The best surround sound systems don’t just turn up the volume on your TV, film or music — they also transform a flat listening experience into a cinematic wonder. Having a decked-out speaker system ...

In the bad old days of surround sound, it took patience, perspiration, and proficiency with sound systems to install a home theater sound system. Thankfully, those days are long gone as evidenced by ...

For less than the cost of dinner and a movie out with the family, you can bring home this eight channel home theater speaker system. While soundbars get more complicated (and more expensive), A/V ...

In the early days of streaming, we were lucky to be able to watch movies and TV shows in high definition with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Today, you can stream your favorite shows and movies in ...

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. However, with the proliferation of affordable audio-visual ...

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Anyway, that lists it as having 5.1 surround sound, but only has the three mini jacks for line out, line in, and microphone. Currently I just have a 3.5mm (I think?) jack going from the line out which ...

Sound quality: Onn's 42" 5.1. 2. Dolby Atmos Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer Fair overall sound quality - this model has sonic shortcomings that leave a lot to be desired when listening to music but ...

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Sound quality: Onn's 5.1.2 Surround Soundbar System (100135495) has acceptable overall sound quality - this model reproduces music and dialog reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its ...

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