AtmosWise does not print credit lines under images. A photographer’s name stamped across a photo of a soundbar helps nobody, and captions clutter a guide you are trying to read while you are behind the TV cabinet with a torch in your teeth.
So the attribution lives here instead, in one place, for every photograph on the site.
Licensing
All photographs are licensed from Unsplash, Pexels, or Pixabay under their respective free licences, which permit commercial use without attribution. We credit anyway, because the photographers did the work.
No image on this site is AI generated, and we do not use manufacturer product photography, marketing images, or brand assets. See our disclaimer regarding trademarks and non-affiliation.
A note on subject matter
Photographs on this site illustrate the subject of a guide, a soundbar, a set of speakers, a rack of AV equipment, a living room set up for a screen. They are not photographs of the specific product being discussed in that guide, and a picture of a soundbar should never be read as confirmation that a particular model looks or behaves a certain way.
Full attribution list
Pexels (80)
| Photograph | Photographer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A Complete Setup Checklist | RDNE Stock project | View original |
| Acoustic Treatment That Actually Helps | John Taran | View original |
| Adding a Turntable to a Soundbar Setup | Сергей Жаров | View original |
| AirPlay vs Chromecast vs Bluetooth | Walls.io | View original |
| Apple TV Audio Settings Worth Changing | www.kaboompics.com | View original |
| atmoswise-hero-d869bf | Tima Miroshnichenko | View original |
| Audio Bitrate Explained Without the Maths | Georgie Devlin | View original |
| Bitstream vs PCM: Which to Choose | Markus Spiske | View original |
| Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi on a Soundbar | Brett Jordan | View original |
| Calibrating a System Entirely by Ear | cottonbro studio | View original |
| Connecting a Game Console Through a Soundbar | Polina Tankilevitch | View original |
| Connecting a Soundbar to an Older TV | Anete Lusina | View original |
| Connection Mistakes That Cost You Atmos | Jakub Zerdzicki | View original |
| Crackling and Popping: Tracking It Down | Francesco Ungaro | View original |
| Dialogue Too Quiet, Effects Too Loud | Anna Pou | View original |
| Disney Plus Audio Quality and Settings | Ketut Subiyanto | View original |
| Do You Need a Special HDMI Cable for eARC | Andrey Matveev | View original |
| Dolby Atmos Explained for Home Theater | Max Vakhtbovych | View original |
| eARC vs ARC: What Changes | Andrey Matveev | View original |
| Firmware Updates: Benefits and Risks | Andrey Matveev | View original |
| Fixing Audio Dropouts While Streaming | Luis Quintero | View original |
| Fixing Boomy Bass in a Small Room | ready made | View original |
| Fixing Echo in a Hard-Surfaced Room | Jan van der Wolf | View original |
| Fixing Lip Sync Delay | Pixabay | View original |
| Free Tiers and What They Do to Audio | adanvdo | View original |
| Getting Atmos From Netflix | Jakub Zerdzicki | View original |
| Getting Good Sound in an Open Plan Room | Max Vakhtbovych | View original |
| Getting Warranty Support That Works | cottonbro studio | View original |
| HDMI Handshake Problems and How to Clear Them | cottonbro studio | View original |
| HDMI Splitters and Audio Extractors: When to Use | Pixabay | View original |
| HDMI-CEC: Making One Remote Control Everything | www.kaboompics.com | View original |
| How Carpet, Curtains, and Sofas Change Sound | Magda Ehlers | View original |
| How Long an HDMI Cable Can Safely Run | Andrew Durkin | View original |
| How to Check What Format Is Actually Arriving | Erik Mclean | View original |
| Internet Speed Needed for Atmos | Jakub Zerdzicki | View original |
