Home Theater


Proper Documentation at the Start of the Project Makes All the Difference
By Anthony Grimani,   May 29, 2013
I am standing in my backyard in disbelief, looking at the partially complete fence that I asked a contractor to build to keep the ravenous Northern California deer from eating my priceless heirloom tomatoes. More..

How Many Subwoofers to Use and Where to Put Them
By Anthony Grimani,   April 02, 2013
We need to stop reinventing the wheel where bass is concerned. More..

What to Do When Multi-Channel Audio Streaming Doesn’t Work
By Anthony Grimani,   January 09, 2013
Streaming video and video on demand (VOD) are quickly replacing Blu-ray, DVD, cable, and satellite as our clients’ preferred methods for acquiring program material. And, although there are several industry standards in place for verifying audio and video performance for legacy sources, VOD is an entirely different animal. More..

A Different Way to Label
By Anthony Grimani,   August 31, 2012
I ran into a common problem on an install the other day. More..

Acoustics Refresher: Boiling Down Room Treatment Essentials
By Anthony Grimani,   August 06, 2012
Hopefully, most of you are already up to speed on acoustical treatment and could just use a refresher. For those who aren’t—maybe this is your first time ever hearing about acoustical treatment—this won’t substitute for an acoustics textbook or a CEDIA lecture, but it will get you on your way. More..

Connecting the Dots
By Anthony Grimani,   May 07, 2012
One of the biggest challenges facing our industry is finding a way to simplify connectivity and control for the sophisticated systems that we design and install. More..

Debugging and Tuning
By Anthony Grimani,   April 04, 2012
It happened again. I went to configure and calibrate a home theater and ran into a quagmire of unexpected issues that caused a failure of the system. More..

Projection Reflections
By Anthony Grimani,   January 03, 2012
The first time I saw a digital projector that I thought might give multi-stacked Sony or Runco 9-inch CRTs a run for their money was the Sharp 9000 back around 1999. More..

Unlimited Bass
By Anthony Grimani,   November 08, 2011
I was chatting with an integrator at CEDIA who reads this column, and we went through various topics until the conversation ultimately turned to bass. More..

Simplifying Video Labels
By Anthony Grimani,   October 07, 2011
I am absolutely baffled by the way we sell our video features and technologies. More..


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