Many fixate on TV screen size and panel type, with audio sometimes an afterthought. They assume the speakers built into a TV will be good enough, especially after spending all that money on the ...

A home theater may be a high priority for you this year. Home improvement projects have been focused intensely on productivity and entertainment upgrades since the Pandemic years, and homeowners are ...

Sony is expanding its BRAVIA home entertainment ecosystem in 2025 with a new lineup of home audio. On top of Sony’s Bar 9 and Bar 8 carrying over this year, the company’s new additions to the BRAVIA ...

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 ...

After three days roaming the hallowed halls of CEDIA Expo 2025, here are our picks for “Best in Show” for home theater systems. Every year, in early September, the top manufacturers of CI (custom ...

Sarah Lord covers TVs and home entertainment. Prior to joining CNET, Sarah served as the tech and electronic reviews fellow at Insider, where she wrote about everything from smart watches and ...

No matter which route you take, it’s also important to have a basic understanding of multi-channel systems. For instance, what’s the difference between a 2.0 and a 2.1 system? A 5.1 and a 5.1.2 system ...

It looks as if the Panasonic SC-BT100--the company's first home theater in a box system with a built-in Blu-ray player--will retail for $999. John Falcone Senior Editorial Director, Shopping John P.

Just like no one wants to hear a restaurant reviewer complain about eating at high-end restaurants with his friends every night, no one really wants to listen to a gadget reviewer who can’t get a high ...