They may not seem the most important, but rear speakers one of the vital components in a sound system, as I discovered after ...

If you’ve been in a movie theater recently, you may have noticed that the sound is a whole lot more immersive. That’s thanks to spatial audio, a type of surround sound. The most well-known version is ...

No discussion of a new midrange soundbar would be complete without a mention of its biggest competition, so even though this is a review of a Bose product, let’s address that from the start. Sonos has ...

If you're in the market for a new television or soundbar, you may have noticed that no matter what price range you're shopping in, plenty of models advertise surround sound capabilities of one sort or ...

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Iconic movie sound effects, your favorite songs, and ambient background noises are created through the art of audio mixing. From lo-fi to hi-fi and everything in between, here’s the lowdown on the ...

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Xiaomi launched its new Sound Outdoor Bluetooth speaker alongside the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus last month. It overshadowed the Redmi phone in terms of value proposition. For the asking price of INR ...