Do they do anything? Stands for your home theater speakers are a difficult thing to talk up.  Their function is singular, and product differentiation is generally geared toward the aesthetic side rather than a specific collection of features.  Is it stable enough?  Does it fit my

Keepin' up with the JonesesWhile the term wireless is bound to incite passions of convenience and modernity, take caution from those who have been swept up in a recent technological wave.  The innovation is just old enough to have generated some honest reviews, and many of them are on the fence

A good home theater system will feature much more than just a nice TV. To really get the full movie theater experience, it's necessary to use a multiple speaker setup to provide output for all audio channels. True surround sound generally employs five or more speakers. This is referred to as a 5.1 s

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The benefits of satellite radio receiversDo you find yourself frustrated with aspects of terrestrial radio but still find yourself in its grip? You need a satellite radio receiver. Reasons to get a satellite radio receiver include: Satellite radio has a digital high-quality signal that is much

Barring exhausting lectures in both astrophysics and digital communication, it is unlikely we will get to answer this question in any detail.  To be sure, the two satellite radio providers have launched three satellites apiece into outer space that beam digital audio signals down to planet Eart

Satellite radio is a subscription-based radio service broadcast via satellite. It's similar to cable TV in that there are no commercials, and it's purely digital, which means better reception and sound quality. Currently there are two satellite radio providers: XM Radio and Sirius Radio. Both are co

Shortly after cementing itself as the bar in portable audio, the iPod inspired scads of clever devices designed to playback audio files out loud.  Some are incredibly useful, others, simply novel.  Some are just plain silly.  But in the interest of presenting occasionally objective in

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