Audio Digest # 12: How to Build a Home Theater, and What You Can Learn About Acoustics Production / Audiomania Blog

We liked the discussion of a couple of our latest materials from the series “ What You Need to Know About Modern Audio Systems”, and we decided to prepare a new audio guide on the topic of home cinema and audio equipment, and we also touched on the field of production of acoustics. Photo by gsloan / CC Myths and reality: How to make audio technology an element of the interior

In this material, we talk about what modern audio equipment is in terms of interior design, for the home and not only.

We understand what to do with wires and bulky housings of home acoustics and consider the situation with voice acting in rooms like a restaurant or cafe.

Which TV to choose? Tips for Beginners

Despite the crisis, this topic has not lost its relevance. People often ask about inexpensive models, and we are always happy to suggest good material on the topic.

How to build a wide screen cinema

Screens, lenses, video processors and the image, which undoubtedly has the greatest impact on the impression of watching a movie in the home cinema.

What is Dolby Vision: answers to important questions

Translation of an unofficial collection of answers to questions related to the Dolby Visio HDR standard. Made by Stereo & Video magazine and is one of the most comprehensive FAQ-materials on the topic.

We adjust the acoustics of the room with different budgets

We figure out how to prevent a room with bare walls and drywall decorations from crossing out any of your efforts in the field of improving the quality of listening to your favorite music or watching a movie.

Building a home theater: Acoustic selection, installation and setup

For this, a home theater is conceived in order to surpass the ordinary city cinema hall in terms of capabilities and comfort. This task requires minimal distortion from the acoustics, the absence of aftertones and a decent level of sound pressure.

In this article, we talked about what acoustics for a movie to buy and how to place it in a room.

4K projector guide

A detailed analysis of how and why a digital image is split.

Choosing a projection screen for 4K video

Almost all the famous manufacturers of projection screens released versions for 4K. Here is a brief analysis of the situation with the conformity of the declared properties of the projection canvas, because marking can only be an excuse to raise the price.

A new era in home movies or is it worth the wait for miracles from 4K and UHD-Blu-ray

Some more analytics on 4K. This time we are talking about technical features, interfaces and alternative formats.

Everything you need to know about HDR TV

We deal with one of the most fashionable terms - a wide dynamic range (High Dynamic Range). Let's look at the main tasks and promises of the developers.

How new Ultra HD and 4K formats will revolutionize color

The translation, which was prepared by Stereo & Video, refers to contrast and color reproduction. The main task is to make the viewer see the world of cinema through the eyes of a film crew.

Wireless multiroom: comfortable, high quality and no wires

We are discussing the applicability of wireless technologies, the main jobs-to-be-done for multi-rooms, and at the same time we are considering equipment and the possibility of self-installation.

Why use soundbars instead of the built-in TV speakers

The main advantage of soundbars is that they allow you to easily and simply improve the sound quality of the TV, and for their installation and configuration does not require engineering education. More about this is already in the material itself.

The speaker system is a complex but accurate mathematical model.

Yuri Fomin, Arslab acoustic designer, about what engineers focus on when they create a new product, and why the speakers turn out the way they turn out.

How Arslab seeks and finds balance between price and quality of speakers

Audio mania in the acoustic market since 1997. During this time, we have gone all the way from the seller to the direct manufacturer.

Making acoustics by ourselves was not an easy decision. In this article, we talk about how we came to this.

Interview with Arslab Acoustic Creators

When buying speakers, we rarely think about how much work — engineering, design, and manual — is invested in them. This article will help fill this gap and introduce you to experts in the field of acoustics.

Conservative Sound: Discussing Arslab and Penaudio

A text transcript of one of the releases of our podcast. Here we are talking with Artyom Faermark, the founder of Audiomania, about the history of Arslab acoustics and cooperation with the Finnish brand Penaudio.

Precise calculation as art: Acoustics Arslab

The correspondent of the magazine WHAT HI-FI visited the Audiomania factory in Riga and watched how Arslab columns are made. This turned out to be an interesting excursion in the form of an article.