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Wireless HDMI Takes Flight Wireless HDMI Takes Flight Wireless HDMI seems to be coming to a living room near you. While everyone pretty much agrees that HDMI is the most bitter-sweet invention to hit the consumer AV electronics industry in some time,…
Long HDMI Cable Bench Tests - Monster Cable Shootout Long HDMI Cable Bench Tests - Monster Cable Shootout I decided to write this article the first time I saw another writer say "HDMI is digital - it either works or it doesn't." Then I saw that statement get repeated over and over. The problem is that…
Pear Cable Redux: How to Combat Scam with Science Pear Cable Redux: How to Combat Scam with Science A Case Study in Applying an Audioholics A/V Education to Identify Marketing Drivel. In this follow-up to our initial article, we will look at Pear Cable as a case study in evaluating exaggerated…
HDMI 1.3 and Cables Part 1: It's All in the Bitrate HDMI 1.3 and Cables Part 1: It's All in the Bitrate With the advent of HDMI v1.3 and 1.3a, consumers are starting to really get confused about cables and what they need to worry about when selecting a product that's going to be compatible with the new…
What's the Matter with HDMI? What's the Matter with HDMI? HDMI, as we've pointed out elsewhere, is a format which was designed primarily to serve the interests of the content-provider industries, not to serve the interests of the consumer. The result is a…
Bi-wiring Part 2: The Cable Conundrum Bi-wiring Part 2: The Cable Conundrum One of the arguments presented in the web forum thread I’ve already examined on a previous article is that there is a difference between a bi-wired speaker system and conventional wiring due to a…
Bi-Wiring A Loudspeaker: Does it Make a Difference? Bi-Wiring A Loudspeaker: Does it Make a Difference? Bi-wiring a loudspeaker involves running two pairs of cables tied together on the amp side but separated on the loudspeaker side to the low and high crossover sections. But, does it make a difference?
Thinking in Isolation – A Primer on Ground Loops Thinking in Isolation – A Primer on Ground Loops There is a humming sound coming from the speakers. A faint dark bar rolls from the bottom of the image to the top, changing colors and distorting the picture as it goes. What’s this? How is this…
Un-Sound Advice About Cables Un-Sound Advice About Cables This is an editorialized experience of when I visited a hifi shop over the holiday break and got sold a story on what makes exotic cables better. Slick marketing or snake oil?
Selecting the Right HDMI Solution for Your Custom Installation Selecting the Right HDMI Solution for Your Custom Installation Digital is everywhere in today's home theater environment. But, despite this proliferation of digital technologies and content, most digital devices still rely on analogue interfaces. The use of…