The ES15 has a rear-firing bass port, but Polk also provides a plastic baffle if you need to push the speaker up against a wall. Brent Butterworth/NYT Wirecutter If you’re assembling a surround ...

Surround Speakers Surround speakers should be placed to the left and right, slightly behind the listener's position. In a 5.1 ...

Which is why [Peter Waldraff] decided to take a rather unconventional approach and hide his rear surround sound speakers in a pair of functioning table lamps. This not only looks better than ...

The Bose Smart Soundbar is packed to the brim with features. It sounds pretty good too, though it’s not cheap.

Another cool perk is Bose's Personal Surround Sound feature. You can connect a pair of Bose Ultra Open Earbuds to use as rear speakers with the soundbar. I tested this while watching "Star Wars ...

The surround-sound system delivers a dynamic ... Pieces 2 front speakers, 2 rear speakers, center channel speaker, 6.5" subwoofer Channels 5.1 Subwoofer-This one you might be familiar with ...

It comprises left, right and center front channels along with left and right channels toward the rear, plus subwoofer (see home theater speakers). Surround sound can also be "virtualized" in a ...