In the grand scheme of things, I have the feeling either one will be fine for my setup (polk rti10's) and for the future (full 5.1 surround), but as I found out when I briefly had a sony 1050, there ...

XM Satellite Radio will broadcast select music channels in 5.1 surround sound, the first time, according to the satcaster, that a radio company has broadcast in 5.1 for 24/7. Both XM and Sirius each ...

Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find the best sights and sounds for their home theaters. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.