I remember when HDTV first arrived, and the information about high definition was that there would be two formats, 1280 x 720p (720 progressive) and 1920 x 1080i (1080 interlaced). 1080p (1080 progressive) is now the standard release resolution on Blu-ray discs...
MQA has been talked about on and off for the last several years since it was introduced. But during that time, there seemed to be hit and miss information regarding the technology, and how we as the listener would...
For many people, the answer is yes. Home theater and HiFi shoppers want more features, and we’ve gotten them from the AV companies, lots of new features.
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I am very pleased to announce that after 22 years of being the Editor in Chief of SECRETS and with the growth of the SECRETS magazine, we are broadening the 'office' of the Editor-in-Chief...
The term media server often conjures images of expensive and difficult-to-use products. In reality, the opposite is true. Today we'll talk about a few choice products, what the difference between a streamer and a server is, and how you can build your own solution from off-the-shelf parts.
Bjorn's is a major A/V Retailer and Custom Installation shop in San Antonio, Texas. The store was founded in 1975 by Bjorn Dybdahl. He started out in a modest 1,000 square foot lease space under the banner...
I have been a drummer for a very long time. I just turned 65 (August 21, 2010), and I started drumming in college when I was 20. At first, it was just four of us, one of my fraternity brothers played bass, I was on the drums, a singer...
The recent announcement that ESPN is eliminating its 3D channel on cable and satellite tells a sad story of overestimating the impact of 3D on selling more HDTVs. Although 3D movies continue to be released - for the time being - it appears that consumers are not interested in watching 3D at home. The "glasses" are claimed to be the scapegoat, but I think there is more to it than that.
For those of us who enjoy two-channel (stereo) audio using a high-end system, but also like our home theater with surround sound, how to integrate the two setups without compromising the stereo high-end system has been a conundrum. In this article, I will show you how to have both systems interconnected, but not compromise the sound when you want to listen to your stereo CDs, or SACD in stereo.
EDITORIAL:Notes on Converting SACD Music Tracks to PCM in Disc Players. There has been a lot of discussion about how high a sampling rate that should be employed when a player converts SACD music track bitstreams to PCM.............