We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time, not so long ago, when most of us were perfectly content with our 32-inch CRT screens and their tinny, built-in speakers.

Matrix surround decoding, the process of deriving several output channels from a two-channel delivery medium, is nothing new. When Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoding was introduced back in 1987, it ...

This article talks about the basic concepts behind AV receivers and home theaters, and how sound formats like Dolby and DTS are transforming these devices. The technology behind AV receivers. What are ...