Say what we tested. Trace the signal.

How we test

Every review comes from hands-on use of the product. It states the dates we tested it, how the unit reached us, whether as a brand sample, a retail purchase or a loan, and how many of the photographs are our own. The score summarizes the verdict; the pros, the cons and the text explain it. We never claim a test we did not run.

News

News stories link to the original notice or announcement they report.

Source → link → output

We establish the source, the playback equipment and the connection before describing a setting. Model, software and format limits belong beside the recommendation they affect.

Source

What supplies the audio or picture?

Link

What connection and format carry it?

Output

What can the receiving device reproduce?

A connector is not a specification

Manufacturer manuals, support pages and other original documentation are our starting points. We check material claims against that documentation before explaining compatibility. An unsupported compatibility claim is left out or qualified; a familiar-looking socket is not enough.

Research, listening and illustration are different evidence

A researched explanation starts with documented evidence. Listening impressions belong in hands-on reviews, where the test dates are printed. We do not turn a specification comparison into a listening test.

We retain credits and permissions; an illustration is not a photograph of equipment we tested.

Keep the work within the instructions

We separate normal controls and user-accessible checks from electrical work, wall routing or installation that needs a qualified professional. A guide should make the stop point and useful next information clear. It does not authorize work on live power or other hazardous systems.

Disclosure belongs beside the relationship

Paid placements are labeled. An affiliate disclosure explains when TunedRoom may earn a commission from a link. Neither a payment nor a commission supplies evidence for a claim.

Leave a better explanation behind

We check reported errors against the source material, amend material mistakes and explain significant changes on the article.