by Nyal Mellor
April 08, 2013
A dedicated line is an electrical circuit used solely for the purpose of supplying power to an audio or video system. No non-AV equipment should be connected to a dedicated line. The line runs back to the main service panel or a sub panel.
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by Nyal Mellor
April 08, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
April 08, 2013
Ideally the AC power that feeds our high performance audio, home theater and studio systems would be rock steady – it would not go up or down in voltage depending on the time of the day and it would not get interrupted by storms or accidents.
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by Nyal Mellor
April 08, 2013
Lightning* is perhaps the most well known surge event as it is capable of causing catastrophic equipment damage where whole systems are destroyed with one 6000V+ strike.
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by Nyal Mellor
April 08, 2013
The exact effect of noise is dependent on the quality of the power supply inside your equipment, but unfortunately there is no relationship between equipment price and power supply performance!
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by Nyal Mellor
March 26, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
March 26, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
March 26, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
March 25, 2013
This article reviews HTDV and film content aspect ratios and looks at ways to match content to display. These include manual and automated screen masking systems as well as anamorphic lenses and the ‘zoom’ method.
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by Nyal Mellor
March 25, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
March 25, 2013
What is a THX baffle wall and why do I want one in my home theater?! This article explains what a baffle wall is, covers the acoustic and audio benefits and finally provides tips on how to design and build them.
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by Nyal Mellor
March 25, 2013
This article outlines the image brightness standards, as measured in foot lamberts, for home theaters. It also explains how to calculate predicted foot lamberts for any given screen and projector combination.
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