Home Speakers
home theater speakers
The most essential components, which will have enormous effect on your complete experience when it comes to your home theater and surround sound system, are good quality speakers. Whether your surround sound system is going to be used for your television viewing, music or watching your favorite DVD the quality of the speakers will have a huge influence on your enjoyment.
One thing you should consider before selecting home speakers is the sound should be the crucial determining feature. Nevertheless, there are various type of home speaker systems, but if finances allow, THX / Surround sound certified speakers are highly recommended because of their low distortion and clear tone.
Balance is also very essential in a set of home speakers. Pay attention to how different sounds are produced on the system and select according to the best extensive system in order to have the most flexibility within your home theater system.
Here’s what you need to know about home speakers :
- Speaker types
Basically there are four basic home speaker categories: towers, satellites, subwoofers, and center channels. A tower speaker is a tall, freestanding model capable of reproducing a full range of sound. Satellites, which can be used as both front or rear-channel (surround) speakers, are small, bass-limited models designed to be paired with a subwoofer – a dedicated speaker for reproducing both bass and the low-frequency-effects channel in Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. And a center channel speaker is a horizontally oriented satellite that’s designed to reproduce dialog.
- Freestanding Or on-wall
In the past, home theater speakers were usually installed alongside big screen TVs, either freestanding or placed on top of speaker stands. But many new models are on-wall designs that come with wall-mounting hardware. So instead of bypassing the center speaker or using the TV’s built-in speakers as a center channel substitute (a terrible option, since the tonal balance of your TV’s speakers isn’t likely to match that of your other speakers), look for an alternative mounting method. Speaker wall mounts make a fine option, especially with flat-panel TVs. Most TV stands also include storage shelves that can hold a small center channel speaker.
- Speaker connections
Binding posts are a step-up connection option found on high-quality speakers. Regular types accept both banana plug and spade-lug connectors on speaker cables.
•Surround speaker considerations: direct-radiating, dipolar, and bipolar There are several options to consider when choosing surround sound speakers for your system.
•Direct-radiating models fire sound directly out from the speaker’s front baffle toward the listener’s ears. These are a good all-purpose surround sound speaker choice since their clear, focused dispersion pattern can accurately convey the directional sound effect pans in DVD soundtracks.
The range of audio frequencies that a speaker can reproduce is known as its frequency response. Since tower speakers usually contain one or more woofers, they generally deliver decent bass. If your home speakers have an 8-Ohm impedance spec, then you aren’t likely to encounter any problems.
While placement guidelines for surround speakers are less strict than those for front speakers, installing them in a high position at the sides and slightly behind the listening area will usually enhance surround sound envelopment.
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