Action movies as well as concerts are greatly enhanced with surround sound techniques. See Immersive Sound. Today, the most common surround system is the 5.1 layout, which uses six channels in a ...

The ultimate Sonos soundbar delivers exceptional sound –but connectivity still isn't where it should be and the competition ...

The Acoustic Atlas’ trove of recordings includes grizzly cubs purring, ice freezing and thousands of other elusive sounds. What sound does a frog make? If you say ribbit! you would be right. And wrong ...

However, with the proliferation of affordable audio-visual gear and the development of new technologies, our standards as consumers have shifted. While surround sound used to be a novel feature ...

Dolby's "object-based" surround sound encoding technology, introduced in 2012. In contrast to channel-based systems, audio objects can be positioned anywhere in 3D space. Atmos supports 128 audio ...

The Sonos Arc Ultra has bumped up the price with this new model. While the original Sonos Arc cost $899, the new version is ...

It's a way to more convincingly create surround sound in the cinema and at home. How it works, and how well it works, will vary depending on the situation. The Dolby Atmos logo can be found on ...

Sennheiser's Ambeo Soundbar Max has the best virtual surround sound we've heard from a single ... and sparkling Sennheiser logos. However, accessing the HDMI eARC/ARC port for connection to ...

Replay: A growing number of audiophiles are getting tired of surround sound. Nigel Cooper is one of them, and here's what he has to say about the matter. Having owned several surround sound systems ...

Some also have a line-in or an optical S/PDIF output. The development comes as no surprise: surround sound systems that are connected directly to the PC are past their prime. Instead, PCs pass the ...

If you're the owner of one of LG's recent flagship TVs then the LG S95TR is the perfect solution to deliver an incredible surround sound experience. This four-unit package is bassy yet classy ...

The new Bose Smart Soundbar has a really clever idea: it can use Bose Ultra Open Earbuds instead of surround sound speakers to deliver an immersive audio experience. When Bose launches a new ...