| So you are jonesing for that new surrounf | | | | to the speakers by the amplifiers. There are |
| system to make your home theatre or car the | | | | several multichannel formats, including Super |
| place for the best entertainment. Guess | | | | Audio CD and DVD Audio on music discs, and |
| what...you are not alone. As I have found | | | | Dolby Digital on movie discs." With the |
| out, it seems to be a trend that is now | | | | newer technology it is becoming easier are |
| spreading into many locations. | | | | more cost affective to add these luxuries to |
| | | | one`s vehicle. |
| The integration of technology in the hotel | | | | |
| industry is ever increasing. In a recent | | | | So how does the technologically challenged |
| article in Hotel and Motel Management, | | | | wire their homes for the best experience? |
| Christine Blank writes, "technology is a | | | | John Sciacca of Sound & Vision Magazine says, |
| focus of hotels when they decide to build or | | | | "to ensure that quality sound is distributed |
| renovate convention spaces." Blank | | | | around a home you should use large speakers |
| continues, "Harrah`s New Orleans Hotel and | | | | with more of them in big rooms and areas |
| Casino added electronic gadgets like | | | | where the sound system is to be played |
| electronic draperies, automated lighting and | | | | louder." Sciacca goes onto to add, "ceiling |
| dimmer systems, and 60-inch liquid crystal | | | | speakers must not be lined up with light cans |
| display (LCD) screens to their meeting space. | | | | or ceiling or in any rooms like the kitchen, |
| An upgraded acoustical system was added to | | | | where the listening position is constantly |
| the ballroom of the Rosen Shingle Creek." | | | | changing." These little tips will add a more |
| | | | enjoyable listening experience. |
| Of course, surround sound is no longer just | | | | Lastly,Sciacca, mentions "that a remote |
| the option for the home. Manufacturer`s are | | | | control is necessary for the efficient |
| now making surround sound available to your | | | | functioning of a surround sound system." And |
| car stereo and DVD systems. The New York | | | | as all men (and some women) know, how in the |
| Times reported recently that, "multichannel | | | | world did we ever live without one. |
| surround sound systems in automobiles", are | | | | |
| becoming readily available. The report went | | | | Surround sound is the wave of the now, and in |
| onto to say that "in a multichannel sound | | | | the future you will be hard pressed to find |
| system in a car, a Compact Disc (CD) player | | | | anyone`s home not wired for this once |
| or a Digital Video Disc (DVD) player has to | | | | reserved for luxury enjoyment |
| decode and separate six or more audio signals | | | | |
| from a disc, which are steered individually | | | | By: Bruce A. |