Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

To be worthwhile, a sound bar speaker system must do two things: sound better than your TV's speakers, and sound louder than your TV's speakers. If it can't amp up the sound from your television, why ...

Q In your column a few weeks ago you mentioned the Insignia NS-SB314 soundbar as a bargain. It was, Black Friday price was $49! I can now understand the dialogue in Outlander! Best Buy doesn’t sell an ...

Q: In your column a few weeks ago you mentioned the Insignia NSB-314 soundbar as a bargain. It was, Black Friday price was $49! I can now understand the dialogue in Outlander! Best Buy doesn’t sell an ...

Sure, you can spend several grand on a swank home theater setup that kicks out enough volume and bass to knock the dishes out of your neighbor's kitchen cabinet, but hey, times are tough and ...

Today I’m playing the sucker so you don’t have to, or at least that’s what I figured when I ordered a $25 deal-of-the-day subwoofer online recently from Best Buy. A subwoofer is the grunt of any home ...