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Avoid setting your speakers, even if they are floorstanding tower loudspeakers, to the "large" setting in your A/V receiver's setup menus.
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A professional installer reveals everything you need to know about installing in-ceiling speakers for Dolby Atmos height effects or music.
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Do your new pair of loudspeakers not sound like you envisioned after reading that super positive review? You may have a room acoustics issue.
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WiiM's family of network streamers offers something for everyone. Here's how to pick which WiiM is best for you.
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DTS:X is an immersive surround sound format that is both similar to and different from Dolby Atmos. Find out how DTS:X and its variations...
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Trinnov developed a high-tech solution to the age old problem of home theater installations: uneven bass response.
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You may not be able to build a real IMAX Theater in your home but IMAX Enhanced provides a different way to create an...
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We'll explain how to setup your digital home theater system for the best performance with any size loudspeakers.
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Years ago as a passionate enthusiast, and long before I began editing magazines and writing articles about sound reproduction and video, I was totally...
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Assuming competently designed subwoofers (not white van “one-note subs”), I believe that all such impressions of “tight” or “flabby” bass are almost entirely the...
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by Alan Lofft, (bio), Axiom Audio Catching the Waves — All of Them When you think of some enormous waves in Hawaii rolling in...
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The driving rhythms of deep powerful bass in rock and pop music as well as the timpani, bass drum and double basses of an...
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Six tips for getting good bass from your subwoofer and home theater speaker system Area Other things being equal (and there are many trade-offs...
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Now that you've purchased your dream 4K or 8K TV, you need to actually figure out the best TV viewing distances in your home.
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The benefits of 1080p resolution are straightforward, but displaying more resolution on screen is a very complicated matter.
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Andrew Welker, Axiom Audio Design Engineer, explains the subwoofer controls and amplifier settings on the back panel of powered subwoofers, and offers advice on...
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Learn what each audio video cable type is for and how to recognize them by their connector.
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Do Height Speakers Matter? There seems to be some confusion about Dolby Labs’ latest refinement of its Dolby Pro Logic II processing algorithm, which...
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It’s no surprise then that one of the first specifications a novice or seasoned enthusiast looking to buy an AV receiver or amplifier sees...
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To get a better understanding of this subject, take a look at the AC plugs on some of your audio-video gear, new and old,...
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Easy Answers to Confusing Specs You’ve seen references to “impedance” and “ohms” in various loudspeaker specifications or in your owner’s manual for an AV...
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The Ground Rules Of all the annoyances that can afflict any audio/video home theater or even a simple stereo installation, the notorious “ground loop”...
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With a calibration DVD and sound level meter in hand, you can play a test pattern and set levels for your speakers.
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