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How to install a Soloist in-wall conditioner
The PS Audio Soloist is the world's first and only in-wall power conditioner offering full AC filtering, surge and spike protection. They are not dificult to install and can make a world of improvement. In this How To article, PS customers explain in great detail their experience with installing a Soloist and the results they got once installed.
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How to place a video subwoofer
Placing a video subwoofer is sometimes a bit more challenging than an audio subwoofer because in a home theater setting, the system is typically required to be both a music as well as a video setup.
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How to place an audio subwoofer
Adding a subwoofer to your audio system can be a great improvement because the vast majority of loudspeakers cannot reproduce low frequencies properly. In fact, despite the measurement data supplied by most loudspeaker manufacturers, very few full range loudspeaker are truly full range unless they have either multiple large area woofers or a built in powered subwoofer.
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How to install a dedicated AC line
A dedicated AC line is simply a separate AC wire going back to your home's circuit breaker box. Instead of the standard AC feed with multiple AC outlets available for many pieces of equipment, a dedicated line is a "home run" single use wire from the equipment it powers all the way back to the circuit breaker box where the AC power comes into our homes.
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How to build an isolated rack
This is a modular design that can hold as many pieces of equipment as you have. In this particular project, I built the rack to accommodate five of my Ultimate Outlet power conditioners, but you can adapt this for anything you'd like to isolate.
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How to find and fix hum
Very few audio or video systems are dead quiet. There are usually always a few hum related problems. If your system has a bit of hum, is it the transformer or not? How do you determine the source of hum and what can you do about it?
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How to install a Power Port AC receptacle
There aren't many inexpensive upgrades you can add that are as easy to install and effective as a Power Port. Everything in our AV systems needs power to operate. The quality of this power is directly related to the performance of our equipment. Getting the power out of the home's AC receptacle is the first place we should concern ourselves with proper connectivity.
