With a calibration DVD and sound level meter in hand, you can play a test pattern and set levels for your speakers. It also is a good idea to set all treble and bass controls to 0 as well. Set your ...

A while back we dug into setting up a front projection system for that oh so sweet movie experience without the extra sticky floors. Today we're digging into the other side of the electromagnetic ...

Want to get better sound out of your system without having to buy a new receiver or speakers? Try a manual calibration. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end ...

Most audio receivers worth their salt come with a tiny microphone that you can use to automatically calibrate your speakers to your room’s specific setup. Easy. But most people—unlike me—aren’t crazy ...

Sure, sound is subjective, but we still put all of the speakers we review through a defined set of tests to determine which sound the best. Check out our audio testing regimen. I’m PCMag’s home ...

We have other articles which will help you actually connect your home theater system. This article assumes that you are indeed getting sound and video through the components and that you are ready to ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

It appears my home theater room (a.k.a. the basement) has wonky acoustics. A basic run through of some coarse test tones and some favorite tracks has told me that frequencies around 100Hz are being ...