We’ve gathered this huge list of articles and buying guides on home theater. Even though many of the links are a few years old, there was still enough relevant information to keep this page in our archive. Also, see our latest home theater articles.
- Surround Sound Systems Recommended by CEA – eCoustics.com (9/09)
- 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Considerations – eCoustics.com (7/09)
- Home Theater Speaker Shopping Advice – eCoustics.com (8/09)
- Dolby Pro Logic II and Ambience Processing Explained – eCoustics.com (1/09)
- 5 Tips to Improving Your Stereo Sound or Home Theater Experience – eCoustics.com (11/08)
- Loosen Up, Stereo Devotees: You Just Might Prefer Music in 5.1! – eCoustics.com (12/07)
- Demonstrating Your Home Theater System – Home Theater Magazine (10/07)
- Finding the Right Type of HTIB System – Home Theater Magazine (9/07)
- HTIB Shopping Tips & Strategies – Home Theater Magazine (9/07)
- It’s the Sound and The State of High-Definition Audio – Home Theater Magazine (4/07)
- The Ideal SPL For Home Theater – eCoustics.com (3/07)
- Home Theater Alternatives: What Kind of System Makes Sense for You? – Crutchfield Advisor (12/06)
- Building a Soundproof Home Theater Room Within a Room – eCoustics.com (12/06)
- Soundproofing Your Home Theater – eCoustics.com (11/06)
- Basement Home Theater: What You Need to Know – eCoustics.com (11/06)
- Five Steps to Integrating A/V Installations – eCoustics.com (8/06)
- How Much Do I Spend on My Home Theater? – Audioholics (8/06)
- 5.1 Ways to Improve Your Home Theater Experience – eCoustics.com (8/06)
- Budgeting and Building a Dedicated Home Theater Room – eCoustics.com (7/06)
- Home Theater Set-up Basics 101 – Audioholics (6/06)
- Building a Moderately Priced Home Theater Room – Audioholics (6/06)
- Setting Up Your First Home Theater Surround System: Do’s and Don’ts – eCoustics.com (4/06)
- Home Theater Builder: Selecting Your Room – Audio Video Interiors (1/06)
- The Shadow Box: What Is It and Why Use It? – Audio Video Interiors (1/06)
- The Finer Points of Home Theater – Audio Video Interiors (11/05)
- Building a Home Theater in your Basement – Audio Video Interiors (11/05)
- Video: Home Theater Basics – Crutchfield Advisor (11/05)
- Rules for Home Theater: Speaker Placement – Home Theater & Sound (11/05)
- Rules for Home Theater: Speaker Types – Home Theater & Sound (10/05)
- How to Shop for a Surround Sound Speaker System – Home Theater Magazine (10/05)
- Common Facts and Fallacies About Home Theater, Stereo and Video – eCoustics.com (10/05)
- Where to Place Surround Speakers – eCoustics.com (10/05)
- Planning and Redesigning a Home Theater – Philips (10/05)
- Tips for Lighting Your Home Theater – Philips (10/05)
- Introduction to Home Theater – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- What Do You Need for Home Theater? – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Rules for Home Theater: The Room – Home Theater & Sound (9/05)
- Does an All-in-one System Make Sense for You? – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Speaker Placement for Home Theater – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Choosing Speakers for Home Theater – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- What Size Is Your Home Theater Room? – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Tips on Connecting Home Theater Speakers – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Choosing Screen Size and Placing Your TV – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Understanding Surround Sound Formats – Crutchfield Advisor (9/05)
- Home Theater Calibration Discs – Projector Central (8/05)
- Building Your Dream Theater: Step 1 – Assembling Your Team – Revolution Home Theater (5/05)
- An Essential Guide to Home Theater Speaker Placement – eCoustics.com (3/05)
- Multichannel Audio and HDTV – eCoustics.com (3/05)
- Planning Your Home Theater – Crutchfield Advisor (3/05)
- Getting Stereo and Surround Sound to Coexist – Home Theater & Sound (3/05)
- Tips for Building a Home Theater in an Apartment – Audioholics (2/05)
- Intro to Home Theater Sound – Connected Magazine (1/05)
- How to Shop for a Surround Sound Speaker System – Connected Magazine (1/05)
- All-in-one (Home Theater in a Box) Systems vs. Components. Which is Best For You? – eCoustics.com (12/04)
- How to Buy a Great All-in-One Home Theater System – PriceGrabber (12/04)
