Audio

Magazine articles on stereos and audio devices.

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Home Theater January 2004 Michael Trei	Magnepan Magneplanar MGMC1 Speaker System A flat, fabric-covered, 10- by 46-inch panel, the MGMC1 attaches directly to the wall and is typically angled away from the wall. What makes the MGMC1 really slick, though, is that the wall mount is actually a hinge that allows you to fold the speaker flat against the wall when you don't need it.
Home Theater January 2004 Mark Fleischmann	Yamaha RX-V2400 A/V Receiver Droolers will love the receiver's tweaky features, but it's also good enough to seduce those who have resisted surround sound technology up till now. Home theater couldn't have a better diplomat.
Home Theater January 2004 Kevin Hunt	Toshiba SD-43HT HTIB An instant home theater system, Toshiba's SD-43HT includes a flashy, silver DVD receiver, five speakers, a subwoofer, and no-fuss, color-coordinated wiring for the setup-impaired.
Home Toys February 2004 DiComo et al.	Speaker Impedance, Your Amplifier And You. Understanding impedance will help you achieve better system performance.
Home Toys February 2004 Andy Giles	KEF's New 'Ace' Technology If improved bass extension and/or sensitivity require an increase in cabinet volume, is there any way to achieve this other than by making the cabinet larger? There is a means of making the internal volume of a speaker cabinet appear to be much larger than it is. Loudspeaker designer KEF calls it ACE.
Home Toys February 2004 Nick Colleran	Tales from the Input Side A recording engineer talks about how room acoustics can cause bass to get "lost" -- and how you can remedy the problem.
Home Toys February 2004 Charles Conte	Listening to High-Resolution Audio How do we get from "a" (your SACD or DVD-A disc) to "b" (your ears)?
Home Toys February 2004 Anne Price	Thinking About a Universal Remote? Consider Usage Model, Costs, Range Now that we have all this great home theater equipment, how can we manage the resulting remote clutter?
PC Magazine February 17, 2004 Don Labriola	Getting Ready for 7.1 Depending on whom you talk to, 7.1-channel audio is either the Holy Grail of immersive sound or the answer to a question nobody asked.
PC Magazine January 29, 2004 Bill Howard	Wi-Fi to Your Car If you can send MP3 files wirelessly around your house using 802.11b, why not pipe music via Wi-Fi to your family car as well?
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