Top Accessories of 2009
By Robert Archer
It takes more than amplifiers, speakers and projectors for a system to shine.

Installers and consumers can easily throw money at speakers, amplifiers, projectors and screens, hoping that their collective performance outweighs the obstacles presented by equipment mismatches and poor environments.

Most of the time however this type of approach ends up in disaster. Little, overlooked items like cabling, power conditioning, equipment racks and acoustical treatments can transform a good system into a great system, and they are often the binding factors that ensure performance.




It takes more than amplifiers, speakers and projectors for a system to really shine.

We've rounded up the 10 best accessories of 2009. The following products go a long way in improving the performance of speakers, amps, projectors and screens.

Auralex Acoustics EcoTech Acoustical Panels
Often times what separates a good audio system from a great one is the room environment. A bad room environment can compromise the performance of the best gear, but solutions like Auralex’s EcoTech acoustical panels can combat those problems.

Lutron RadioRA 2
Lutron’s RadioRA 2 can be set up to control both a home’s lighting and shades with as few as two devices or as many as 200. What’s really nice is that RadioRA 2 installs as easily into an existing home as it does a new home.
Homeowners can have the system configured with wireless controllers, occupancy sensors, keypads and mobile car visor units

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