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 ...

I have the Xonar DG sound card. I am trying to get Dolby Digital and DTS over optical, but after trying and reading, it appears all I can get is 2 channel PCM. But, when I go to the windows sound in ...

I've recently bought a Nakamichi soundwafe Pro 7.1 soundbar and have an odd problem. Hopefully someone here has a solution. The Soundwafe only manages to handle bitstream/compressed multi-channel ...

Early home theater audio gear delivered sound in just two dimensions: Audio events could be played only in the front left, right, and front center, and in the rear left and right of a room. The ...

Samsung recently sent me the HW-Q800A to take a first look at, and I honestly thought that was the only soundbar they were going to send over. To my surprise, right after my Q800A first look, the ...

Last year we got our hands on a top secret Dolby memo that was sent to ALL licensee partners of their mandate to restrict upmixing of non native Dolby content through their DSU (Dolby Surround Upmixer ...

After months of planning and executing a UHD/4k upgrade to my home theater, it was time to implement the final piece of the puzzle: a firmware update to my Yamaha RX-A2050 AV receiver that enables two ...