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Articles & Items of General Interest
The Hi Fi & Home Cinema world is full of exciting technology, systems and products - in most cases you won't need to know or be required to understand any of them - you local BADA member will be able to distill all of the techno-speak back into English, and help you choose a system that is all about enjoying your favourite music & movies.

But just in case the bug does get to you, we will start to post a few interesting documents and articles on this section of the website, so that you can start to feed your new passion.

If you find any articles on your own web travels that you think would be interesting to other visitors why not drop us a line and tell us where to find them.
HDMI 1.3
A quick reference to HDMI 1.3, what it can offer, and what you can expect from HDMI 1.3.   
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HDMI guide


An introduction to High Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, from Yamaha Electronics.   
DOWNLOAD   [ Download the HDMI guide here ]

Plasma 'v' LCD
A lot of talk has been made of the benefits of one format over the other. Click here for more information.     more

A balanced argument?
Do balanced or XLR connectors make a difference? Have a read of the attached from ARCAM...   
DOWNLOAD   [ Balanced Cables Discussion Document ]

HDMI FAQ's
Frequently asked questions about HDMI - and some answers - thanks again to ARCAM!   
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Just What is HDMI?
Those smashing fellows at ARCAM have been trail blazing new technology for decades - one of the first British manufacturers to embrace CD technology, and subsequent innovations - so it has been no surprise to find ARCAM exploding the myths about one of the newest technologies - HDMI   
DOWNLOAD   [ All About HDMI by Arcam ]


The Surround Sound Debate

One topic that still starts heated debate is that of: Which of the multi-channel sound systems is best – Dolby or DTS? It’s easy to find examples recorded in each system that sound simply stunning, so what can you do? Start by having a read of the following documents, and then go and audition a system at your local BADA retailer member – and you decide, after all that’s the only way isn’t it?   

DTS - The Company it's History and technologies
Compared to Dolby these guys are very much the new kids on the block, with a slightly different take on Mutli-Channel sound they have helped to keep the development race running.     more



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