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What type of home theater setup is right for you?

Electronics
By Brad Chacos on October 21, 2011 in

Home theater

Who knew home theater could be so befuddling? Sound bars, home theater in a box, discrete components -- what exactly do you need? You just want music and movies to sound good, right, and not a degree in acoustical engineering? Don't despair; we're here to explain the options and shine a light on the pros and cons of each one. Additional information can be found in our reports on home theater receivers, home theater speakers, home theater systems and soundbars.

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The low-down on speaker wires for your home theater system

Electronics
By Brad Chacos on September 13, 2011 in

Truth about speaker wires

On the surface, setting up your home theater speakers seems deceptively simple: plug one end of a cable into the speaker and the other end into the AV receiver. Lather, rinse, repeat. That's it, right? Not quite. While conducting research for our just updated home theater speakers report, we came across a lot of confusion about the little details that make an audio setup sound great. Perhaps the biggest one revolves around speaker wire. In short, is high-end speaker wire a must, or will things sound just as good with a decent-quality budget cable?

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Home theater on a budget: Where to scrimp and where to spend

Electronics
By Carl Laron on December 26, 2009 in

Home theater on a budget

In these tight times, everyone is interested in saving a little bit of cash where they can, even when putting together a home-theater system. As an example, one of our readers recently wrote to ask "If you are putting together a home theater system on a fixed budget, where can you get away with scrimping a bit and where does it pay to put performance first?"

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Big sound, small budget: Affordable home theater speakers

Electronics
By Carl Laron on October 10, 2009 in

Energy RC-Micro 5.1

Though everyone agrees that getting the audio side of a home theater right is as important as picking the right HDTV, the number of choices can be dizzying when it comes to selecting home theater speakers. The cost of speakers can be staggering as well, with some scraping the stratosphere with price tags that would seem more at home pasted to the side of a well-appointed sedan. Fortunately, while audiophiles with finely-tuned ears are certain to disagree, user and professional reviews tell us that you can spend less -- lots less -- and still wind up with home theater sound that will rock just about anyone's world.

Though everyone agrees that getting the audio side of a home theater right is as important as picking the right HDTV, the number of choices can be dizzying when it comes to selecting home theater speakers. The cost of speakers can be staggering as well, with some scraping the stratosphere with price tags that would seem more at home pasted to the side of a well-appointed sedan. Fortunately, while audiophiles with finely-tuned ears are certain to disagree, user and professional reviews tell us that you can spend less -- lots less -- and still wind up with home theater sound that will rock just about anyone's world.

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