Author: Roy Andersson

Back in the day, a PC was mainly a working machine. They were made to help you with the office work. If you wanted to use it for multimedia, you had to buy a separate sound card and turn it into a professional sound system. Things progressed a bit over the years, and the sound processor got integrated into the motherboard. At this point, you could either connect a pair of small speakers to your PC or use a built-in speaker as a sound source. Oh, boy, I wish I

If you are someone who likes to keep around things that are working correctly and perform well for you for as long as possible, instead of throwing them out every time the new best thing comes to the market, you came to the right place. So, you have an old but loved AVR that served you well for decades. The reception is excellent, the sound is great, and all is set-up just to your liking. But, the time came to change the TV. You bought it, unpacked it, set it

Not many things can be as annoying as a loud or not so loud but steady buzzing noise on a flat frequency, coming out of your speakers. More than a few things can cause this, and most of them are fixable in one way or another. If your speakers are causing you a headache, check the list below to identify your buzzing source and the possible solutions. Too much power This may sound weird but, if you are hearing a buzz and you are not playing anything, check your master

You spent a small fortune on your sound system and connected everything to it to enjoy the full sound. Your TV, game console, blue ray, everything is connected and working like a charm. It works for everything except your PC. On your PC you still have to use headphones or a 2.1 stereo system, because your backside or side of your PC/laptop has only 3.5 mm jack audio output. But, does it have to be that way? Is there a way to connect your PC to the surround system and

We all love and enjoy music and good sound. It can be a movie, a video game, some specific video content, or a full symphonic orchestra playing. You might not be aware of it, you will be annoyed by the bad sound and like the content more if the sound is good. It’s just how our brain works. It is programmed by previous experiences to have some level of expectations and it reacts if the sound it gets to process does not meet them. If there is too much bass

If you are not one of the few lucky ones able to afford the high-end car with top-quality audio installed, you might find your car sound a bit lacking. Most low and mid-range cars have coaxial speakers, compared to component speakers in high-end vehicles, and that difference can greatly affect your sound experience.  What is the difference? To put it in very simple words, coaxial speakers are an “all-in-one” package. Mid-range speaker, a.k.a. the driver and high-frequency speaker, also called tweeter are mounted in front of the woofer to save

Do you want to have the option to enjoy content on Netflix in the best audio quality there is? Did you get yourself a new surround sound and you want to try it out? Well, the process of getting Netflix to play through surround sound is easier than you might think! In fact, we will explain to you how to do that in a matter of minutes! Can I Watch Netflix through Surround Sound? The short answer to this question is – yes, you can. But, and here’s where the

What is Amazon Echo Dot? Amazon Echo Dot is a small, smart speaker from the Amazon Echo family. Oh, boy, it has some cool features and an even cooler design. The latest, 4th generation offers a simple spherical shape that can please almost anyone’s sense of aesthetics, packed in a small 10 cm package full of features. It can play music streamed from your mobile or many other music services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, SiriusXM, etc. It can read you audiobooks, manage your calls and provide you

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sit back, find a tune on your mobile phone and use Bluetooth to transfer it to the 5.1 sound system you enjoy so much? You paid a fair amount of money for it. It works fine with your TV and other wired devices, you love and enjoy its sound, and all it lacks is a Bluetooth receiver to have it all. Should you sell it or throw it away and put yourself through a considerable amount of stress and expense to find and

Does anybody buy separates nowadays? Using separate preamp and amp is not as common today as it was a decade or two ago, but does that mean that preamps are redundant? Why would you buy separates when you can get everything in one box? We are here today to answer all those questions and to find out how important preamps really are. What is a Preamp? A preamp is an important component in a home audio system. It is an ingenious invention and a device that has an unavoidable and

Regardless of whether you just bought a new TV and want to hook it up with your sound system, or you want to enhance your audio, you got a TV set and one of the surround sound options. These options will typically be either an Audio/Video receiver with a set of surround speakers or a soundbar. Whatever the case may be, there is more than one way to hook up your sound system to your TV, or vice versa. So, let’s check out those options and figure out what works