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Atmos goes 3.1Read more

The Sony HT-X9000F soundbar is neat, but delivers decidedly average sonicsRead more

Even the most impressive HD/UHD televisions can have their performance undercut by mediocre sound. Televisions aren’t built to replace speakers, and the speakers installed on them by default are usually scarcely better than the cheapest tech on the market. Even with the small handful of televisions built with stronger than average speakers, there’s a limit to the amount of sound quality you can squeeze out of a thin television. Those kinds of problems only become more severe if you have any interest in surround sound. Using 5.1 or 7.1 channel stereo systems, you can create a type of immersive soundRead more

Unboxing Teufel's Cinebar Pro is akin to discovering dinosaurs grazing in Jurassic Park. If you're hoping for sonic evolution you'll be disappointed. This throwback soundbar eschews fashionable immersive sound codecs in favour of conventional 2.1, but still has wow factor. Like the average dino, it's huge too. Measuring over a metre wide (best not to partner it with anything less than a 55in screen, and find plenty of below bezel space to accommodate its 14.7cm height), it lumbers onto the scales at 11kg and will test the mettle of any wallmount.Read more