A quick primer before you spend $100 or $10,000 on your next sound system.

It was the summer of ’69. We’re not talking about the Bryan Adams song here; we’re actually referring to first time surround sound became available in the home. At the time, it was called Quadraphonic ...

Surround sound processing for stereo music has been around since the early ‘70s and it even survived the quadraphonic era. With surround sound decoding technologies like DTS:X and Dolby Atmos today's ...

DTS:X and Dolby Atmos are bringing excitement back to the component-audio business. We felt similar excitement 20 years ago when surround sound made its first big leap, moving beyond matrixed Dolby ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time, not so long ago, when most of us were perfectly content with our 32-inch CRT screens and their tinny, built-in speakers.

One surround sound technology that can be heard in theatres, on home entertainment systems and even mobile devices is the technology originally created by Dolby Laboratories. But what is Dolby Atmos ...

In the history of recorded sound, multichannel surround sound at home is a relatively recent phenomenon. Many of us grew up with stereo, and the younger iPod and MP3 generation still do much of their ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Dolby Atmos is a 3D surround sound format designed to enhance movies, TV shows, music, and video games.