subject: Ultimate Sound - Home Theater Set-up [print this page] Nowadays, people throw in a blu-ray disc, or watch a sports game on TV. But, they all have one thing in common, they're looking for something to deliver explosive sound to make things more intense. A home stereo system can deliver just that.
Every system must have a powered receiver. Your DVD player or other video playing device is plugged into this unit, at which point the receiver will amplify the sound and send it to the speakers. Most receivers also have inputs for other audio/video devices as well.
In order to make sure you hear people talking clearly, a center channel speaker should be used. It can be placed in a center position where your television is at. Most receivers will allow you to adjust the speaker volume so whom ever is speaking is not too loud.
You should always set up your front speakers on the side of your LCD television. They're designed to play all the audio sound that's directly around the movie camera or sounds coming from "up ahead". If an actor was hitting a bat against the wall in front of the camera, your front speakers would play this sound.
The rear surround sound speakers probably are the coolest speakers out of the entire system. The reason why I say this is because they give you a complete 360 degree sound. Anything that's happening behind you and out of view will be heard. It basically puts you in the center of the movie.
If you don't have a home theater subwoofer, you don't have a completed system. A system will only sound it's best when it is reproducing all frequencies (Highs, Mids and Lows). Bullets start flying everywhere from hand guns, and out of no where that one person pulls out the shotgun... BAM! The subwoofer just pounded it into your chest.
