Many speaker companies include dipole or bipole surround speakers in their systems. What are they? In a conventional surround speaker, the drivers (woofer and tweeter) are mounted on one board,...
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Strangely enough, in this day of digital music, the old vinyl record album seems to be making a comeback. Vinyl records have long been worshiped by audiophiles who view it...
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When we ask our customers about what they use their systems for, they'll tell us that it's mostly movies and some music. Digging a little deeper, we ask about what...
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Since 1970, RSL Speaker Systems has built thousands of large floorstanding speakers and studio monitors. We traditionally packaged all of the speaker components including the woofers, mid-ranges, and tweeters within...
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Almost all of today's better audio/video receivers are capable of powering 7 or more discrete channels of audio. The ".1" after the 5 or 7 indicates the number of subwoofers....
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We got back from CES in Vegas last week. Saw a lot of cool stuff including 4K OLED sets and somebody even showed an 8K set! We also went to...
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We’ve been in our present home for over 2 years and like our last home, wanted a home theater in this one. In this house, it meant upgrading our den....
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One of the questions we get all the time is, “What audio/video receivers do you recommend with your speakers?” We enjoy that question. Because we don't sell any of the...
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This is nothing to do with speakers, audio or home theater, but I'm sick of being constantly asked to participate in surveys! Anytime you call anybody for help, whether it's...
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One of our favorite brands of audio/video receivers is Integra. Integra is the higher end of Onkyo (like what Lexus is to Toyota). They have great features and sound fabulous!...
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My experience with an Oppo Blu-Ray player has changed my point of view. I speak with a lot of customers who want suggestions on what to purchase along with our...
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Many years ago, while at college, I set up a stereo system in my room the frat house. At the time, I also worked part time at a San Diego...
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RSL Speakers participated at the recent T.H.E. Show June 1-3. T.H.E. stands for Total Home Entertainment and included both audiophile stereo and home theater exhibits. Approximately 7,000 people attended. The...
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