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Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables? Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables? One of the most common sorts of questions from our customers these days is some variant on this: "Do I really need a 120Hz HDMI Cable?" In consumer electronics stores across the country, consumers…
Myth vs Reality – Putting Cat5E-Based A/V Structured Wiring In Its Place Myth vs Reality – Putting Cat5E-Based A/V Structured Wiring In Its Place Sending audio, video and control signals over twisted pair cables have become common practice in the contemporary marketplace. There is a good reason for this. Twisted pair cables are cheap,…
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…