When you think of true surround sound stereo systems, you imagine cumbersome multi-speaker affairs that take all day to set up. Sony may have just upended that notion with its HT-AX7 portable theater ...

Ever since Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville first warbled "Clair de Lune" onto a wax cylinder, purveyors of sound technology and recorded music have been trying to replicate the full listening ...

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If you’ve been in a movie theater recently, you may have noticed that the sound is a whole lot more immersive. That’s thanks to spatial audio, a type of surround sound. The most well-known version is ...

I put the Google Pixel Buds Pro in my ears, pick a YouTube video with spatial audio, leave the phone on the desk in front of me, and roll away on my revolving desk chair. I let go and start spinning.

If you've bought a new iPhone like the iPhone 15 Pro Max or a new pair of Apple headphones or earbuds in the past year or two, then you've probably heard the sales pitch about spatial audio. But what ...

Spatial audio is having a moment. While the goal of offering a more immersive, 3D-like listening experience may have been born in movie theaters, much of the conversation around spatial audio has ...

Over-Ear Headphones I test headphones for a living — here's what I'd buy instead of the Sony WH-1000XM6 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra Over-Ear Headphones I've tested 30 pairs of headphones this year — ...

Netflix is arguably the king of video streaming despite ups and downs in its business and subscriber counts. The platform is probably enjoyed most on smartphones, but the number of devices it supports ...

When shopping for a new headset, looking at gaming-specific options is not even a requirement. Even so, headsets tailored for gamers will offer the fastest, most reliable connection and versatile ...

Noise-cancelling headphones are part of everyday life for millions of people. If you have an interest in personal audio tech, you might know that active noise cancellation got its start in the field ...

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