It's not just you: here's why Atmos can give your goosebumps goosebumps on records you know inside out ...

Available in both silver gold and black finishes, the new Marantz NR1200 streaming amplifier is packed with features and makes an ideal centerpiece for a mid-range audio system with multi-room ...

Here’s a riddle: If higher-quality audio sounds better, and better-sounding music is more enjoyable, then shouldn’t you stream music in the highest possible audio quality? The answer is yes. Listen to ...

Spatial audio can surround you with sound in a way that simple stereo just can't. Here's why it's cool and how to get it. Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the ...

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“Now everyone gets the best seat in the house,” says Conductor Erich Leinsdorf. “That is proper for a democracy, is it not?” The “best seat” is a living room sofa facing a wall equipped with two ...

Stereo sound has ruled music production for decades, but much like mono sound before it, stereo’s time may be slowly coming to an end. Over the past few years, there’s been a growing movement in the ...

The current decade has seen a surround-music revival through new digital technologies and Dolby Atmos Music isn't the only game in town. Sony's 360 Reality Audio (360RA) is a growing new format ...

Clear sound is the goal of any serious audio setup, but there’s more than one to get it. Your music files, your amplifier and your headphones are the three crucial ...

An entertaining article in a 1958 issue of "Popular Mechanics" calls the evolution of stereo "the biggest thing that's come along since high-fidelity sound." The article goes on to explain how ...