If you’re unboxing your new speakers and setting up your home theater or music system, there’s one thing you should have to make sure you get the best sound quality. High-quality speaker cables make ...

It is a question as old as stereos: how much do the cables in your system affect the sound? The main problems with assessing cables are psychological. Placebo effect and comparative listening play ...

In my years as a custom AV integrator, I’ve seen many homeowners placed in difficult situations because of poor pre-wiring by either themselves or a contractor. The possible pitfalls are many, but so ...

Speaker cables have become one of the least quantified and objectively analyzed audio products in the audio marketplace. Many cable vendors and forum cult hobbyists insist on the abandonment of ...

Remember when a Crown DC 300 was considered a “monster” power amplifier? And then came the Phase Linear 700. Now, today, a kilowatt of audio power is no big thing, and there are amps up to 10 kW. This ...

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 ...

When it comes to Bluetooth speakers, there are hundreds of options ranging in price from around twelve dollars to more than a thousand. But why buy one when you can build one that not only blends in ...

I picked up used Apple AirPort Express base stations for just a few dollars each and transformed my wired audio gear into AirPlay-compatible speakers.

Something I've noticed in my HT room in my new-ish house is I get some crackling in noisy scenes, not isolated to particular speakers. I can't see any obvious reasons this should be, and I just last ...