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Reference Materials:
Here are a few articles we've put together from our favorite magazines, books to reference and our home theater experiences. Please check back often for updates.

Online Magazines

Robb Report Home Entertainment
The finest in audio/video technology & design

Home Theater Magazine
The very latest in audio, video, surround sound, movies and music

Curtico's Digital TV & Sound
The ultimate guide



Books


Architectural Acoustics:
Blending Sound Sources, Sound Fields and Listeners

by Ando, Y. (1998)
Attempting to fuse art and science, Ando combines subjective and objective factors involved in concert hall design with special attention to a model of the auditory-brain system.

3-D Sound for Virtual Reality and Multimedia
by Begault, D.R. (1994)
Useful, well-presented introduction to psychoacoustics, head-related transfer functions, virtual acoustic reality, etc.


Spatial Hearing: The Psychophysics of Human Sound Localization
by Blauert, J. (1997)
The author provides a thorough overview of the psychophysical research on spatial hearing in Europe and the United States prior. A newly updated version of the classic 1983 text on sound localization.

Architectural Acoustics
by Egan, M.D. (1988)
One of the more practical, non-intimidating and popular introductory books on the general subject of noise, isolation and room acoustics.


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