I recently went to a lot of trouble getting the best bass response from one subwoofer. In theory, adding a second subwoofer could improve my results even further. Not the way I did it, unfortunately.
It looks like July burned off the last of its fireworks already. The month ends without much excitement on Blu-ray. Notable titles include one of the most critically divisive films of the year and the cheeseball directorial debut ...
In each successive Mission: Impossible entry, Tom Cruise tries to dazzle audiences with new and incredible action stunts, from climbing the world’s tallest building to dangling from various airplanes and helicopters in fligh...
SteelBook art is so hit-and-miss these days that, even as a completist for certain collections, I’m left torn on whether to buy some new ones. I’m also resisting one I definitely do like for other reasons.
In case you hadn’t noticed from recent posts here, I’ve had bass on my mind a lot lately. In previous polls, I asked how many subwoofers you have and what type they are. Let’s get right to the next obvious questi...
Although it wasn’t much of a box office smash back in 1998, John Frankenheimer’s action thriller Ronin eventually became a cult hit on video, largely due to its terrific car chases. The film has been released on Blu-ra...
Virtually every iconic movie from the 1980s get released on Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week, all conveniently condensed into a single 140-minute package and given a glossy CGI sheen. Also available for good measure: one of the chee...
As much as Hollywood loves to franchise anything successful, not every movie needs or even calls out for a sequel. This week’s Roundtable isn’t just about bad sequels, necessarily, but specifically about sequels that h...
As part of our recent focus on subwoofers and making better bass, we asked last week how many subwoofers you have in your home theater. Now I’d like to know what type of subs you use: sealed, ported, or cylinder?
In my quest to improve bass response in my home theater, first I had to move the location of my subwoofer. After that, I found myself doing something I’d never paid much attention to in the past: adjusting the subwoofer̵...
Achieving good bass response is by far the most difficult part of setting up any home theater audio system and the solution is rarely as simple as buying a big or powerful subwoofer. Finding the right spot in the room to put that ...
One of the few movies I saw (and loved) at the theater this year comes out on Blu-ray this week. Though I have no doubt it will be an excellent disc in all technical respects, I’m left torn about whether to buy it now or wai...
