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Compare Denon and Marantz AVRs for 2025—explore features, performance, and prices to find the best home theater receiver for your setup, from budget to...
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Need help deciding which OLED TV to buy in 2025? Take an in-depth look at what's different between WOLED, QD-OLED and Primary RGB Tandem...
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RGB Mini LED and Micro RGB TVs improve LCD picture quality with higher brightness and wider color gamut, but still face LCD limits. Learn...
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A new wave of Bluetooth USB-C adapters extend the life of laptops, iPads and phones by enabling higher audio quality to wireless headphones.
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Who needs a preamp in 2025? Anyone who’s not into lifeless, app-controlled audio hell. Here’s why real systems still need real control.
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Still gaming or streaming music over SBC like it's 2005? Get the real scoop on which Bluetooth codecs — AAC, aptX, LDAC, or LHDC...
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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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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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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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Have you ever wondered how vibration influences the sound of your stereo system? Not just the turntable but every component. Learn how to improve...
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Outdoor Speakers are a great addition to your home and not a huge investment if you know what to buy and how to install...
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Retrieving real deep bass and reproducing it in your home theater or listening room at real-life levels is not easy. In fact, there are...
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Before you buy the wrong thing because you think it's a deal, learn how to really improve your TV's sound quality and what options...
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What you need to know about understanding frequency response curves of loudspeakers.
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