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Acurus ACT-3 Surround Sound Processor ADA (Audio Design Associates) Cinema Reference Mach III Controller (SSP), MPA-502 Five-Channel Power Amplifie...

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Amplifier Review Archives

A Comparison of 6550 and KT-88 Power Tubes Anthem PVA-7 Seven-Channel Power Amplifier Anthem Statement A5 Five-Channel and ...

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A Comparison of 6550 and KT-88 Power Tubes Anthem PVA-7 Seven-Channel Power Amplifier Anthem Statement A5 Five-Channel and A2 Two-Channel Powe...

DVD Benchmark – Part 3 – Functionality

What we covered in Parts 1 and 2 are the most commonly looked at aspects of DVD players. In Part 3 we take a look at another area of performance that I believe has been seriously neglected by everyone, including us (up until now)...

DVD Benchmark – Part 4 – Usability

One of the areas that gets short shrift from many DVD player reviews is the actual usability of the players. Sure, some reviewers talk about the layout of the remote, but only indirectly communicate usability issues...

DVD Benchmark – Part 5 – Progressive Scan DVD

It has long been our feeling that one can learn much more about the quality of a DVD player by watching lousy DVD movie material than you can learn by watching great material. Great material tends to look fine on just about every player...

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Introduction to the Benchmark Tests

On May 13 and 14, 2000, Secrets hosted its first DVD player Benchmark Event (Shootout I) in Redmond, Washington, where we tested numerous DVD players as to their video, audio, functional, and usability qualities. Audio Precision and Tektronix instrumentation were employed to gather extremely accurate data.

DVD Benchmark – Part 1 – Video

Let's start with a little technical information on DVD. I am never really sure how much to cover and how technical to get. I will do my best to make things as easy as possible for everyone to understand...

DVD Benchmark – Part 2 – Audio

A machine can very precisely tell you quantitative information about an audio signal, but it can't tell you what that signal will necessarily mean to any given individual...

Technical and Editorial Archives

A Tale of Two Subwoofers: How I Achieved Bass Nirvana with the Velodyne SMS-1 Digital Drive Subwoofer Management System and MIC-5 Multiple...

DIY Archives

Pyramid Powered Isobaric Subwoofer Build This Wooden Component Rack for $30 DIY # 14: Rythmik DirectServo Powered ...