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Hello all. I'm a ~35 year EE who has been an audiophile since my college days and have experimented with audio and video electronics and speakers since the 80's. There were actually three of us that poured a lot of money into trying to develop the perfect system, and some of our achievements...

I am new to this Forum, but I have been previously Senior Member of 3 other A/V Forums. I have been a Custom A/V Designer/ Installer for many years. I look forward to conversing with the guys & gals of this Forum. I will post my HT here soon. Obviously, We are experienced at TV Installs, Home...

Home Theater Shack is proud to announce an exciting 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Giveaway Contest featuring THREE brand-new copies of Lionsgate’s hit Divergent movies. One lucky winner will win one 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray Combo-pack copy of Divergent, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and The Divergent...

The Holiday Season is upon us, which means it’s time to crank up the gift-giving machine. The good news for you is that HTS is here to help! Staff writer Mike Edwards (Home Theater Shack's Movie Guru) and I have compiled a Movie Gift Guide that will cover all of your bases. These films...

Hey to all.... and thanks for the forum. I'm older now and started looking at Home Theater Surround Systems. I was hoping to make it a family christmas gift so I started shoping and :unbelievable: "sticker shock!!". To say they are rather proud of their work is an understatement and no I haven't...

Here are the schematics of the old analog Radio Shack SPL meter (33-2050) and the newer digital readout meter (33-2055). They both show woefully inadequate coupling capacitors. Upping these should help the performance of this meter by an order of magnitude.

Sonnie Parker has invited a few of the boys over for a GTG at his place this weekend. We have DACs and speakers to evaluatee. The reporting and discussion thread is located HERE. Join in!

Home Theater Shack Fall 2015 Digital-to-Analog Converter DAC Evaluation Event Reporting and Discussion Thread :fireworks2::fireworks1: The Event The Home Theater Shack DAC Evaluation Event is under way. We will be evaluating a number of DACs ranging in price from $3,000 to $20. The...

Home Theater Shack and GIK Acoustics are excited to announce yet another incredible Giveaway Contest. This one is like nothing we've ever run before and TWO winners will be chosen! Entry involves filling out a brief Reader Survey and nothing else...both HTS members and non-members are free to...

Home Theater Shack and GIK Acoustics are excited to announce yet another incredible Giveaway Contest. This one is like nothing we've ever run before and TWO winners will be chosen! Entry involves filling out a brief Reader Survey and nothing else...both HTS members and non-members are free to...

Being UK based means getting a Radio Shack SPL meter wasn't easy - I eventually came across a vendor (Keene Retail) selling them on Amazon.co.uk. When I read through the order after I'd ordered it, it had the model number as 33-099. Looking back in here: Read more...

Home Theater Shack 2015 High-End Amplifier Evaluation Event Reporting and Discussion Thread :fireworks2::fireworks1: This thread is a continuation of the High-End Amplifier Evaluation Event Preparations Thread previously under way. The event has begun. Coming to you from southern...

“Guess who just got back today
 Them wild-eyed boys that had been away 
Haven't changed that much to say
 But man, I still think them cats are crazy” – Thin Lizzy Yes, friendly readers, the boys are back and ready to get their hands dirty! Over the last several years Home Theater Shack...

Home Theater Shack 2015 High-End Amplifier Evaluation Event Final Preparations Discussion Thread :fireworks2:SURPRISE!:fireworks1: Those of you who tuned into the Home Theater Shack speaker evaluation events of 2013 and 2014 will recall that the listening panel put in many hours of...

Home Theater Shack 2015 High-End Amplifier Evaluation Event Final Preparations Discussion Thread :fireworks2:SURPRISE!:fireworks1: Those of you who tuned into the Home Theater Shack speaker evaluation events of 2013 and 2014 will recall that the listening panel put in many hours of...

Greetings from Georgia, US. I'm joining the shack mainly as a hobby builder looking to share ideas.

So I personally saw this coming after they pulled out of Canada several years ago. Radio Shack has filed for chapter 11 Story here When I was younger they were the place to go to get the odd parts and gadgets for audio.

Hi every one! I'm new to the forum, as well. I love great sound, awesome video, and new technology in general. The one thing that drew me to the forum was that fact that I am trying to learn more about Home theater, and Yamaha's "YPAO," in particular. I am looking forward to learning and growing...

When I saw this bug fix below I decided to buy a UMIK-1 from Cross Spectrums Labs and upgrade REW to beta release 23. • Bug fix: SPL readings from USB mics were 6 dB low (verified on UMIK-1, suspected to affect Omnimic and UMM-6 also). REW recognized the UMIK-1 and I used the zero degree cal...