Media Room Audio (CEDIA ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL Book 4)

Home theaters provide customers with the ability to enjoy virtually any form of musical, film, television or game entertainment, and to hear it in the audio format in which it was created. Movies in a truly good home theater are spectacular events, with large high-resolution images and audio that can surpass that which can be heard in commercial cinemas. Legacy two-channel stereo is available, and so can be up to 7 channel uncompressed high resolution audio. It is an extensive palate of enjoyable experiences.

Use this chapter of this manual as a reference for proper design and to inform the client. The final result will be a successful project or at the very least an informed consumer more properly equipped to prioritize design decisions.

The home technology sector is growing, according to CEDIA’s 2012 Benchmarking Survey, the typical home technology professional company expected staff levels to increase by 10% by the end of 2012. The CEDIA Technical Reference Manual can help prepare you for a career in home technology. Visit www.cedia.net to learn more about the industry.