- Home Theater Setup: Performance Considerations, Part Two – Home Theater & Sound (12/04)
- Home Theater Setup: Performance Considerations, Part One – Home Theater & Sound (11/04)
- Home Theater Expanded – Home Theater & Sound (10/04)
- Thinking Inside of the Box – Digital Trends (10/04)
- High Performance Home Theater Calibration – Audioholics (9/04)
- Lost in the Middle: Center Speakers – Digital Trends (8/04)
- 5.1 Surround Sound From the Engineer’s Perspective – Crutchfield Advisor (7/04)
- Planning for a Home Theater – Tech Living (7/04)
- 7 Recommended Complete Home Theater Systems – The Perfect Vision (6/04)
- Home Theater Defined – Aperion Audio (6/04)
- Five Home Theater Shopping Tips – Aperion Audio (6/04)
- Types of Home Theater Speakers – Aperion Audio (6/04)
- Putting Your System Together – Aperion Audio (6/04)
- The Biggest Bang for your Audio Buck: Why Components Makes Sense – Crutchfield Advisor (6/04)
- Viewing Distance: Home Theater’s Forgotten Problem – Home Theater & Sound (6/04)
- Digital Cinema 101 – DLP.com (5/04)
- So You Wanna Buy a Home Theatre? – Digital Journal (5/04)
- Five Systems for $5,000 – Home Theater Magazine (5/04)
- Why 6.1 Surround? – Crutchfield Advisor (5/04)
- Dolby Digital, DTS and DVD: A History – SpannerWorks (4/04)
- What is Home Theatre? – SpannerWorks (4/04)
- Time and Distance In Your Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (4/04)
- The Levels of Home Theater Audio Nirvana – Connected Home (3/04)
- Dolby Pro Logic IIx: What it Is, How it Works, and a Comparison – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (3/04)
- Maximize Your Home Theater Experience By Tricking Your Room – Axiom Audio (2/04)
- Transforming my Basement into a Home Theater Haven – Crutchfield Advisor (1/04)
- In a Home Theater, Does Size Matter? – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (12/03)
- Retrofitting a Home Theater – TechnoFile (12/03)
- Setting Up a Home Theater: The Room, the Gear, the Installation – This Old House (11/03)
- Setting Up Your Home Theater – Masters on Audio (11/03)
- THX Select and THX Ultra2 Certification Interview – Audioholics (11/03)
- Round-Up of Home Theater Questions – Audioholics (10/03)
- How To Setup A Basic Home Theater – Revolution Home Theater (10/03)
- Six Common Home Theater Questions – Crutchfield Advisor (10/03)
- 5.1-channel Sound: From the Studio to Your Home Theater – Crutchfield Advisor (9/03)
- Home Theater Component Basics – DIY Network (9/03)
- Speaker Choices for Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (8/03)
- Home Theater Aesthetics – Crutchfield Advisor (8/03)
- Home Theater Tweaks 102: Fine-tune Your System So Your Video Shines – Crutchfield Advisor (7/03)
- Home Theater Systems: Starting Out and Stepping Up – Crutchfield Advisor (6/03)
- Setting Up a Home Theater – Liquid Theater (5/03)
- Ten Biggest Mistakes of Speaker and Home Theater Shopping – Axiom Audio (5/03)
- Three Mix and Match Home Theater Systems Compared – Gary Raskin (5/03)
- Home Theater Alternatives: Stereo, Simulated Surround, TruSurround and Dolby Headphones – Home Theater & Sound (5/03)
- Home Theater Grows Up – Audiofile & AV (5/03)
- HTiBs: The Wave of the Future – Audiofile & AV (4/03)
- Quick Guide to Surround Formats – CNET (4/03)
- Explaining Surround Sound – Audio Video Revolution (3/03)
- Playing Music in Surround: Part One – GoodSound (2/03)
- Home Theater Audio on the Cheap – Canada Computes (2/03)
- Extended Surround: Confusing the Consumer – Home Theater & Sound (1/03)
- Integrating High Quality Stereo with Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (11/02)
- Design the Ultimate Home Theater On a Budget: Part Two – Home Theater Magazine (11/02)
- Problem with the Dolby Digital soundtrack on certain recent DVDs – Dolby (10/02)
- What is meant by 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1? – Dolby Laboratories (10/02)
- What’s the difference between Dolby Digital and DTS? – Dolby Laboratories (10/02)
- What is Dolby Digital Surround EX? – Dolby Laboratories (10/02)
- Pro Logic vs. Pro Logic II vs. Dolby Digital 5.1 – Dolby Laboratories (10/02)
- Budgeting a Home Theater System for All Around Performance – Home Theater & Sound (10/02)
- Speaker Placement: Setup Tips for Upgraded Home Theatre Systems – Audioholics (10/02)
- Design the Ultimate Home Theater On a Budget – Home Theater Magazine (10/02)
