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Home Theater Home Theater Before You Buy What to Buy Tips and Tools From Robert Silva, your Guide to Home Theater Welcome to the weekend edition of the About.com Home Theater Newsletter! This weekend the focus is on new audio technology from THX, plus info on other home theater audio items, and a CES wrap-up from our About.com Stereos Guide, Gary Altunian. Also, don't forget to submit your nominations in my Readers' Choice Awards. THX Steerable Line Array and Slot Speaker Concept Overview Take two identical small speakers, position them so their cones face, separated by a short distance. Place the assembly in a "brick", cut a slot to match the space that separates the two facing speakers, and you have a Slot Speaker. Now, take one or more Slot Speakers and line them up, each powered by its own compact analog amplifier, and software controlled so that the sound coming from the slots can be beamed in any direction. This is the THX Steerable Line Array. For more details on this interesting sound reproduction concept, check out anOverview of the THX Steerable Line Array and Slot Speaker Concept See More About:  thx  surround sound  loudspeakers The Sound Bar Option You just purchased that fabulous big-screen flat panel TV, and now that you have it all set up it really does look great, but it sounds terrible. Let's face it, a TV's built-in speaker system usually sounds anemic at best and downright unintelligible at worst. Of course you can add a home theater system, but hooking-up and placing all those speakers just creates more unwanted clutter. The solution for you may just be a Sound Bar. For more details, read my article: Get Better Sound For Your TV Using a Sound Bar. See More About:  sound bars  digital sound projectors  3-in-1 speaker systems What Audio Return Channel Is Although 3D is getting all the buzz these days, another practical feature being introduced to consumers via HDMI ver1.4a is Audio Return Channel, also referred to as ARC. Find out what Audio Return Channel is and how it can make connecting a home theater receiver to a TV easier. See More About:  home theater glossary  hdmi  Home Theater - Best Products of 2010 If you missed it on its first posting, here is another chance to check out my top picks for best home theater products of 2010. See More About:  home theater  audio  video Home Theater Ads Home Theater Systems Audio Sound Systems Audio Video Audio Speaker Home Audio Receiver Featured Articles The 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards What is DLNA? CES - Loudspeakers - Audio (About.com Stereos) Final Thoughts on CES (About.com Stereos) DTS Neo:X - The New Surround Format From DTS Video Performance Test Discs   More from About.com Over the Counter Cold Medications How to choose the right medication for your cold and flu symptoms. More> Should Kids Get Flu Shots? Think your child is too healthy to need a flu shot? Think again. More> This newsletter is written by: Robert Silva Home Theater Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Home Theater newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads 10 Network Media Player Trends for 2011 Hot Products Exhibited at CES 2011 How to Buy January Clearance Products Budgeting for a Home Theater 3D Home Theater Basics (so far) Advertisement