KEF's stunningly styled egg-shaped speaker package, the KHT-3005, boasts audiophile-quality sound for music and impressive home-theatre performance.
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If you can shoulder the cost, Kenwood's SAT7100 is a competent, high-end HTIB directed at home cinema purists after more than just six channels.
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A powerful 5.1 home theatre package that follows Sony's trademark of style with performance but also includes handy features like a HDMI output and automatic calibration.
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We heard about Philips' 1.1 virtual surround system, the HTS8100 SoundBar, before CES 2007, but now that we've got the final specs, we're even more eager to give it a whirl.
Thousands of custom designers, installers and home theatre enthusiasts flocked to the Gold Coast last week for the CEDIA trade show, an expo showcasing the latest in home electronics and A/V systems.
Desktops, notebooks and phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered?
Don't even attempt to set up your home theatre without these not-so-handy tips.
One of Philips's more intriguing announcements at this year's CES is an inexpensive, virtual surround home-theatre-in-a-box system that features HDMI connectivity.
You don't have to be an electrician or an acoustics expert to get great surround sound from your home theatre system. Just follow the steps in this tutorial to setup your home theatre speakers for optimum sound.
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CNET explains the jargon behind the conventional loudspeaker, with a quick guide on the anatomy of this important home theatre component.
Are you handy? If so, you can follow this advice to backlight your TV, then build your own speaker stands and projection screen.
We've assembled this checklist to help you quickly improve the sound of your home-theatre system.
You've finally taken the plunge and invested in a large screen TV, but found out pretty much straight away that the sound is thin and not deserving of the term "home theatre". So where to next?
AV receivers are the central hub of any home theatre system, and so we look at the best receivers available for under AU$1500.
Interested in a sneak peek of what's heading our way in the not-so-distant future? Get your dose of home A/V buzz with CNET.com.au's Consumer Electronics Show 2007 preview.
Get the most out of your games by hooking up your PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube to a surround sound system.
Eliminate some of those pesky cables from your surround-sound set up with these "wireless" home cinema systems.
Enjoy a home theater experience when watching DVDs, playing CDs, or streaming audio.