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REM – Automatic for the People in Dolby Atmos

November 19, 2017 by Chris Heinonen Leave a Comment

There is no album I’ve listened to more in my life than Automatic for the People. For years of college and beyond it would be the music I listened to at night when going to sleep. As I upgraded my stereo from an AIWA shelf system to Nakamichi with Klipsch Fortes and beyond, I would […]

Streaming Music to your Sound Bar

July 1, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 2 Comments

I had an interesting question come from a reader on Twitter. They purchased one of the sound bars I recommended at The Wirecutter and are happy with it. The problem is that their laptop has poor quality audio output. How could they best stream music to a sound bar? They are not the first person […]

Triad Speakers Factory Tour

March 5, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 1 Comment

What do you see if you visit the headquarters of a speaker company?  It certainly depends on which one you visit, as most now have moved their product manufacturing offshore to a degree, so you might not really see much.  That certainly isn’t the case at Triad Speakers in Portland, OR, where almost everything is […]

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