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Top Tips : Keeping To One Hi-Fi Cable Brand

Navigating the quagmire of different audio & video cable brands is not easy. There are a huge number of manufacturers developing cutting edge technologies. Each company manufactures hundreds of different cables all in many different lengths so how should you decide which company and which cable suits you and your AV set up? Each AV cable manufacturer aspires to a variety of brand values and a distinctive sound that they wish to offer (Continue reading...)

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Top Tips : Positioning Your Speakers Correctly

Whether you have a £100 speaker or £1000, where you position them in a room is so important to make sure you are getting the maximum impact from the speaker. So here are some tips on How To Position Speakers Correctly: (Continue reading...)

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Top Tips : Cleaning Your Connections

Did you know that by cleaning the connectors for your cables, you can improve the quality of the signal passing through astronomically? Over time connectors oxidise and reduce their performance but by cleaning them once every few months, you can keep them in pristine condition and ensure that you always have the best connection possible. Future Shop has two products that can be used by you to clean your plugs: (Continue reading...)

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Top Tips : Benefits Of High Quality Speaker Cables

Speaker cables run from the amplifier to the speakers. There has been much talk amongst the industry in that does the higher the quality speaker actually means better the sound? Traditionally, speaker cables had standard copper wiring, but today there are other options available. (Continue reading...)

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