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VESA wall mounts: The clever way to mount flat screen TVs – and speakers

Most people prefer their flat panel televisions hung on a wall. This generally looks good and saves space. The actual wall mounting, however, can be…
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Miminizing cable chaos with wireless subwoofers

Today, it’s possible to buy a complete home cinema system online in a few simple clicks. Less simple, however, is the setup. The wiring can…
Advice

Tech talk: surround sound

Many people equate surround sound with a 5.1 home cinema system. This is the classic loudspeaker setup for a home cinema system. However, there are…
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45 Years of Teufel – Part 3: the New Millennium

The feared chaos caused by the millennium bug on January 1, 2000 failed to materialize, but the hysteria was still trend-setting, because in the years…
Knowledge

Dolby Virtual Speaker for convincing surround sound simulation

The codecs we’ve looked at on the Teufel Audio blog so far have excelled at delivering soundtracks to multiple speakers, either with or without compression.…
Knowledge

Loudspeaker driver configurations explained

If the amplifier is the heart of a hi-fi system, the loudspeakers are its soul. Or something like that. Metaphors aside, one thing is sure:…
Advice

Laptop speakers

If you don’t have external speakers for your laptop, you have to admit: the sound you get is not quite the real thing. It is…
Advice

Export your own playlists from streaming services like Spotify

Sometimes music streaming also has its drawbacks. For example, when you want to switch from one streaming service to another, what do you do with…
Knowledge

THX certified speakers deliver studio reference sound

For many people, the letters “THX” are a source of pure bliss, the experience of endorphins flooding the brain and complete involvement in movies and…
Advice

Speakers for smartphones: Share your sound anywhere

Smartphones can do just about anything… except produce good sound. No one really enjoys hearing a YouTube video or Spotify tune played back by their…
Advice

Enjoy Netflix with surround sound – Everything you need to know

Streaming services and especially Netflix have really stepped it up, and have now become a major competitor for traditional film or TV services. When it…
Advice

The optimal setup for your multimedia loudspeakers

Setting up a multimedia loudspeaker system is similar to setting up a stereo system or home cinema system. Using a PC you can achieve amazing…