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The definitive guide to high-definition surround sound

What with all the attention give to high-definition and 3D in 2010, it’d be easy to underestimate the role of great sound in the film experience. But think about it: what was it that made the shark attack in Jaws so scary? Why did the... Read more

Bowers & Wilkins MT-25 Review by T3

The Bowers & Wilkins MT-25 system has already won an award from What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision, and now the technology specialists at T3 magazine have raved about its qualities. Reviewed as a 7.1 system, with two extra M-1s added to the usual complement of... Read more

Computer Games: The Future of Surround Sound?

Computer games were once just for kids; many of those kids are in their 30s and 40s now, and many of them are still playing games. But as we get older, we get more demanding, and not just for the complexity and realism in the... Read more

How Many Speakers?

After listening to the podcast discussion about surround sound in the Lab it got us wondering just how many speakers is enough for Home Theatre. The standard is obviously 5.1, with five speakers and a dedicated subwoofer. But we recently supplied speakers and amplification for... Read more