If you have ever felt a movie theater earthquake scene in your chest and wondered how to recreate that feeling at home, the answer is a real home theater subwoofer. The best home theater subwoofers do more than just make noise. They reproduce the deep bass that gives explosions weight, music depth, and action scenes … Read more
When I set up my first home theater back in 2012, I spent an entire Saturday fishing speaker wire through the attic and around door frames. The result sounded great, but the installation nearly ended my marriage. Fast forward to , and you can get the same immersive Dolby Atmos experience without drilling a single … Read more
Looking for the best streaming media players to upgrade your TV in ? I have spent the last 90 days testing eight of the most popular HDMI streaming devices on the market, switching between a 65-inch LG OLED and a basic 1080p bedroom TV to see how each one performs in the real world. After … Read more
If you want the best picture quality your 4K TV can deliver, a dedicated 4K Blu-ray player still beats streaming. I have spent the last few months testing every major 4K Blu-ray player I could get my hands on, and the differences between models are bigger than most people realize. Streaming services compress video to … Read more
I remember when the Logitech Harmony Elite sat on my coffee table like a tiny spaceship. It could dim the lights, fire up the Xbox, and switch inputs on the AVR with a single tap. Then in 2021, Logitech quietly killed the line, and a generation of home theater fans suddenly had to find a … Read more
Dirty power is the silent killer of home theater gear. After spending the last three months swapping eight different power conditioners through our test rack, I can tell you with confidence: the difference between a noisy line and clean AC shows up immediately in your picture and your sound. But I also need to address … Read more
Your game room deserves better audio than a tinny TV speaker or a single soundbar fighting against echo off the walls. After spending six months rotating 25+ portable and bookshelf speakers through my 18×14-foot arcade room, I narrowed the field to the 12 models that actually deliver for gamers, vinyl listeners, and movie nights. This … Read more
I have thrown more backyard parties than I can count, and I have learned the hard way that a regular Bluetooth speaker just cannot cut it. When 30 people show up, when the music needs to overpower laughter, when someone spills a drink, and when the sun goes down and you want a real atmosphere, … Read more
When I started building out our arcade space at the warehouse last spring, I spent more time choosing ceiling speakers than I did picking the actual pinball machines. The right pair transforms a room. The wrong pair leaves you with thin, distant sound that gets lost under the noise of a dozen arcade cabinets. After … Read more
Mounting your projector on the ceiling or wall is the single best upgrade for image quality and room aesthetics, and after testing 15 different brackets over 90 days in our home theater lab, we narrowed it down to the 8 best projector mounts available right now in . Our team hung each model from drywall, … Read more