Senior editor Ty Pendlebury has been reviewing TVs and home entertainment for CNET since 2006. He has a cat named after one of the best TVs ever made. The SRT-1500 sound base produces a large ...

Before we get to sound base and sound bar speaker systems, let’s back up for a short history lesson. In the early 2000s packaged home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems were a really big deal because ...

ZVOX has expanded their lineup of Z-Base single-cabinet home theater sound bars, which are designed to be placed under a flat-panel TV set. Three new models — Z-Base 220, Z-Base 320 and Z-Base 420 ...

Has a built-in digital audio assistant or voice control which is a programmed interface that is controlled by voice commands from the user. Indicates whether the system is a soundbar or a soundbase. A ...

A quick look at our TV ratings shows that while many TVs today offer great picture quality, a significant number fall short in terms of sound quality. You’ll notice this weakness most if you’re ...