If you don't consider yourself an audiophile there's a good chance you placed your speakers based on where they'd look best—and stick out the least—rather than where they sounded ideal. Follow some ...

Picking the right speaker can be tough. There are hundreds of speaker brands — many of which you’ve never heard of — and a vast array of sizes, styles, and finishes to consider. Then there’s the ...

If you’re in search of better audio from your TV, a soundbar is the fastest, easiest — and yes, sometimes the cheapest — solution. But given that there are hundreds of models from dozens of ...

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 ...

A sound-pressure meter was used to test the volume of each speaker, in decibels, using an iPhone tuned to volume-level ten and placed a metre from the speaker. "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane was ...