Time to get Control4!
Posted on 12:00am on Tuesday 7th March 2017 by Walts
Control 4 is a Home Automation System. It can control lighting, heating, cooling, ceiling fans, and motorized window treatments. It also can control security systems, door locks, garage door openers and lawn sprinklers. It is controlled by an App [..]
What is SONOS?
Posted on 12:00am on Monday 6th March 2017 by Walts
Sonos is a Wireless Speaker System that is WiFi based rather than Bluetooth.
It is controlled by an App on a Smartphone or tablet. Sonos also has a Wireless Amp that you can hook/up to your favorite Speakers. You can place Speakers in several [..]
What is DTS:X? Why is it important?
Posted on 12:00am on Tuesday 7th March 2017 by Walts
DTS:X is a 3 dimensional sound format very similar to Dolby Atmos. Sound is sent from Above, as well as from the Left & Right and Front & Rear. A feature of DTS:X is the ability to place the Speakers in the Room, the way [..]
ALEXA working with CONTROL4
Posted on 12:00am on Friday 3rd February 2017 by Walts We have the platform you need to control and automate everything in your home. You can start in one room and expand throughout the rest of the house with smart lighting, multi-room audio, multi-room video, comfort, and security solutions. In addition to the convenience of voice control, ALEXA and [..]
ELAC Subwoofer App
Posted on 12:00am on Monday 20th February 2017 by Walts
How smart can a subwoofer be? Thanks to the ELAC SubEQ app and the Advanced Bluetooth control interface, listeners can simply pair an iPhone, iPad or Android device with the new ELAC subwoofers and adjust the sound to their preferences. Intuitive, comprehensive and downloadable, free of [..]
New Line for Pioneer Elite
Posted on 12:00am on Monday 27th February 2017 by Walts Pioneer Elite has added 3 new Receiver/Amps to their new line. All 3 Models are Dolby Atmos and DTS:X ready. The top of the line can handle 11.2 channel Dolby Atmos. The remaining 2 are 9.2 channel Dolby Atmos ready.
Dolby Atmos gives you true 3 dimensional [..]
ELAC Amplifier
Posted on 12:00am on Monday 20th February 2017 by Walts
This integrated amplifier marks ELAC’s return to the amplifier category. The Element Series EA101EQ-G Integrated Amplifier solves two of the biggest problems with two-channel audio: proper blending of a subwoofer with your main speakers and room correction. Our advanced DSP and innovative smartphone application provide all the [..]
Amazon Alexa
Posted on 12:00am on Thursday 26th January 2017 by Walts Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon Lab126, made popular by the Amazon Echo. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, and other real time information. Alexa can also control several [..]
Not All Power is Created Equal
Posted on 12:00am on Thursday 5th August 2021 by Walts
Nearly everybody knows that you need a surge protector for your home entertainment. However, you may not know that power products are not all created equal.
Is the $20.00 power strip sold at the “Deal Store” any good?
What do you get when you pay more for a power product?
It [..]
WHY BUY A SOUNDBAR?
Posted on 12:00am on Wednesday 15th February 2017 by Walts
Today’s TVs are becoming thinner & thinner. The sound quality & volume level has been compromised because of thinner TVs. So to improve on both sound quality & volume level it is necessary to either utilize a sound system (amplifier & speakers) or a soundbar. If [..]