Audio formats deliver different sound experiences depending on the source material and your setup. Dolby and Digital Theater Sound offer a variety of options in terms of quality. Dolby Atmos and DTS:X ...

I first heard of Dolby Digital Live (DDL) back when nVidia motherboards featured their Soundstorm. I thought this was a neat feature. The Yamaha speakers I had (5.1) had a receiver that would decode ...

DTS:X and Dolby Atmos are two major leaps forward in surround sound technology, but where do those leaps put them in relation to each other? Both are object-based audio formats that move beyond ...

DTS Play-Fi, the wireless multiroom audio platform that can be used to set up a fully wireless home theater sound system, has expanded from its previous 5.1-channel limitation to 12 channels, which ...

In June, I wrote about how AirTunes works, based on a briefing I had with Apple VP Greg Joswiak. At that time, I reported a fascinating feature that Joswiak mentioned to me: If iTunes is playing back ...

Does anyone know of an inline (standalone) Dolby Digital & DTS Decoder? I have a GTXP, but it doesn't do the decoding, so I was thinking that if I could output the sound on the optical output, run it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolby Atmos FlexConnect. It's been a great year for home cinema technology. This was headlined by the grudge match between LG’s ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time, not so long ago, when most of us were perfectly content with our 32-inch CRT screens and their tinny, built-in speakers.

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...