivals of the same sound from different directions at the same amplitude, the "stereo" illusion is that the source is not from two different directions (i.e., from two separate speakers), but from a "phantom" location between those speakers.

Technical Reviews

Interlacing

SecretsNovember 29, 2007

Lines 1 - 525 are not scanned in sequence, but rather...

Primers

Improved Definition Television

SecretsNovember 29, 2007

Improved Definition Television (IDTV) is a process applicable in our...

Primers

High Definition Television (HDTV)

SecretsNovember 29, 2007

High Definition Television (HDTV) began broadcasting in...

Primers

The Editor’s Equipment List

SecretsNovember 28, 2007

John E. Johnson, Jr. holds four university degrees, and has published numerous scientific books (three in 2014 and one in 2015), along with dozens of scientif...

Technical Reviews