This book is very basic and is well outdated by at least 3-4 years.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.

The only thing that kept me from giving this book one star is that the first couple of pages taught me about Hybridizing - and why it's wrong - and somewhere in the middle there is information about how the European Community is having an affect on crop variety. The rest of this book is disorganized, and only speaks to the author's own vegetable intrests. From the sound of it, he's only gardened one season (the previous year) and wasn't able to discuss the results of most of his plantings becuase "the season ended early". Well, did you ever think you might have planted the seeds late?!?! This book should really be titled the "John F. Adams failed expiriments at growing Corn, Beans & Fruit Trees."

The book is very basic and reflects not too much more than the Workbench software manual. Poor examples and as bad as the original Workbench literature it does not elaborate on ERROR messages neither on the circuit analyses parameters.
If you have any experience in electronics circuits you will conclude that this book is a pile of worthless paper!!

Read "As Nature Made Him" by John Colapinto