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November 2, 2011

Choosing, Setting Up, And Configuring The Speakers In Your Home Theater

The main thing you want to accomplish in a home theater is to create a place where it feels like you are watching a movie in a real movie theater. There are different ways to accomplish that, depending largely on how much money you have to spend on it, and what features are most important to you. A good home theater, however, should have a multiple speaker surround sound system driven by an audio - video receiver, and a variety of high-quality audio sources, among other things.

All your audio components are routed through your audio/video receiver, which typically serves as your control center. It decodes the surround-sound information and routes the sound to your speakers. Your audio/video receiver should have enough inputs and outputs to handle all the equipment you will use it with, as well as optional inputs in case you want to add a future device like a satellite radio module or an iPod.

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One of the most important components of your home theater system is your speakers. It is only sensible to listen to speakers before you buy them. Good speakers should have a neutral tonal balance (i.e. they don't exaggerate or suppress any particular tonal frequencies but instead faithfully reproduce the originally intended sound), and a full range of sound (i.e. they don't lose information at the extreme frequencies but instead cover all, or nearly all, of the audio spectrum). They should have clarity, transparency, and detail of sounds (i.e. they provide small delicate details but their sound does not have an unnatural, hard edge); they should be dynamic (i.e. they should handle loud moments well but also catch the finer points of your audio), and should provide believable three dimensional soundscapes that place musicians in specific locations. Your subwoofer should produce a bass sound that is clear, powerful, and deeply extended, and should also blend seamlessly with the rest of your speaker system. You want to choose speakers that can handle the power generated by you're A/V receiver and that look attractive, or at least blend in, in your living room.

There are several choices as to how you set up your speakers. Should your speakers be in the wall, on the wall, or freestanding? Considerations include asking yourself how important is it that your speakers be unobtrusive (if considering in-the-wall speakers), or complement the appearance of your flat-panel display (if considering on-the-wall speakers), and what concessions you would have to make to fit freestanding speakers in your room and do they outweigh the sound benefits of freestanding speakers.

How should you configure your speakers. There are several kinds of surround sound systems to choose from. There is Dolby Surround 4.0 with front left, front right, center and mono surround channels. There is Dolby Digital 5.1, typically the base format now, with front left and right, center, left and right surround, and low frequency effects channels. Dolby Digital EX is a 6.1 system but can be reproduced with 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 speaker systems. 6.1 systems have three surround sound speakers, one is directly behind the seating area, which is not practical if the seats are against the back wall. With 7.1 speakers systems, you have 2 back surround speakers behind the speaking area and this usually does sound better.

There are many choices and considerations when considering how you will create a home theater that feels like you are watching a movie in a real theater. How you choose, set up and configure your speakers is one of the most important aspects of your home theater system.

Choosing, Setting Up, And Configuring The Speakers In Your Home Theater

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October 23, 2011

Setting Up a Wireless Home Theater System

It wasn't that long ago that home theater systems used elaborate cord systems that looked like slithering black snakes on the floor. You wanted surround sound? You had to be ready to trip over cords in the dark because cords were all we had. If you didn't want cords, you couldn't get sound. That's just how things were. Today, however, things are different. Finally, thanks to technology, we have the wireless home theater system. Now you can watch movies in style in a cordless environment without the fear of tripping, and without having to buy rugs and position furniture just right to hide unsightly cords. The future is finally here.

However, if you hope to create the ultimate home theater, you need to know how to set up a wireless system correctly.

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TV and Cable/Satellite

Your TV and Cable/Satellite box will have to be plugged in. Can't get around yet, but that's probably coming soon, too. However, you can a Bluray, DVD player, X Box, Playstation 3, Wii, or any other console that allows you to play Bluray and DVD movies. Most of these listed come with wireless controllers.

That's the easiest part when it comes to setting up a wireless home theater system, but the hardest part of a wireless system is the speakers. While some speakers are close to the TV and console where the sound originates, some speakers need to be all the way across the room. Not only that, but they must lead from the center of one wall, straight back through the living room area if you want surround sound.

With wireless speakers, this is no longer a problem. Wireless speakers use receivers that plug into the back of your console or TV and you no longer have to be worried about tripping over cords or about decorating another way.

Your sound will still be smooth and crisp, you'll hear every twig snap and every floorboard creak, you just won't have to put up with the pesky cords.

Cost

The only drawback to a wireless home theater system is the cost. It doesn't take much to set up a system. Most of the wireless systems can be purchased together as a set. You just plug them in and go. But you have to be prepared to pay for this convenience. Unfortunately, as new technology comes out, it's usually pretty costly. But, as everything, that price will come down.
The best thing you can do is save up and hope that the prices drop now that you know how to set up the perfect wireless home theater system. Then you'll be able to watch movies in true theater style without having to deal with the high ticket prices and rowdy crowds. That's the only way to enjoy a good movie.

Setting Up a Wireless Home Theater System

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