Let’s deal with the “standard” Dolby Digital 5.1 setup first (fig.1) since it represents the mandatory standard for current DVDs and for High Definition TV broadcasts. (DTS, a competing system, is ...

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 ...

The myth that subwoofers can be placed anywhere in a room and still sound great is far from true. A great sub, placed willy-nilly, won't come close to its potential. Ex-movie theater projectionist ...

Once you have your subwoofer positioned properly in your room, it's time to connect it to your A/V receiver. There are two possible ways of doing this: Line level connection – using unbalanced RCA ...

It doesn’t matter how lifelike the picture is on your fancy new OLED TV or 4K projector, your viewing experience will fall flat if you rely on the paper thin speakers built into today’s televisions.

A subwoofer is an essential weapon in an audiophile’s armoury in the pursuit of perfect sound. Despite what their specifications might say, and their manufacturers might claim, very few loudspeakers – ...

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 wrong place. Bass frequencies behave differently than midrange or treble-they ...

Got a pimple, spray some Windex on it. Got a sore throat, swish some vinegar and honey. Got a cold? Eat some chicken soup. Home remedies, some are good, others are a mixed bag at best. I spent years ...

I seem to recall there exists some software that, given room dimensions (and maybe listening position?), it will tell you a theoretically good place to position 1 or more subwoofers. The brute force ...