by Chris Woolman | Aug 23, 2013 | Blog, Home Technology, Learning Center
Listen to Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled record on a turntable through some audiophile-grade speakers, and your experience will be vastly different than listening to the same album on your laptop. In the latter case, you may indeed tap your toes a little to “Monday...
by Chris Woolman | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Home Technology, Learning Center, Newsletter
Subwoofers produce the lowest frequencies, the bass, in most home theater audio systems. Whether it is the boom from a bass drum or the room-shaking explosion in an action adventure movie, subwoofers provide the foundation for a great sound system. Hiding in Plain...
by Chris Woolman | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Home Technology, Learning Center, Newsletter
“I want to have an outstanding audio video system throughout my house, but do not want it to interfere with the overall aesthetics that my family just loves.” We hear some version of this statement nearly every day. And if we didn’t have viable...
by Chris Woolman | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog, Home Technology, Learning Center
After your James Bond marathon, do you feel fatigued? Have a crick in your neck? Feel like rubbing your eyes or have a headache? If you have any of these symptoms, you may be the victim of bad home theater Feng Shui! Don’t worry, with a few simple adjustments to your...
by Chris Woolman | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog, Home Technology, Learning Center
Imagine a football team without a quarterback. The games wouldn’t go very smoothly, nor be very entertaining. In your home-entertainment system, the AV receiver is the quarterback, directing the audio to the appropriate speakers, the video to the display(s) and...
by Chris Woolman | May 31, 2013 | Blog, Green Tech, Home Technology, Learning Center, Newsletter
Compliment and complement are two words that sound the same but have completely different meanings, which can be confusing. On the other hand, the words control and automation don’t sound the same but can be just as confusing when you’re trying to decide...