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Earphones | In-Ear vs. On-Ear vs. Over-Ear
We think there is a time and place for each of these types of headphones. Let’s take a look at each style and talk about how they perform in three primary areas — portability, comfort, and performance.
Heco 5.1.2 Premium Home Theater Showcase
Watch our latest video featuring a near-field home theater that we recently installed in a relatively compact bonus room. While we have many home theater showcases, the majority of them cover homes with dedicated theater rooms. The reality is that many people don’t have that kind of extra space available, but still want to create a cinematic experience in their homes. In this video, we’re going to show you how you can put a terrific theater in a more compact space, such as a bonus room, living room, or larger bedroom. Check out the overview where we look at what the space looked like before we started installing, a full time-lapse of the install, and then a demo of a few clips to see how well it performs.
JBL Synthesis Monster Home Theater with 18' Screen, 18 Seats and Five 18" Subs
When we were approached by a long-time customer in 2017 about building an ultimate home theater, we knew this was going to be a fun project. The client had a small theater we installed in 2010 and had upgraded a couple of times. The couple was building a new garage and wanted to make the room above the garage a state-of-the-art theater with as big a screen as possible. Seating for up to 18 people was also on their wish list. They wanted to try and re-use some of their current gear in the new system. We took them to hear a JBL Synthesis home theater system we had recently completed in a large room and after that, there was no question, they wanted a JBL Synthesis system!
JBL Synthesis HDI Speaker Series Review
The JBL HDI speaker series gives you a lot of the performance found in their much more expensive speakers.
Incredible 9.4.4 JBL Dolby Atmos Synthesis Sony Home Theater Install Timelapse
This was our first theater to have the latest JBL Synthesis SCL speakers which provide amazing dynamics for their cost. Paired with a Sony VPL-VW715ES projector and JBL Synthesis dual SSW-3 & SSW-4 in-wall subwoofers, this configuration gave us an incredibly seamless surround sound experience.
JBL Bar 9.1 Soundbar: Tips & Tricks Guide
In general, setting up the JBL Bar 9.1 soundbar is pretty straightforward. However, here are some quick tips and tricks that most people find very helpful to only get set up quickly, but to also ensure the impressive soundfield is perfectly tailored for the unique acoustic properties of your room.
Best Soundbars for Gaming
As a gamer, you spend hours in front of speakers built into your TV screen. These speakers are tiny and lack the incredible details hiding in your games. With video games becoming more cinematic than ever before, gaming will be more satisfying when Dolby Atmos sound completely immerses you in the story. If you game on a next-gen console, take advantage of the powerful capabilities under the hood. Whether you play for team Sony or team Xbox, this article will explain how to squeeze every last drop of performance from your gaming system with a high-performance soundbar that wins the game.
Best Gaming Headsets
Gaming headsets offer a lot of advantages. Private-listening, a broadcast-quality noise-cancelling mic & high-performance lightweight materials to distribute the weight evenly, letting you game longer. But, this list of best gaming headphones wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t select only the most audiophile gaming headsets. All of these present accurate immersive sound specially optimized for high-performance gaming, so you’ll never miss a detail. Priced from highest to lowest, these are the best gaming headsets.
