A good subwoofer can transform your home theater or stereo setup, but even the best sub won’t perform well if it’s in the ...

When you invest in a proper surround sound system for your home cinema, the first thing you might notice is how much more immersive it is, as sound effects swirl around you with pinpoint accuracy. The ...

Looking for a way to give the lower end of your home cinema system's audio an extra punch? Then adding a subwoofer to the mix could well be just the ticket. But how do you know which ones are worth ...

When you think of some enormous waves in Hawaii rolling in toward the shore (and a surfer dude on his board about to ride one), there's an attractive visual analogy with the way long wavelengths of ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Powerful bass is an important part of any well-rounded sound system. Without it, movies and TV shows can ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Other things being equal (and there are many trade-offs that a designer may consider), the larger the woofer or woofers’ cones’ area and the larger the enclosure (those two have to be combined) the ...

We review dozens of speakers each year here at PCMag, and we thoroughly test each one. The short story is that we listen to them. The long story is a bit more complicated. This is how we test speakers ...