Why surround sound is better than a soundbar Editorial Staff tutorials If sound quality and immersive experiences are the top priorities in your home audio upgrade, home theater surround sound has the upper hand on soundbars for more than the obvious reasons. The popularity of sou...
HDR10+ explained Editorial Staff tutorials The goal of almost every advancement in television technologies is to create images that are as close to reality as possible. To make that happen, Samsung Electronics recently introduced a new open standard (ST...
Dolby Vision explained Editorial Staff tutorials Before we get stuck into Dolby Vision, it’s worth talking about HDR first. HDR or High Dynamic Range refers to an image that displays far greater contrast than regular images (Standard Dynamic Range, or SDR). T...
Difference between hifi speakers and studio monitors explained Editorial Staff tutorials Pop music is made to be played back on home stereo systems. Wouldn’t it make sense to use the same kind of hi-fi speakers for monitoring and mixing? Yet recording professionals prefer dedicated monitor speakers...
MQA explained Editorial Staff tutorials Recent neuroscientific research into how we hear has been key to the development of MQA. Bob Stuart – MQA’s founder – explains how these new theories have moved the conversation on from the diminishing returns ...
DTS: X explained Editorial Staff tutorials DTS recently revealed that DTS:X will be its next-generation object-based codec technology. This release is the successor to DTS-HD Master Audio and marks another milestone in DTS’ long line of industry-leading...
Dolby Atmos explained Editorial Staff tutorials Dolby Atmos creates powerful, moving audio by introducing two important concepts to cinema sound: audio objects and overhead speakers. Together, these completely change how soundtracks are created and heard. ...
