Hey folks, I thought i would share an article I wrote yesterday with you all.
Gone are the days when one used to hear high quality sound only in theatres while watching movies. The same feeling can be recreated in the luxury of your own home. But there are few factors which need to be put into consideration before you purchase any home theatre system.
Research - Before you buy, check out detailed test reports in reputable audio/video magazines and on the internet. Read message boards for owner's comments on particular brands and models of speakers. Ask questions about the quality and type of the individual component parts.
Test - Visit several stores, taking the same group of recordings of music you know and like, for each test. If you have the option of auditioning the speakers in your own home, so much the better.
Don't be fooled by those cheap speakers with the unknown name - The best speakers come from dedicated speaker designers who most often have been in business for 20 years or more. It takes that long to refine and develop really great loudspeakers.
Room Placement of speakers - Room placement of any speaker is critical, and with subwoofers it becomes crucial. Even shifting the subwoofer (or where you sit) by a few feet can have a profound effect on the quantity and quality of low bass you'll hear. Experiment with subwoofer locations! Every room produces “standing waves”–areas in the room where bass may seem too boomy or may almost be absent.
Looks - Looks are important, but not everything. The speakers may look cute and almost disappear into your room's decor, but those tiny satellite speakers can move only so much air.
Budget - Always consider your budget while choosing the speakers for your home theatre audio system. Speakers are available at various rates. Some of the big brands have their speakers highly priced. You can spend up to thirty three percent of your budget on speakers but in no case it should be more than that. This is the golden rule and you must follow it.
Room size - A big sized theatre will need more speakers. Six speakers are sufficient for an average sized home theatre. Now you may ask to how one should decide upon the number of speakers? Well, there's a simple rule which one needs to follow. Just divide the theatre's square feet by ten and what you get is the number of speakers. So it's really not difficult to decide on the number of speakers for your theatre.
Gone are the days when one used to hear high quality sound only in theatres while watching movies. The same feeling can be recreated in the luxury of your own home. But there are few factors which need to be put into consideration before you purchase any home theatre system.
Research - Before you buy, check out detailed test reports in reputable audio/video magazines and on the internet. Read message boards for owner's comments on particular brands and models of speakers. Ask questions about the quality and type of the individual component parts.
Test - Visit several stores, taking the same group of recordings of music you know and like, for each test. If you have the option of auditioning the speakers in your own home, so much the better.
Don't be fooled by those cheap speakers with the unknown name - The best speakers come from dedicated speaker designers who most often have been in business for 20 years or more. It takes that long to refine and develop really great loudspeakers.
Room Placement of speakers - Room placement of any speaker is critical, and with subwoofers it becomes crucial. Even shifting the subwoofer (or where you sit) by a few feet can have a profound effect on the quantity and quality of low bass you'll hear. Experiment with subwoofer locations! Every room produces “standing waves”–areas in the room where bass may seem too boomy or may almost be absent.
Looks - Looks are important, but not everything. The speakers may look cute and almost disappear into your room's decor, but those tiny satellite speakers can move only so much air.
Budget - Always consider your budget while choosing the speakers for your home theatre audio system. Speakers are available at various rates. Some of the big brands have their speakers highly priced. You can spend up to thirty three percent of your budget on speakers but in no case it should be more than that. This is the golden rule and you must follow it.
Room size - A big sized theatre will need more speakers. Six speakers are sufficient for an average sized home theatre. Now you may ask to how one should decide upon the number of speakers? Well, there's a simple rule which one needs to follow. Just divide the theatre's square feet by ten and what you get is the number of speakers. So it's really not difficult to decide on the number of speakers for your theatre.
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