| Killing Hum and Buzz From a Ground Loop | Jan van der Wolf | View original |
| Level Matching Your Channels by Ear | Barry Savage | View original |
| Lossless vs Lossy Audio in Practice | Pixabay | View original |
| Night Mode and Dynamic Range Settings | Jacoby Clarke | View original |
| No Sound From Your Soundbar: Finding the Cause | Anete Lusina | View original |
| Optical vs HDMI for TV Audio | Suki Lee | View original |
| Passing 4K 120Hz Through a Soundbar | Ron Lach | View original |
| Playing Local Files and Plex Properly | Arina Krasnikova | View original |
| Playing Music Through a Soundbar Properly | Magda Ehlers | View original |
| Prime Video Audio: What Is Available | Pixabay | View original |
| Rear Speakers Out of Sync | Florian G | View original |
| Repair or Replace: Making the Call | Bulat843 🌙 | View original |
| Room Calibration Microphones: Do They Work | César Guillotel | View original |
| Room Setup Mistakes People Repeat | cottonbro studio | View original |
| Setting Speaker Distances Correctly | Erik Mclean | View original |
| Setting the Crossover Frequency | Icier Llido | View original |
| Setting Up for Two Seats, Not One | Steve A Johnson | View original |
| Smart TV Apps vs a Streaming Stick | Srattha Nualsate | View original |
| Sound Cuts Out Every Few Minutes | John-Mark Smith | View original |
| Sound Modes and EQ Presets Decoded | Kenji Ogami | View original |
| Soundbar as Hub vs TV as Hub | Brett Sayles | View original |
| Soundbar Placement: Getting the Basics Right | Hakim Santoso | View original |
| Soundbar Troubleshooting: A Working Method | Luis Quintero | View original |
| Spotify vs Tidal: Does the Quality Gap Matter | Castorly Stock | View original |
| Stopping Rattles and Vibration | wal_ 172619 | View original |
| Streaming Audio Formats: What You Actually Get | Jakub Zerdzicki | View original |
| Streaming Settings That Quietly Downgrade Sound | Brett Jordan | View original |
| Subwoofer Will Not Pair: What to Try | Robert Schwarz | View original |
| The Order to Check Things In | Black ice | View original |
| TV Audio Output Settings That Break Your Sound | Pixabay | View original |
| TV Height and How It Affects Sound | Hiba Q. Omar | View original |
| Using an SPL Meter or Phone App | Jonnathan Gonzalez | View original |
| Volume Maxed but Still Too Quiet | Pixabay | View original |
| Wall and Corner Placement Effects | 𝗛&𝗖𝗢 | View original |
| When a Soundbar Keeps Disconnecting | Mohit Khare | View original |
| When a Streaming App Says Format Not Supported | Benjamin Farren | View original |
| When and How to Factory Reset | www.kaboompics.com | View original |
| When One Speaker Goes Silent | Nao Triponez | View original |
| When the Soundbar Remote Stops Working | Andrey Matveev | View original |
| Where to Put a Subwoofer in Any Room | Jan van der Wolf | View original |
| Which HDMI Port to Use for Your Soundbar | Pixabay | View original |
| Why Live Sport Sounds Different | Pixabay | View original |
| Why Streaming Atmos Is Not Blu-ray Atmos | DS stories | View original |
| Why Your Seat Position Changes Everything | Tima Miroshnichenko | View original |
| YouTube Audio Quality and Its Limits | Joshua Miranda | View original |
Unsplash (61)
| Photograph | Photographer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 vs 5.1 vs 7.1: Channel Counts Explained | Clint Patterson | View original |
| A Sensible Soundbar Upgrade Path | Jukan Tateisi | View original |
| About AtmosWise | AtmosWise | James Kovin | View original |
| Adding Wireless Rear Speakers to a Soundbar | Barney Goodman | View original |
| Affiliate Disclosure | AtmosWise | rupixen | View original |
| All Guides | AtmosWise | Greg Bulla | View original |
| Atmos Music: What It Is and Where to Hear It | Lewis Guapo | View original |
