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In this tips and tricks section you'll find lots of information relating to products we sell and more. You'll also find answers to our most freqently asked questions. Please check back regularly as this area is constantly changing with new and exciting information to help you!
Just a quick word here on using USB D.A.C.s with Windows. A few people have called us expressing frustration that their computer won't recognize their...
If you own a Oive 4 Music server (4, 4-1T or 4HD) firstly, congratulations - you will be enjoying your music more and ore now.
Below are The Listenin...
With power prices forever on the rise and society becoming more enironmentally conscious, it's a great thing that electrical components are being turn...
So you've purchased a new turntable! To get the most out of it, you need to make sure that you have set it up properly. If you purchased your turntabl...
Radio has been with us in various forms for over a century: it's the original way to hear music, news and information, live sport and more. Best of al...
When buying a new TV for your home there are many options on the market today, and lots of decisions to be made; what size, color, LCD vs LED vs Plasm...
Apple TV is proving a simple and fun way of introducing Media control and playback in to a traditional home theatre. It's been pretty popular, and at...
The Sonos music system is an amazingly flexible one, allowing music to be shared wirelessly around your home. It manages to do this while keeping the ...
Got questions about hi-fi, but dont know where to start? This short introduction to the 'lingo' should help get you started.
Jump to: # A B C D ...
HDMI (The High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new method of connecting multimedia sources and displays. HDMI sockets can be found on newer DVD ...
Digital TV has just kicked off here in New Zealand; as of the 2nd of May, anyone with an appropriate set-top box and aerial or satellite dish will be ...
Yes, weird as it sounds, changing your power cable from the one that comes free in the box can make a surprising improvement to your audio or video sy...
Can quality cables and interconnects really make a difference to your system? You Bet!
Why should I replace the cables that came with my DVD pla...
DVD Layers and Formats
DVD Disks have two sets of numbers on the back of the case.
Zone information (we have covered in another section) and DVD...
A Brief Introduction to DVD Technology
DVD is a high capacity digital data storage format. The DVD acronym stands for Digital Versatile Disc, or mo...
You may be wondering what all the hype is about.
Can a CD player really cost that much?
Do I need this new pair of speakers?
I've been told ...
Speakers and amplifiers have their performance measured along many different scales.
Wattage, as a single measurement, is very poor at describi...
Home Theatre is the combination of High-quality video and sound presentation in your home.
What distinguishes home threatre from mere TV is the si...
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Myth: LCD Televisions are filled with liquids and gasses that leak and require recharging.
Truth: LCD Televisions are sealed, but they are not ...
Here are a few cheap and cheerful upgrades and tweaks you can do to your system to ring every last cent out of it. Try some of these on the next rai...
When you are looking for a cost-effective way of improving an existing stereo system, or if you are piecing together a system over time, the logical p...
Walk through your average appliance store and you will see a huge array of micro, mini and midi systems stacked as far as the eye can see. They offer...
Compact disks and other music media are generally recorded with a frequency range of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. This range is basically all the human ear is ab...
How do you end up with a superb-sounding, magical-looking theatre in your own home, without having to shell out the big bucks straight away? Here's ho...
Good speaker placement can be just as important as the system itself.
Speakers too close together often fail to produce the imagery and spaciousn...
There has been a steady improvement in speaker performance and technology over the last decade. Manufacturers are now using more man-made materials in...
When shopping around for your next new Television you will find new technology and terminology being used. DFS, DRC, DNM, 4:3 and 16:9, 50 Hz (Hertz) ...
It's only human nature to concentrate on the larger and more expensive items such as CD players and amplifiers when buying a component stereo system. ...
In the age of mini-systems, graphic equalisers, flashing lights, and every remote controlled bell & whistle that you can imagine, it's important to re...