- Pros and Cons of Using Different Crossover Frequencies for the Various Surround Sound Channels – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (9/02)
- Upgrading a Home Theater on a Budget – Electronic House (9/02)
- Configuring a 5.1 System – Audioholics (9/02)
- Home Theater on a Budget – Home Theater & Sound (9/02)
- 10 Tips for Better Home Theater Sound – CNET (8/02)
- What to Look for in a Home Theater in a Box – CNET (8/02)
- What is the Difference between THX Ultra and THX Select? – THX.com (7/02)
- Building a Home Theater PC – ExtremeTech (5/02)
- Why Home Theater In A Box? – Popular Mechanics (5/02)
- The Dolby Guide to Home Theater Sound – Dolby Laboratories (4/02)
- Speaker Placement for Home Theater Systems – onhometheater.com (4/02)
- What is Dolby Pro-Logic II? – Axiom Audio (4/02)
- Stereo’s Intrinsic Flaw: Why Multiple Channels Are Better – Axiom Audio (4/02)
- Dolby and THX – How they work together – Dolby Laboratories (4/02)
- A Primer for Home Theater Newcomers – Home Theater Forum (3/02)
- How to Position Home Theater Loudspeakers – AVguide (3/02)
- Home Theater Speaker Systems – onhometheater.com (3/02)
- Buying Your First Home Theater System – Home-Theater-System.com (3/02)
- Desktop Theater: The Home Theater PC – LiquidTheater (3/02)
- About Home Theater Surround Sound Formats – Cinema Source (3/02)
- Surround Sound Format Table – Cinema Source (3/02)
- About Multi-Aspect Ratio Screens – Cinema Source (3/02)
- About Tactile Sound – Cinema Source (3/02)
- Understanding Home Theater Room Acoustics – Cinema Source (3/02)
- Popular Theatrical Aspect Ratios – Cinema Source (3/02)
- About Home Theater Seating – Cinema Source (3/02)
- About Projection Screens – Cinema Source (2/02)
- Surround Sound Made Easy – onhometheater.com (2/02)
- Just What Is Home Theater? – onhometheater.com (2/02)
- Getting Started: How to Shop for Your Home A/V System – Crutchfield (2/02)
- Get Home Theater Thrills! – Crutchfield (2/02)
- Home Theater: The Components You Need – Crutchfield (2/02)
- Surround Sound Formats: What You Need To Know – Crutchfield (2/02)
- Home Theater Surround Sound Formats Chart – Crutchfield (2/02)
- Dolby Surround Pro Logic II Decoder Principles of Operation – Dolby Laboratories (2/02)
- What You Should Know About Home Theater – Hawkeye Audio (1/02)
- Recommended Demo Material for Pro Logic II (pdf) – Dolby Laboratories (1/02)
- Home Theater For Every Budget – Electronics House (1/02)
- Basic Cabling for a Home Theater System – Home Theater & Sound (1/02)
- Home Theater Systems: Easy Options – Crutchfield (12/01)
- Home Theater and Audio Systems: Frequently Asked Questions – Crutchfield (12/01)
- Home Theater and Audio Systems Glossary – Crutchfield (12/01)
- How Home Theater Works – How Stuff Works (12/01)
- How Surround Sound Works – How Stuff Works (12/01)
- Update on 6.1 Surround Sound – Home Theater & Sound (12/01)
- Three Home Theater Systems Compared at Different Price Points – Home Theater Magazine (11/01)
- Almost Everything You Need to Know about Surround Sound Formats for Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (11/01)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Dolby Digital in the Home – Dolby Laboratories (11/01)
- A Listener’s Guide to Dolby Digital EX – Dolby Laboratories (11/01)
- Switching Scenarios for Component Video Sources. – Home Theater Magazine (10/01)
- Mixing Home Theater and Hi-Fi Playback Systems – Decware (10/01)
- THX Ultra2 Released – IGN (9/01)
- Home Theater Speaker Setup and Diagrams – AudioLinks.nl (9/01)
- The Basics of a Great Sounding Room and System Set-Up – Audio Video Revolution (9/01)
- Home Theater Video Connections Explained – CNET (8/01)
- Great Home Theater Performance? – Home Theater & Sound (9/01)
- The Aspect Ratio Equation – Extron (8/01)
- Surround Sound: The Mystery Behind Multichannel Audio – ExtremeTech (7/01)
- Sound Advice from the Pros – Connected Home (7/01)
- Surround Sound Explained – ExtremeTech (7/01)
- A Listener’s Guide To Pro Logic II – Dolby Laboratories (7/01)
- The Living Room Screening Room: Data Projectors for Home Theater – PC World (6/01)
- The Ultimate Home Theater is More Than a Pretty Picture – Connected Home (6/01)
- Your Dream Home Theater is Within Reach – Connected Home (6/01)
- Introduction to Home Theater Components – DIY Network (6/01)
- Planning a Home Theater – DIY Network (6/01)