| Atmos on a Soundbar vs Real Ceiling Speakers | 莎莉 彭 | View original |
| Atmos on Headphones: Worth Using | Tomasz Gawłowski | View original |
| Atmos Setup Mistakes That Waste the Format | Ryutaro Uozumi | View original |
| Atmos Speaker Layouts: 5.1.2 to 7.1.4 | Sven Mieke | View original |
| atmoswise-hero | Adhitya Sibikumar | View original |
| atmoswise-hero-5584fd | Christian Lambert | View original |
| Auro-3D and IMAX Enhanced: Do They Matter | Geoffrey Moffett | View original |
| Bookshelf Speakers vs a Soundbar | Hal Gatewood | View original |
| Both TV Speakers and Soundbar Playing | Jonas Leupe | View original |
| Buying a Used Soundbar: A Checklist | Yazid N | View original |
| Categories | AtmosWise | Jaclyn Baxter | View original |
| category-atmos | Adhitya Sibikumar | View original |
| category-connect | Manuel Luikenga | View original |
| category-fixes | Yoga Sukma 🇮🇩 | View original |
| category-setup | Andrew Neel | View original |
| category-soundbars | Thom Milkovic | View original |
| category-streaming | Glenn Carstens-Peters | View original |
| Ceiling Height and Atmos: What Works | Declan Sun | View original |
| Choosing a Soundbar for a Small Apartment | Med Badr Chemmaoui | View original |
| Contact | AtmosWise | Fiona Murray-deGraaff | View original |
| Cookie Policy | AtmosWise | Emiliano Vittoriosi | View original |
| Disclaimer | AtmosWise | Markus Spiske | View original |
| Do Up-Firing Atmos Speakers Actually Work | kimi lee | View original |
| Do You Actually Need a Subwoofer | Josh Sorenson | View original |
| Dolby Atmos vs DTS:X: The Real Difference | Peter Herrmann | View original |
| Dolby Digital Plus vs TrueHD for Atmos | Luke Jones | View original |
| Editorial Policy | AtmosWise | Kelly Sikkema | View original |
| Elliot Vance, home theater calibration technician and editor of AtmosWise | Beatriz Cattel | View original |
| Getting Atmos to Work in a Small Room | Kelli McClintock | View original |
| HDMI eARC Explained: How to Connect a Soundbar | Mika Baumeister | View original |
| How Soundbar Brands Actually Differ | Bhanu Singh | View original |
| How to Choose a Soundbar for Your Room | Naksha Banwao | View original |
| How to Test That Atmos Is Really Working | Julio Gutierrez | View original |
| Image Credits | AtmosWise | William Thomas | View original |
| Is Dolby Atmos Worth It in a Normal Room | Bofu Shaw | View original |
| Matching a Third-Party Subwoofer to a Soundbar | Michel Didier Joomun | View original |
| Object-Based Audio in Plain English | Sebastian Svenson | View original |
| Privacy Policy | AtmosWise | Kadir Celep | View original |
| Real Atmos vs Virtual Surround | Pawel Czerwinski | View original |
| Setting Up DTS:X Correctly | Egor Komarov | View original |
| Soundbar Buying Mistakes to Avoid | Luke Heibert | View original |
| Soundbar Size vs TV Size: What Matters | josh A. D. | View original |
| Soundbar Specs That Actually Matter | Finn Mund | View original |
| Soundbar vs AV Receiver: Which to Buy | Tawshif Khan | View original |
| Soundbars With Built-In Subwoofers: The Trade-Off | Scott Major | View original |
| Subwoofer Driver Size: 6, 8, or 10 Inch | Kyle Johnston | View original |
| Terms & Conditions | AtmosWise | Dimitri Karastelev | View original |
| Wall Mounting a Soundbar vs Shelf Placement | Wemax Projectors | View original |
| Watts and Power Ratings on Soundbars | Thomas Kelley | View original |
| What You Actually Get Above 300 Dollars | Oxana Melis | View original |
| Where Height Channels Should Actually Point | JACQUELINE BRANDWAYN | View original |
| Which Movies and Shows Actually Have Atmos | Felipe Bustillo | View original |
| Why a Dedicated Center Channel Changes Dialogue | Paul Esch-Laurent | View original |
| Why Your Receiver Says Atmos but Sounds Flat | Nicolas J Leclercq | View original |