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Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 24, 2012
SurgeX senior engineer Martin Dornfeld discusses power protection and management for home theaters, including surge protection, lightning rods, whole-house versus outlet-level protection, brownouts and blackouts, uninterruptible power supplies, dedicated circuits, grounding, IP power management, whether or not power conditioning can improve the performance of A/V equipment, answers to chat-room questions, and more.

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Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 24, 2012
If you want the best possible video and audio experience in your home theater, there is no better source than Blu-ray Discs—in fact, nothing else equals the super-sharp video and awesome audio you get from Blu-ray. But I get many questions about how to connect a Blu-ray player for optimum performance, so I thought I'd spell it out here. (Don't be intimidated by the diagram above; it shows lots of possible connections between lots of home-theater devices. This article covers only the connections between the Blu-ray player in the center, A/V receiver on the left, and TV at the top.)
Al Griffin  |  Jul 24, 2012

Most new Blu-ray players are cheap enough and perform well enough that there isn’t an urgent need to differentiate between (read: review) them.

Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 23, 2012

Above all, we admire mastery. A painter, sculptor, athlete, musician, actor, scientist — whatever the profession, there is nothing quite like witnessing someone working at the top of their game. The expression of professional confidence, ease, and poise is a joy to behold. You sit back and let it wash over you, and think to yourself — this is really good.

Brent Butterworth  |  Jul 23, 2012

To most people, the only apparent differences among in-ear monitors (IEMs) are the logos on the sides. But there are two very different technologies used in IEMs.

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