Black Friday is the best time to upgrade a home theater. AV receivers, soundbars, and surround sound systems have been discounted.

As soundbar performance continues to improve, does anyone need to invest in an AV receiver and speakers to get great sound? We did blind tests to find out.

Audio Return Channel is a useful feature, in certain situations, built into TVs, receivers, and soundbars. It lets you send audio from a TV back down to a soundbar or receiver. Here's why you ...

But pair any soundbar with a comparatively priced, traditional home theater setup – in other words, a wired configuration of home theater speakers and a dedicated subwoofer with an A/V receiver ...

We tackle reader questions in the You Asked series of columns. This week, it's soundbars versus AV receivers, speakerless TVs, HDMI bandwidth, and car stereos.

When building out an entry-level home theater system, one of the first things you need to decide is what kind of sound system you actually want. There are three main options to choose from: a soundbar ...

NXP’s innovative Immersiv3D solution integrated with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X®, and voice will be featured on complete smart sound bar and AV receiver reference designs to showcase breakthrough ...

If your headphones are plugged into your TV, soundbar, or receiver, you'll want to check the HDMI Audio Headset box to make sure those surround effects are sent over HDMI.