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Updated: 26th March 2010


SoundProofing Guide

Comprehensive Guide to Soundproofing Your Home

e-book by Craig Williams.

Practical advice on how to soundproof your home theater. Inexpensive yet effective DIY soundproofing tips for floors, ceilings, walls, windows and doors.

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Home Theater Design e-book

by
Duncan McClelland

A Quick Guide to

Home Theater Design

A complete e-Book on how to research, design and build your own Home Theater.

More information HERE.

 

Setting up a home theater can turn out to be a complex and expensive process. 

Even a simply upgrade of one of your system components is worth planning carefully if you want to do it right in the first place. In particular, appropriate timing for your purchase and correct choice of equipment will help you avoid unnecessary expense.  

Unfortunately, the never-ending choice of products available on the market does not really help - it may even turn the selection process truly frustrating. 

It is in this respect that home theater magazines, home theater books, and the latest electronics catalogs, will surely provide a helping hand to the prospective buyer and the home theater enthusiast who is after building that dream home theater. 

The Use of Books and Magazines in the Home Theater World

Unfortunately, many have the misconception that as a result of the abundance of information available on-line - and in particular as a result of the tens of thousands of home theater sites, paper books and magazines are facing a sure death. However, the reality is that many are missing out on the importance of paper publications.

Many enthusiasts today expect that they can get the necessary level of competence on the subject of home theater through on-line information alone. - just by navigating from  one home theater website to another. They simply underestimate the role of home theater books and home theater magazines. 

The misconception here is that the availability of an infinite source of 'free' on-line information through the Internet renders books and magazines a matter of the past.

The result is that many - especially newcomers - tend to learn the subject in a somewhat haphazard manner - at times even through unreliable web sources that in some cases end to do nothing more than turn crazy statements and wrong conclusions into factual guidelines!


The truth is there is no substitute to the insight that can be gained through good reference books and informative home theater magazines. On-line information is there to complement rather than exclude information available through other sources such as home theater magazines and home theater books.


Home Theater Books  ...the fastest way to research information in a time efficient manner!

Whether you are an expert or a novice, home theater books can help you build a level of insight in a way no web site or magazine can do.

Books can serve as reference guides and above all, as a self-teaching aid. In other words, home theater books can help you grasp the desired knowledge to understand design issues, system requirements, equipment integration, and equally important, home theater gear specifications.

And these need not be very expensive. Excellent books such as Practical Home Theater: A Guide to Video and Audio Systems cost less than $20, yet the knowledge gained through these home theater books can even help you understand the requirements for a good home theater, evaluate product reviews appearing online and in some home theater magazine, as well as challenge that sales rep at some major Electronic Store whose sole aim is to sell you the product.

Even more so, books provide the type of information that helps you build the necessary level of confidence in your decisions; you will be in a better position to determine what is most suitable for your needs.

Of course, rather than starting with some good home theater book, you may always opt to research the information in a time consuming way - talking to knowledgeable friends and Sales reps at your favorite home theater store, surfing on-line, and possibly reading magazines. There is nothing wrong with this approach as long as time is on your side. But remember - there is no substitute to a good home theater book. 

For our reviews of some of the best home heater books, please check here.  

Home Theater Magazines   ...the best way to remain abreast with the latest developments!

There is no better way for one to remain abreast with the latest developments in this fast changing technological world of home theater products than to grab one or two home theater magazine subscriptions.

In our opinion, home theater magazines are among the best source for up-to-date information on the latest product releases. Some of the best home theater magazines such as Stereophile Ultimate AV even present reliable comparative product reviews to help the reader in the choice of equipment.

What's more, you always know if what you are reading is up-to-date or otherwise as there is always a 'date print' on magazine covers.

This is not the case with most on-line information as the majority of webmasters tend to choose not to date-stamp their articles. There is a simple reason. The presence of a date on time sensitive content may render the article of zero interest within just a few months of its publication. Instead, webmasters would want that their content would continue to attract visitors for as long as possible as this is good for their search engine rankings. Unfortunately, an on-line article without a date-stamp may not be much of assistance in this fast changing technological world.

For our reviews and recommendations on some of the best home theater magazines, please check here.


And what about Electronics Catalogs?

At a time and age when e-commerce sites are doing a great job in company sales, many may think that the paper catalog is becoming obsolete. Not a chance... the paper catalog is more popular than ever, and even more so in the electronics world. Why?

Electronic marketing is not effective - often treated as spam. And on-line catalogs - while serving a great purpose to reach a vaster audience, yet they are not so good in triggering that emotional impulse needed for the consumer to make a purchase.

Instead many big companies have found that the best way to make an emotional appeal to their customers is through that old-fashioned paper catalog. It is the best way to convince customers to go on-line and visit the company website for the latest offers. It is also a great way to attract new customers' attention. Combine this with the efficiency of today's on-line e-commerce sites that make it easy to search, place and track orders, and there you have a winning combination.

OK, the paper catalog had to change to meet today's demands. You no longer find those bulky paper catalogs with 500 pages and more, and that still failed to list all the details about the different inventory items. For this purpose, today's on-line catalog sites can do a much better job. Instead, the new breed of free electronics catalogs have turned into a glossy company statement - more like today's home theater magazines, but with a difference. The catalog is meant to convey the look and feel of a brand, to give consumers ideas, or to promote a lifestyle, through a line of carefully selected photos. This is something that an on-line catalog cannot do through the limitations of the typical home PC monitor.

Despite that many are using them, consumers often complain about the stacks of catalogs stuffing their mailboxes. However, this is not the case with the electronics catalogs featured on our site - in that you have to order these yourself. In other words, you will only receive those free electronic catalogs that you need.

For our featured electronics catalogs, check our Free Electronics Catalogs page.


Reviewed Home Theater Magazines, Home Theater Books and  Electronics Catalogs

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Home Theater Design e-book

by Duncan McClelland
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