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D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for June 2010
06/22/2010 – 1:42 pm | One Comment
D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for June 2010

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI …

Cool new finish wire shape
06/22/2010 – 1:26 pm | No Comment
Cool new finish wire shape

 

A couple of our rather creative team members have created a great wire shape for Visio that displays the ComponentID at both ends of the wire instead of only once in the middle.  We have had …

D-Tools Announces 2010 Project:SUCCESS Finalists
06/22/2010 – 11:20 am | No Comment
D-Tools Announces 2010 Project:SUCCESS Finalists

Chosen finalists reveal impressive stories and projects utilizing D-Tools Award-winning System Integrator software.  Prizes were donated by D-Tools MVP Partners Atlantic Technology and Universal Remote Control.

CONCORD, CA, JUNE 22, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the …

Impressive New Sonance Cinema In-Wall Subwoofers
06/22/2010 – 11:19 am | No Comment
Impressive New Sonance Cinema In-Wall Subwoofers

The all new Sonance Cinema In-Wall 12-500 and 10-250 Subwoofers are high performance, component systems that match the Sonance Cinema LCR and Surround speakers in visual esthetics and acoustic performance.
Both the SUB10-250 and SUB12-500 systems …

Acoustic Advantages of In-wall Speakers: Who Would Have Guessed?
06/22/2010 – 10:17 am | One Comment
Acoustic Advantages of In-wall Speakers: Who Would Have Guessed?

One of the most often overlooked benefits of in-wall speakers is that the in-wall mounting takes the guess work out of the speaker voicing (so called baffle step) by giving very predictable low frequency behavior …

D-Tools Shows Off SI5.5 SP 2 at InfoComm
06/16/2010 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
D-Tools Shows Off SI5.5 SP 2 at InfoComm

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at InfoComm last week. The show was great for us, and with over 30,000 attendees and 900 exhibitors the organizers claim it was the second largest InfoComm …

Back to the Future (Growth)
06/14/2010 – 3:48 pm | No Comment
Back to the Future (Growth)

At the InfoComm show last week it was good to see something that had been missing from industry events for a while – optimism. Having been away from the industry for the better part of …

D-Tools and BEAM Central Vacuum Systems by Electrolux Forge Partnership
06/09/2010 – 8:52 am | One Comment
D-Tools and BEAM Central Vacuum Systems by Electrolux Forge Partnership

Central Vacuum leader joins D-Tools MVP Program Partnership to offer current System Integrator users detailed product information free of charge.

LAS VEGAS, NV. INFOCOMM JUNE 9, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in …

D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for May 2010
05/20/2010 – 8:17 am | No Comment
D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for May 2010

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI …

HDMI Cabling: Getting Back to the Basics
05/20/2010 – 8:15 am | No Comment
HDMI Cabling: Getting Back to the Basics

Hello D-Tools Community!
Over the last few months, we have gone over some of the various aspects of cable construction. Connector tolerances, shielding, connection types, overmolding, and cable construction are just part of what goes into …

D-TOOLS DISPLAYS SYSTEM INTEGRATOR™ 5.5 UPGRADE AT CEPROLIVE!
05/20/2010 – 7:51 am | No Comment
D-TOOLS DISPLAYS SYSTEM INTEGRATOR™ 5.5 UPGRADE AT CEPROLIVE!

CONCORD, CA – MAY 20, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, recently announced the release of the latest update to its award-winning System Integrator software, SI 5.5. The service pack …

How to Place your L-C-R Speakers
05/18/2010 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
How to Place your L-C-R Speakers

© 2010 Steve Feinstein, Atlantic Technology
Today’s question: How do I place my front channel speakers (the L-C-R’s) for the best sound?
What are the rules? Can I break them?
Good questions all, and we’ll give you some …