This book is very basic and is well outdated by at least 3-4 years. no mention of dvd or dts!! according to the author thx is the breaking revolution??? I purchased the book in hopes of finding a few tips on the design and building of an actual home theater ($15,000 - $25,000). what i got was a boring explanation of dolby pro logic and stereo sound. if you are designing a $1500 system with a $300 dolby surround sound receiver this is the book for you!!!!

if not keep looking!!!!!!!!!!!

The book is well written and the material covered logically organized. However, advances in technology makes this more of a history text than the current "how-to" book that I was looking for. You would never buy this book in a store because you would flip through a few pages and find out that Wolenik talks about DVD in the "future tense". I would buy an updated version -- even for a rank beginner this one is not worth much. OK pictures!

This book is all about the systems and equipment, how they work or not together. It does not go into decor of said equipment. No themes or anything like that, just the tecnical mumbo jumbo. It seems to focus on higher end equipment as well and does not give each manufacturer of stereo/audio equipment equal reviews or ratings. Some are just brushed over, barely mentioned. It is a good starter book, but definetly does not cover all aspects of a home theater design.

it's okay except too much boring stuff that will really bothered me. it almost put me to sleep no other book i've ever read could be full of boreness

It was for school so I kinda had like absolutely no choice BUT 2 read it

I'd have to say that I was extremely disappointed in this book. Because of the limited number of titles available dealing with estate planning, I had high hopes when I purchased this book. Unfortunately, it addressed the subject in a less than adequate manner, focusing on rather unimportant aspects of estate planning. In short, my money could have better been spent elsewhere.

I think this was supposed to be a special-purpose anthology - military fiction for sci-fi and fantasy readers. What I read was an anthology of ghost stories (horror genre) that happened to have a military setting. There was little of the science fiction flavor and less credible military behavior. I found many of the stories populated with wooden and stereotypical characters. Darned few characters behaved the way soldiers in any of my units did. I'm sure there were a few good stories mixed in this book, but they were overwhelmed by the bad ones.