Other Home Audio

Recording music has never been easier to do: the tools and equipment needed are all available commercially and are rather affordable. This doesn't mean, however, that it is a simple process; in...

This is an outline of the methodology and equipment needed for wiring a quality sound system into a church or house of worship. The instructions and suggestions here are more than achievable by...

Clarion is a brand of multimedia equipment manufactured by the Clarion Corporation of America. Founded in Japan in the late 1940s, the company is now headquartered in Cypress, California. Clarion...

With PC-controlled lighting, your computer is the centerpiece of your home's lighting system, controlling which lights turn on and off, how bright they are, and when they are turned on and off....

Crossovers are hardware audio units that separate an audio signal into multiple signals based on frequencies. The crossover then sends the signals to speakers based on the frequency value....

With today's advances in electronics and communication, signals bouncing everywhere, it's no wonder your FM radio station is hard to pick up. Having the right FM antenna will make all that noise...

One of the best things about iPods is that they allow you to bring a lot of music with you without taking up a lot of space. That small size, however, is one of the iPod's drawbacks, as it doesn't...

Pulling in that favorite FM station can seem frustrating, but with a great antenna trimmed, and tuned the headaches will soon disappear. An FM antenna will allow you to scan the airwaves for your...

At some point, it has happened to us all. You pop in a CD and it skips, right in the middle of your favorite song. Or your popcorn is all popped, and you get a DVD that reads "Error." A repair...

The Sound Soother is an audio therapy device that features digital recordings of natural sounds to improve relaxation and induce sleep. The machine plugs into a standard household electrical...

By receiving HDTV audio without a television, you can listen to the many music programs that come with cable or satellite service packages. You'll need an HDTV signal in order to receive audio,...

While it's not meant to be permanently stationed outdoors, the Bose SoundDock allows you to connect your iPod, MP3 player or other portable device to Bose speakers for indoor or outdoor use.

Audiotape, especially tape produced in the 1970s and 1980s, breaks down as the oxide coating separates from the tape. This problem is especially prominent in AMPEX, 3M, and AGFA tapes. Most people...

Ohm's Law states Voltage = Current times Resistance (V= IR). Most circuits have a fixed input voltage, and resistors and other components break the voltage (and therefore the current) down to...

Most people know how to do this, but for those of you who don't, it's one of the simplest things ever. And, it is an essential. We all want to listen to our ipod on some blasting speakers, instead...

The Soundcraft Compact 4 is a four-channel compact sound mixer used to record vocals and music. This particular mixer allows many different input sources. You can use a microphone, a Direct Input...

Tape recorders have evolved tremendously since first being introduced in the early 1920s. Adaptations and changes to tape recorder parts made later models more portable and applicable to record...

Korg Triton LE and Roland Fantom-Xa are brands of workstation synthesizers for professional production of music. Both companies offer a series of their workstation synthesizers and they each have...

Home theater stereo systems are growing more popular all the time as they become more compact, sophisticated, convenient and affordable. Digital audio cables are essential for connecting the...

The Realistic Scanner Pro-41 is a police and emergency scanning radio that receives UHF/VHF high and low frequencies on 10 channels and is fully programmable. The scanner also has a built-in...

Although tape decks no longer come standard in most cars, some older vehicles have cassette decks. If you have a cassette deck in your vehicle and a tape becomes stuck, there are a few ways to...

Digital audio connections, used in home theater applications to connect a DVD player or HD cable or satellite box to surround sound receiver, can be one of three types: AES/EBU, S/PDIF or TOSLINK....

Old radios are readily available at flea markets and secondhand stores. These vintage machines offer an antique look for any classically decorated home. Unfortunately, when an old tube radio is...

Music servers allow you listen to your music from anywhere in the world. The difficulty of accessing the server depends on the program used and the method of access. There are two ways to access a...

If you own a computer that was made in the last five years, there's a good chance that it's equipped with a CD burner drive. To utilize its capabilities, you need digital music-playing software...

