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 ...

Whether you enjoy heading out to your a local cineplex or prefer the comfort of your personal home theater, you expect two things when you sit down to lose yourself in a movie: awesome picture and ...

DTS:X is a next-generation surround-sound format designed to compete against Dolby Atmos. Here's everything you need to know. Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of ...

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 ...

DTS has announced its take on object-based surround sound, called DTS:X, which will debut in homes and cinemas this summer. Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of ...

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 ...

Eli is a freelance journalist who lives in Detroit, MI. He got his start in journalism covering video games and sports for Heavy before branching out into greater esports coverage at Dexerto. He also ...

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 ...