A home theater speaker system is composed of different speakers with different characteristics and functions that work together to produce ‘surround sound.’ The system usually includes a center channel speaker, front left and right speakers, surround speakers, and a subwoofer. These speakers are designed to be hooked up to a receiver to operate.
Kinds of Home Theater Speaker Systems include the following:
Floor-standing home theater speakers
Floor-standing home theater speakers are large and tall speakers designed to be set on the floor. The smaller models are designed to be mounted on stands set also on the floor. They take up a significant amount of floor space.
Floor-standing home theater speakers produce rich, full sound. Most models have adjustable stands that allow height adjustment to conform to the user's position. They are expensive home theater speakers.
Bookshelf home theater speakers
Bookshelf home theater speakers are made up of short, small speakers designed to be placed on shelves and other elevated locations. They usually include two or four satellites, a center speaker, and a subwoofer.
Bookshelf home theater speakers offer excellent system frequency response, sensitivity, and nominal impedance, making them ideal for watching action and adventure films. They take up less floor space than floor-standing models; however, they offer a limited distance due to their wiring systems.
In-wall home theater speakers
In-wall home theater speakers are designed to be mounted or installed permanently on walls and ceilings. They provide a clean and orderly placement because their wires are concealed. They also take up less space.
In-wall home theater speakers require professional installation, making them more expensive. They are ideal for flat panel video units. They are not ideal for apartments, as they produce boomy sounds that tend to leak to adjacent rooms.
Choosing Home Theater Speaker Systems (Buying Tips)
Voice matching: Choose a home theater speaker system with a voice-matching feature that joins the sounds as they travel from one speaker to another, providing a seamless surround sound effect. Just make sure your speakers share the same harmonic properties, produce similar tonal qualities, and come from the same family under the same brand.
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