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Running Multiple Sets of Speakers in Other Rooms

Are you interested in using your A/V receiver to run a second pair of bookshelf speakers in the bedroom or den, or even a third pair on a patio, in addition to the main pair of speakers in your home theatre system? How to do it, and w...

How to Get Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel Surround

Here's a surprisingly common problem—You've set up your new Dolby Digital/dts A/V receiver, a 5.1-channel home theater surround system and DVD player, popped in a DVD, and pressed “Play.” The movie starts, the sound from your main stereo speaker...

Fine-Tuning Center-Channel Sound

Location, location, location. It's the mantra of real estate agents, and it could just as easily apply to your Center Channel.

Center Channel Intelligibility - Is your center speaker in the right spot?

Detail and intelligibility are among the prime requirements of any center-channel speaker. If you seem to have trouble understanding movie dialogue try these remedies:

How to Find the Best Place for Your Subwoofer

Crawl around on your hands and knees. It may strike you as a bit odd to do this in the pursuit of smooth, deep, and even bass, but it’s really the best technique to find the ideal spot for your subwoofer.

The Forgotten Component: Getting Room Acoustics Right

Experts often refer to the listening room as "the forgotten component." A room's dimensions will have a profound effect on the quality of sounds that you perceive from your multichannel home theatre.