Posts Tagged by Audio
Digital Theater System (DTS)
| February 3, 2007 | Posted by Shop Assistant under Gifts |
DTS (also known as Digital Theater Systems), owned by DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI), is a multi-channel digital surround sound format used for both commercial/theatrical and consumer grade applications (with significant technical differences between home and commercial/theatrical variants: the latter being a traditional ADPCM compression system and the former a sophisticated hybrid perceptual and signal-redundancy compressor…
A Technical Introduction to Audio Cables
| February 3, 2007 | Posted by Shop Assistant under Gifts |
What is so important about cables anyway? One of the most common questions asked by consumers faced with purchasing cables for their audio or home theater system is, “What is so important about cables anyway?” They can cost as much or more than some of the hardware in the system and to many it is…
Home Theater Surround Sound Basics
| February 3, 2007 | Posted by Shop Assistant under Gifts |
Major movie houses, theatres, home entertainment environments, gaming, arcade and other public and in-house presentation areas today use surround sound systems for enhanced audio entertainment. Surround sound is basically when you increase the dimension of your sound (or sound waves), sort of like on the Twilight Zone. In other words you take the standard one…
Home Theatre – What Difference Do Cables Make?
| February 3, 2007 | Posted by Shop Assistant under Gifts |
If you go to your local home theater store, you may be confronted by a variety of “extreme” sounding names for cabling: Mega Cables, Monster Cables, Uber Cables… the proliferation of “boutique” cabling is always a source of controversy in home theater and audiophile circles. The question is, how much difference do they make, and…
The History Of Dolby Audio
| February 3, 2007 | Posted by Shop Assistant under Gifts |
These days, Dolby is a household name. The infamous “DD” symbol can be found on almost every piece of modern audio equipment out there. This includes gaming consoles, HDTVs, home theaters, both home and car stereos, cinemas, and personal computers. It all started in 1949 when a man named Ray Dolby went to work for…
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