“The sound and music are 50 per cent of the entertainment in a movie”. George Lucas said that, but it seems unlikely he was talking about the television in your front room when he said it. The problem ...

Has a built-in digital audio assistant or voice control which is a programmed interface that is controlled by voice commands from the user. Indicates whether the system is a soundbar or a soundbase. A ...

The TCL Q6310 is an affordable, feature-packed 3.1 soundbar that outperforms its price with room-filling audio and thumpy bass. Though light on fancy extras, it nails the basics with clear, balanced ...

The Samsung HW-Q950A is a powerful soundbar that delivers home theater level sound with an 11.1.4 channel setup that includes a wireless subwoofer and wireless surround speakers. Like the Samsung ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Almost everyone loves surround sound, (except for an eccentric actor whom I know who actually prefers mono!) and what’s not to love? Our ears are on each side of our head, canted forward, but we hear ...

Smart TVs struggle to get loud and avoid distortion at high levels. Quiet dialogue and a lack of bass diminish entertainment. TV speakers can't take advantage of surround sound formats and spatial ...

Surround sound has been a part of the home theater experience for over 20 years, but how much do you know about it? The term “surround sound” is part of our everyday lexicon and with all the surround ...

I have a 7.1 USB sound card from Startech with 3 discrete 2ch outputs. It's a Startech ICUSBAUDIO7D. It uses a C-Media CM6206 chipset. I have kind of a weird intended use case for it and I don't know ...

Sound in the ocean does not behave like sound in the air. This is also what makes sound in the ocean so awesome. Sound in water is like the cool funky uncle of the sound family. It travels ...