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Integrating The Old With The New
Blake Jochum  |  Feb 20, 2008  |  6 comments

<I>An installer tackles his own home, including the attic.</I>

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Integration Made Simple
Kim Wilson Photography:Andrew McKinney  |  Dec 17, 2008  |  0 comments

Los Gatos, California-based cyberManor specializes in the design, installation, and integration of Internet-connected home electronics solutions that enhance the entertainment, communication, comfort, and safety of its clients’ homes. This year, the company won the Microsoft Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest for this immaculate and eco-friendly installation at the Kreaden residence in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Into the Mystic
Kim Wilson  |  Mar 09, 2011  |  0 comments
This DIY theater is one homeowner’s journey toward their dream theater that includes a bar and lounge area for relaxing before and after watching a movie.
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Invisible is Better
Kim Wilson  |  May 01, 2009  |  1 comments
Sonance has long held the lead position in the architectural, in-wall and in-ceiling speaker marketplace. Now, the company that invented—and popularized—this category has announced the availability of their latest innovative variation—the Invisible Speaker Series. The flat-panel driver technology developed by Sonance is featured in three new models, two of which utilize improved planar technology. The Sonance Invisible Series speakers are entirely flat and vanish into the room design, delivering ambient music that emanates from the walls and ceilings.
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Invisible Speakers
Paul Scarpelli  |  Oct 21, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 22, 2006  |  0 comments
Considerations for choosing custom-install speakers.

In the early 1980s, as an audio salesperson for a Chicago-area A/V retail/custom-install store, I fielded a phone call from Godehard Guenther, the founder and president of a/d/s/. We were one of the largest dealers for their fine line of automotive speakers, and he wanted photos of some of our high-end auto-sound installations featuring a/d/s/. "We don't even have a car-stereo department," I responded, freezing him mute. "We're installing your speakers into the walls of homes." This brilliant former NASA engineer and one-time employee of Wernher von Braun was dumbfounded. Car speakers cut into the walls of houses—what a concept.

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It's a Fan. No it's an Audio System. Hey, it's Both!
Kim Wilson  |  Nov 13, 2009  |  0 comments

You can't have an audio system without speakers, however, it's the speakers that cause the most problems, especially with respect to interior design. Known for their wide selection of residential ceiling fans, Hunter has teamed up with Soundolier Integrated Wireless Technologies to create the Concert Breeze, a combination ceiling fan and powered audio system.

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Kaleidescape M500 Player
John Sciacca  |  May 25, 2010  |  0 comments

Kaleidescape and I go way back. This is the fifth time I’ve had one of its systems in for review, and I must say, the company’s products just keep getting better and better.

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John Sciacca  |  May 25, 2010  |  0 comments

Kaleidescape and I go way back. This is the fifth time I've had one of its systems in for review, and I must say, the company's products just keep getting better and better.

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Kaleidescape Mini System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 20, 2009  |  0 comments
Key Features
$8,590 KALEIDESCAPE.COM
 
 
• Movie/music server with two additional music-only zones • Uncompressed storage for all movies and music • Sigma Designs VXP processing • System holds up to four 500-gigabyte hard drives for storage of 225 DVDs or 2,475 CD
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John Sciacca  |  Oct 20, 2009  |  0 comments
Key Features
$8,590 KALEIDESCAPE.COM
 
 
• Movie/music server with two additional music-only zones • Uncompressed storage for all movies and music • Sigma Designs VXP processing • System holds up to four 500-gigabyte hard drives for storage of 225 DVDs or 2,475 CD
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Kaleidescape's DVD Movie Server
Kim Wilson  |  Dec 03, 2010  |  1 comments

Ever wish you could afford a Kaleidescape system? Well, now it's more affordable than ever before to bring their intuitive and comprehensive products into you living room with the introduction of Cinema One, a stand-alone DVD Movie Server, which is their first offering to a broader audience and features kid-friendly operation.

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Keeping It Simple
KIm Wilson Photographer Connie Palen  |  Dec 05, 2009  |  0 comments

In this brand new condo, the homeowner required something simple, primarily to watch TV and DVDs. He had a complex automation system installed by an inexperienced integrator in his previous residence and found it too cumbersome and complicated to operate.

"Simplicity and high quality components were the client's two main requirements", said Chris Abbott, the Project Manager for Abbott's Technology Design Group of Las Vegas, Nevada. "Normally we don’t do 2-channel systems but this was a long time customer with a very specific wish list."

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Krell S-1200, High-End Perfection
Kim Wilson  |  Jun 09, 2009  |  0 comments

If ordinary surround processors don't get your juices flowing, then the Krell S-1200 Surround Sound Preamp/Processor is sure to get you fired up. Known for their substantial industrial designs and superb sound and video performance, Krell's new state-of-the-art processor is designed for reference level Home Theaters, employing the company's finest audio and video engineering plus the latest in connectivity technology.

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Layout and Design
Steve Faber  |  Aug 28, 2007  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2007  |  1 comments
In this installment of tips for building your home theater, we look at ways to keep sound isolated.
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Let Us Entertain You
 |  Feb 11, 2010  |  First Published: Feb 12, 2010  |  6 comments

Who needs to go out when you have your own theater and sports bar? This high concept theater and entertainment center is the vision of Spiro Razatos, an action film director and former stunt man who has been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. The Spirovision Theater was intentionally designed to have the vintage look and feel of theaters that Razatos enjoyed as a child with his father. Yet, his theater is state-of-the-art with the latest technology and equipment.

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