Room Acoustics May 25, 2021 Tom Andry

The Problems with Soundproofing your Home Theater

Soundproofing a home theater is fraught with problems. It should be easy. Just keep the sound in the room. How difficult can that be? Hard!

Speakers May 25, 2021 Clint DeBoer

Upgrading Speakers to Improve Your Home Theater

I think it’s safe to say that at some point in your adventures you’ll get the bug to start upgrading speakers in your home theater. Rarely does anyone actually purchase their final set of speakers right away—unless you came into some money and spent an awful lot of time researching at the onset. No, for most it’s […]

Room Acoustics May 24, 2021 Tom Andry

Simple “Soundproofing” for your Home Theater – Five Easy Tips!

You’d love to have a soundproofed home theater, but that’s unlikely to happen. But you can reduce sound transmission with these tips.

Tower speakers May 24, 2021 Clint DeBoer

Setting Speaker Levels & Distance for Home Theater Manually

Getting all the gear in the world doesn’t make for the perfect surround sound system. I mean, it’s pretty darn close, but there’s still the small issue of setting everything up correctly. We’ve got guides on configuring just about any piece of equipment and integrating it into your system. Even afterward, you need to deal […]

Surround Receivers May 21, 2021 Clint DeBoer

What is DTS Sound? In Layman’s Terms

There are so many DTS “flavors” that it’s no wonder consumers get very confused. Some even go into shutdown mode when you talk about DTS, Dolby, THX, and other sound formats. Isn’t it just about the music or movies? I mean, who cares? Well, as it turns out, technologies like DTS Sound are responsible for […]

Tower speakers May 20, 2021 Tom Andry

Atlantic Technology AT-3 Tower Speaker Review

We put the Atlantic Technology AT-3 tower speakers through their paces in our no-filler review. Are they really full range? Find out!

Speakers May 14, 2021 Tom Andry

QotD: Should I Buy Super Tweeters?

You want the best quality audio possible from your system. Should you buy super tweeters? Can they deliver on all the promises? Well…

Home Theater May 11, 2021 Tom Andry

Picking The Right Room for Your Home Theater

Picking the right room for your home theater should come before you start shopping for gear. What should you look for? We have some criteria.