I chose the best models in a few categories, including ones that are ideal for bass, small spaces, or expandability. The ...

A recording and playback system that provides a more realistic audio environment for a home or movie theater compared to the classic stereo configuration. Action movies as well as concerts are greatly ...

It's all about how your streaming box processes lossless audio ...

Revised textbook of Tomlinson Holman, a developer of Lucas' THX Sound, provides an in-depth overview of surround sound for recording professionals and home theater enthusiasts alike. The first time I ...

If you’re one of the many people who have turned away from going to the cinema to enjoy a fun-filled movie night, it’s now possible to achieve a similar experience with a large 4K or 8K resolution ...

As soundbars and surround systems age, they can develop problems related to wear-and-tear or simply go obsolete in the face of new technologies.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. That said, we’ve found a couple of soundbar systems that ...

If you have a serious movie buff or enthusiastic Netflix-binger in your life, help them out this holiday season and up their home audio game. A lone wireless soundbar is a huge improvement over ...

Music surround formats never really caught on, and now the appeal of listening to five or more speakers for movies is fading fast. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, surround-sound music looked ...

A look into whether Dolby Atmos for Headphones — with its free trial on both PC and Xbox — can unlock spatial audio on a normal pair of stereo headphones.

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 ...

Whether it's in your headphones, or a feature promised in a soundbar, you've probably run into something called "virtual surround" or something like it before. The name seems to suggest that you can ...