Are You Ready for Atmos?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Dolby’s new theatrical surround sound format, called Atmos, that promises to revolutionize the way that movie soundtracks are created and presented. At the time, I’d received a brief demo...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Dolby’s new theatrical surround sound format, called Atmos, that promises to revolutionize the way that movie soundtracks are created and presented. At the time, I’d received a brief demo...
As part of this year’s Fidelity Forum conference, Dolby Labs invited a group of home theater writers to the company’s headquarters in San Francisco for a tour of the facility and a look at some of its latest and greate...
In the home theater environment, it’s often said that sound is 50% of the experience. A big picture needs to be matched by equally big sound. Is that really true, though? Many viewers will find themselves prioritizing one as...
After several years of proudly owning some great Klipsch speakers from the company’s Reference Series line, I thought it time to make an upgrade. The decision was partly due to noticing my center channel not coming in as cle...
I can hardly think of anything more disruptive to the home theater experience than settling in to watch a movie, allowing yourself to get engrossed in the wonderful video and audio of a top-notch Blu-ray disc, and then suddenly le...
Let’s discuss audio in this week’s poll. Do you have surround sound in your home theater, or are you an old-school two-channel stereo listener? Are you still stuck with the TV’s built-in speakers, or do you have ...