surround sound

All Giz Wants: Virtual Surround Sound Done Right

As much as I love surround sound, I don’t have the space in my living room to wire a 5.1 or 6.1 speaker set. So instead I rely on my Denon S301, a 2.1 system that emulates a 5.1 setup. But as much as I love it, the S301 (and most virtual surround sound systems…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Dec 19

5.1 Surround Cellphone: As Awesome as it Sounds

NTT DoCoMo is currently working on a cellphone that delivers block rockin’ ringtones in 5.1 surround sound. Why would somebody ever want 5.1 on a cellphone? Well the real question is why wouldn’t somebody want 5.1 on a cellphone? Okay, this has a little more application overseas where the DMB television runs free on cellphones,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 5

Sharp SD-SP10 1.1 Surround Sound Reviewed (Verdict: Virtually Great)

How can the Sharp SD-SP10 single speaker (plus sub) system get surround sound? By using Dolby’s Virtual Speaker Technology and Audistry surround processing, that’s how. Steve Guttenberg took this for a test and found it actually sounding like a surround sound system. https://gizmodo.com/sharp-sd-sp10-1-1-dolby-system-180704 Dynamic range and visceral impact were the equal of most entry-level home-theater-in-a-box…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 28

Reviewed: Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones (Verdict: Unimpressive)

Pocket-lint in the UK took the time to review the Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones, putting them though the paces, only to come away with a bewildered look on their faces. It seems that the headphones suffer from a bit of an identity crisis: they’re a little too cheap for serious home theater buffs, but…

Tech News Gizloco May 22

Glossy Surround-Sound Headphones With Six Speakers

We missed these in our CeBIT adventures and I’m going to say I’m kind of glad. The WaveOn MCH-501U is a surround-sound speakers system with optical in and six internal speakers. Details are as slim as garter snake, but let’s chalk this up to “overkill, mkay” and move on. 6 speakers in one headphone?? [AVing]

Tech News Johnb Mar 23

Pioneer HTP-XGS1 Surround Sound System for the Xbox 360

Pioneer looks to be jumping onto the Xbox 360 craze with this product. The HTP-XGS1 is a 600 watt, 5.1 surround sound system that is designed to work with the Xbox 360. This system even includes Multi Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC), which analyzes your rooms acoustics and adjusts the system accordingly for the best audio…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 22

JVC Surround-sound Optical Adapter

Japanese stuff is so cool. JVC Japan, for example, made this super cool adapter that hooks up to an optical audio port and translates high-quality optical signals into some sort of analog surround sound for headphones. It takes two AA batteries and is covered with unnecessary lights and lines. JVC surround adapter for headphones [TechJapan]

Tech News Johnb Mar 1

Ears On At CES with Creative’s X-Fi

Creative is showing off its hot new X-Fi technology at CES. I was promised cheap gifts and sexy women in exchange for standing in line, so I went in for the demonstration of X-Fi. X-Fi creates 7.1 channel surround sound inside any pair of headphones. Sure enough, it worked and worked damn well. It felt…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Jan 6

XM 5.1 Surround Sound

XM Radio seems to now want to cater to audiophiles with 5.1 surround sound music available 24 hours a day. XM is launching two around-the-clock surround channels: XM Fine Tuning and XM Pops. Both will feature true 5.1 surround sound, not emulated or matrixed sound to deceive your precious ears. Companies selling products that will…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Jan 4

All Giz Wants: Virtual Surround Sound Done Right

5.1 Surround Cellphone: As Awesome as it Sounds

Sharp SD-SP10 1.1 Surround Sound Reviewed (Verdict: Virtually Great)

Reviewed: Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones (Verdict: Unimpressive)

Glossy Surround-Sound Headphones With Six Speakers

Pioneer HTP-XGS1 Surround Sound System for the Xbox 360

JVC Surround-sound Optical Adapter

Ears On At CES with Creative’s X-Fi

XM 5.1 Surround Sound

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