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.

I recently moved from a desktop to a laptop (Retina MacBook Pro), and I'm at a loss as to the best way to get surround sound from my new laptop to my old, trusty 5.1 computer speakers. My speakers ...

Whether it's in your headphones, or a feature promised in a soundbar, you've probably run into something called "virtual surround" or something like it before. The name seems to suggest that you can ...

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Before I describe the problem, I've done the following: Test and re-test my receiver to make sure the input jack I'm using works and that other devices (DVD, etc.) can output AC-3/DD 5.1 through the ...