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In Reply to: RE: Very basic question: we have a vintage 2-channel system in our posted by tinear on December 26, 2009 at 11:18:01
I went from 5.1 back to stereo. My room was just too small. You need the speakers to be roughly equidistant. I couldn't get the rear speakers more than 3 feet back.
Basically I agree with what David said. Well done, a surround sound can you give an audio experience few have ever head in a theater. But as is always the case, it ain't cheap. And you have to deal with room acoustics.
Most people that do this, including myself have a system for a while before they realise what the story is. Subs, real subs, are real expensive,
can get involved in difficult (and occasionally expensive to treat) accoustical problems. But when working right, wow.
The second thing to care about is the center channel speaker. Better to stick with stereo than buy more speakers wit the same dough and have them
be mediocre.
Third, you have to watch the room size. You don't want the speakers to call attention to themselves, and if things are crowded, they will. I'd get the smallest number if there was a question.
Fourth, there are over a hundred details to get right. I had a pro install it, and I was very glad I did. Have them get you a decent cheap remote (not sure but they were 300-500 last time I looked) and have them
do the basic setup.
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