Illegal, bootleg, and counterfeit DVD sales violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Illegal DVD copies are manufactured both overseas and in the United States. You should report...

Sharp atomic wall clocks use radio-controlled timekeeping to provide consistent and accurate timekeeping. They offer additional features such as temperature and humidity sensors. It's simple to...

Both coaxial and twisted pair cables serve as a basic connection medium for network cabling. Information transmitted across wired computer networks and through computer network nodes travels...

Learning electronics can be difficult since it involves visualizing something that's invisible. Billions of microscopic subatomic particles called electrons are what make electronic devices work....

If you are producing your own musical CD or DVD, you can save money by packaging the disc cases yourself instead of sending your CDs to a printing company. The process will involve some elbow...

Setting up a component-based home audio system is fairly straightforward. There are a couple of tips, however, to ensure that you gain as much enjoyment as possible from your audio system. To get...

Installing an audio set to a television or similar entertainment system is a great way to help improve the quality of the entertainment experience. Watching movies becomes more a more immersible...

When your guitar cable, or any audio cable, creates static, it is usually a bad solder joint within the cable. I will show you how I fix Guitar cables instead of buying new ones.

Many electronic devices, from computers to TVs to cell phone chargers, require various DC (direct current) voltages to supply power to circuitry. For those appliances and devices that get their...

A mini disk recorder, more commonly known as a MiniDisc recorder, is a home or personal audio device that uses the MiniDisc format, which was developed by Sony in the 1990s as a replacement for...

Schematics are like the blueprints of electricity. Like blueprints, schematics can be confusing to the untrained eye. To learn how to read a schematic, you will need to familiarize yourself with...

The Mist of Dreams fog lamp creates a dazzling light show amid a billowing cloud of mist and vapor. It creates a perfect, tranquil effect to help you relax and is a hit at any party. Set the...

Devices called "frequency counters" are used to measure the number of oscillations of various audio and radio signals. We are bombarded with hundreds of oscillating electromagnetic waves all the...

A Zenith vintage radio can be a great addition to your home to help create that classic look and feel. It is a conversation piece and can complete a room. But you need to find one first. This...

If you were an avid music collector in the 1980s and early 1990s, you probably own many cassette tapes. Tapes replaced records because they were lightweight and portable ways to carry music. As...

Think of the many electronic appliances around your home: televisions, satellite dish receivers, radios, stereo systems, DVD players, digital clocks, computers, cell phones, cordless phones,...

Alligator clips have a variety of uses in the electronics field. This can range from science experiments and connecting batteries to connecting audio or video devices. To use an alligator clip...

The Victor Company of Japan, commonly known as JVC, manufactures consumer audio and video components. Each component is sold with an instruction manual organized for easy use. Follow these steps...

More convenient than CDs and the radio, MP3 players are one of the most popular methods of music playback among Americans. Because they are portable, these digital audio players can be slipped...

The transistor is considered by many historians to be the greatest invention of the 20th century. Not only did it miniaturize many electronic devices, it accelerated the development of...

With the proper equipment, it's easy to transfer music from cassette tapes to your computer--and from there onto CDs, MP3 players and a myriad of other devices. The good news is that the proper...

RCA cables were originally designed for hooking phonographs up to receivers by their namesake, the Radio Corporation of America. However, over time the cables have proven to be proficient for all...

Xenyx is an audio mixer manufactured by Behringer, a German electronics company. Musicians and audio-mixing engineers can connect a Xenyx to a laptop to store digital copies, edit recordings or...

The MPC 4000 and the MPC 5000 are portable audio production workstations made by consumer electronics manufacturer Akai. Both devices are designed for professional audio production, with LCD...

CB radios with up to 40 channels get used by truckers, police, firefighters and emergency personnel. CB radios became popular in the 70s. The fad passed, but CB radios remain a popular audio item...