At Gramophone, we’re excited! Dolby Atmos is the biggest advancement in home theater sound in over a decade. Dolby Atmos was first shown in commercial movie theaters with the release of Brave in 2012. Since then, most major motion pictures have been produced in Dolby Atmos. T...
Read MoreMulti-room audio, also called distributed audio, is music that can be accessed and controlled at several locations throughout the home. Multi-room audio can be as simple as a second zone output found on contemporary surround sound receivers or as complex as 36+ independent audio zones with loca...
Read More(Continued from previous post: There are also a few wireless multi-room audio systems available which can make for fairly easy installation without the expense of running wires.) Controlling Multi-room Audio The most advanced systems typically use keypads and/or touch screensthroughout th...
Read More"Hey, I just wanna watch a movie. What’s the deal with this surround sound number soup?" We’ll define all those numbers and explain the various speakers in surround systems in order of importance and their typical roles: Center channel speaker – This speak...
Read MoreQuestion: I just got a new flat-screen TV over the Holidays. Should I consider some kind of sound system for it? Answer Part V: This post continues to proved general information about several of the choices available to add better sound to your flat screen: Choice 4 – Install ...
Read MoreQuestion: I just got a new flat-screen TV over the Holidays. Should I consider some kind of sound system for it? Answer Part IV: This post continues to proved general information about several of the choices available to add better sound to your flat screen: Choice 3 – Get a c...
Read MoreQuestion: I just got a new flat-screen TV over the Holidays. Should I consider some kind of sound system for it? Answer Part III: Our last post was about several of the choices available to add better sound to your flat screen. Here are some more details: Choice 1 &ndas...
Read MoreQuestion: I just got a new flat-screen TV over the Holidays. Should I consider some kind of sound system for it? Answer Part II: Our last post was about why you’d dramatically step up your TV viewing experience by adding better sound to your high definition flat screen ...
Read MoreQuestion: I just got a new flat-screen TV over the Holidays. Should I consider some kind of sound system for it? Answer Part I: Boy, don’t ya just love the new TV sets? After all those years of Popular Science and Popular Mechanicsmagazine covers showing “Th...
Read MoreFire up the grill, turn on the music, and invite over some friends to make this 4th of July a relaxing and fun get-together. Weather-Proofing Your Gadgets: Bringing Home Entertainment Outside No 4th of July party would be complete without the familiar boom of magnificent fireworks. So g...
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