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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Home Theater Speaker Basics


Speakers make the most essential and important component of a home theater system. It is

next to impossible to achieve a theater-like atmosphere if you do not have good speakers in

your home theater. To enjoy the sound of the movies you watch, it is very vital you have a good

range of speakers placed at the right spots. A surround sound effect cannot be created

otherwise. Only with such a good surround sound that can you enjoy watching any movie.

The speakers you will need to complete your home theater at your place are: front speakers on

the right and left, a central channel speaker, subwoofers and speakers for the surround sound.

In most of the home theaters, the central speaker is left out. It is recommended that centre

speakers are of great importance as they provide a good portion of soundtracks in movies and

also add depth and fullness to the dialogues spoken in the movie.

The surround speakers give you the background effect as it plays all the background scores of a

movie making it seem more realistic. Surround speakers are the ones which add more spice to

the whole experience and work you a bit more by adding the excitement. They can further help

to give you a theater-like feel while watching the movies. Common surround speakers available

include: 5.1 channel, 6.1 and 7.1 channel sound.

Subwoofers provide the ultimate effect of the deep bass sounds in the move soundtracks. It is

responsible in providing the thrill to a movie watching experience as it explicitly sounds drama

and emotion as well as suspense which are important while watching a movie. Subwoofers

become a more compulsory accessory for your home theater or you might miss out on a few

adrenaline pumps in the course of a movie. It enhances the whole atmosphere while watching

the movie and makes you feel like you are in a movie theater.

There is no doubt that the speakers available in the market is varied and diverse, but it is very

important to choose the right set of speakers which you think will give you the right mix for your

home theater. The optimum option is to buy a speaker kit which will have all the necessary

speakers for a theater. It could be tempting to try out different combinations of speakers in your

room but sometime this can act against you.

Apart from the many brands of speakers available these days, the styles of the speakers may

surprise you. Speakers that sit on bookshelves, floor speakers and satellite speakers are a few

speakers which are gaining popularity. Although so many varieties are available, floor speakers

are touted to do the best job of it all. But the disadvantage of these is its spacious requirements

as it can take up a lot of a space in your room. Hence wireless speakers and other options

seem to attract a little more attention.

There can be no right or wrong as far as speakers are concerned. They definitely have a

massive and immense impact on a home theater system. Without them it is just not possible to

watch or enjoy movies. Speakers, though, vary with taste of people. Some prefer controlling the

volume of the system and taking their own good time to watch the movie while some watch it for

the feel of it. However, speakers create a good all-round effect and certainly make moviewatching

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