- Planning a Surround Sound System – DIY Network (6/01)
- Surround as She is Spoke Today (Futurama): Part 2 – onhifi.com (6/01)
- Surround as She is Spoke Today – onhifi.com (6/01)
- Surround Sound & Cognitive Dissonance – Stereophile (6/01)
- Choosing a System — The Logical Approach: Part 2 – Home Theater & Sound (6/01)
- Choosing a System — The Logical Approach: Part 1 – Home Theater & Sound (5/01)
- Ten ways to improve your home theater for less than 100 bucks – Liquid Theater (5/01)
- Surround Sound Formats: Dolby Digital, DTS, THX Surround EX and DTS-ES – TimeForDVD (5/01)
- THX Ultra vs THX Select Overview – TimeForDVD (5/01)
- Video Mixers and Scalers Explained – Sound & Video Contractor (5/01)
- Home Theater Systems Based on an A/V Receiver – Home Theater & Sound (5/01)
- What the Heck is THX? – Home Theater & Sound (5/01)
- Multi-Channel Audio: A Dose of Realism – Beat Reviews (5/01)
- HTPC – Home Theater Personal Computer FAQ/Guide – multimedian.com (5/01)
- How Important is Upgradeability? – Home Theater & Sound (5/01)
- Getting Started With Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (4/01)
- Almost Everything You Need to Know About Surround Sound Formats for Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (4/01)
- Surround confusion: Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS explained – AudioEnz (4/01)
- Buying the Best Home Theater – Ask Men (3/01)
- Dolby Surround Pro Logic II – The Technology and the Sound – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (3/01)
- Why Dolby Pro Logic II? – Home Theater & Sound (3/01)
- Audio Calibration of Your Home Theater System – Home Theater & Sound (2/01)
- Home Theater Usability – LiquidTheater (2/01)
- Perforated Projection Screens – AudioEnz (2/01)
- Home Theater Speaker Placement – Home Theater & Sound (1/01)
- Creating a Media Room – Masters on Audio (1/01)
- Doing the DSP Dance: Surround Sound Confusion – AudioEnz (11/00)
- THX Optimode Audio Calibration – SMR Home Theatre (11/00)
- A Beginner’s Guide To Building A Home Theatre System – Audio & Video Lifestyle (11/00)
- Center Channel in the Rear? – SoundStage (11/00)
- Surrounded by Surround Sound – Robb Report (10/00)
- Dolby Digital, DTS and THX Explained – Liquid Theater (10/00)
- How THX Works – How Stuff Works (9/00)
- Budget Home Theater Recommendation – Liquid Theater (8/00)
- A Listener’s Guide To DVD-Video – Dolby Laboratories (8/00)
- 5.1 for Dummies – IGN (8/00)
- Home Theater 101 – Home Theater Magazine (8/00)
- Looking for a Dream System? – IGN (7/00)
- Home Theater Trends – LiquidTheater (7/00)
- Home Theater For Cheap – LiquidTheater (6/00)
- Home Theater 101 – LiquidTheater (6/00)
- What is the difference between Dolby Digital and DTS? – DVD Answer Man (6/00)
- High End Theater Recommendation – LiquidTheater (5/00)
- Surround Sound Buyers Guide – IGN (5/00)
- Home Theater Guide – AWH (4/00)
- The Misunderstood 0.1 LFE Channel in 5.1 Digital Surround Sound – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (4/00)
- Surround Speakers: single vs dual speakers, dipoles vs monopoles – Home Theater Magazine (4/00)
- Home Theater Loudspeaker Placement – Home Theater Magazine (3/00)
- THX: Admit One – Home Theater Magazine (2/00)
- Dolby Digital vs. DTS – Audioholics (12/99)
- Theatrical Matte Option – DVD Angle (11/99)
- What is DTS? – DVD Angle (10/99)
- Home Theater Speaker Setup Tips – Home Theater Advice (9/99)
- Understanding the Different Surround Formats – DVD Angle (8/99)
- Widescreen DVD Matted vs. Anamorphic – DVD Angle (8/99)
- Surround Sound Past, Present, and Future (pdf) – Dolby Laboratories (4/99)
- Home Theater vs Two-Channel Purism – Stereophile (11/98)
- Home Theater FAQ – Lalena.com (11/98)
- Planning a Home Theater – Sound & Video Contractor (8/98)
- Home Theater, Music, or Both? – Stereophile (10/96)
- Beginner?s Luck? Not a Chance! – SoundStage (8/96)
- Home Video Resolution Comparison – (5/97) – Compares picture quality between HDTV, DVD, LD, VHS, & CD-I
- Audio/Video Computer Entertainment System Hookup Connection Diagram – Monster Cable
- Home Theater Speakers Hookup Connection Diagram – Monster Cable
- What You Should Know About Surround Sound – AVguide
- What is Home Theater – AVguide
- DTS and THX…How Do They Relate? – DTS Online
- Home Theater Handbook (pdf) – Polk Audio
- Who invented surround sound system? – ePanorama.net
