Home Theater Speaker System Set Ups

By Tammy Smith

Today's home theater speaker systems rival the quality of even true theater speaker systems. Technology has come a long way, and so have the components to these systems: larger woofers replaced with smaller units, paper-like materials replaced with polymer plastics. Back in the 70's and 80's everyone was all about twin upright speakers -- which had everything they needed right in the speakers themselves.

Today's speaker set ups now come with several components right away, and many of them are much smaller than they used to be. Combine that with all of the choices you have today for your audio hardware -- receivers, DVD players and equalizers among some of them -- and setting up your new home theater can become very stressful.

One of the most popular trends today is to package complete home theater speaker systems in one box. This is great for anyone looking to save time, money, and possible incompatibility issues. You will also see these pre-constructed systems that come with DVD or Blu-Ray players, which are also equalizers for the system. These are easy to set up and allow you to customize the settings incredibly easily.

These packaged components are available for nearly every size room imaginable, from dorm rooms to spacious living areas. The more wattage one of these sets produces means the larger an area you can use it in. Another thing to consider is the physical location and mounting. Some systems come with their own speaker stands, which are plenty convenient if you do not want to damage your walls in the mounting process.

Do you need a five-speaker system, with a center channel and rear channel speakers? This is another point to consider. You have to set your rear speakers up in a way that might not be possible with your current room layout. New technologies have solved this issue with home theater speaker systems that include a 'sound bar' which is a single speaker that can electronically produce the effect of a complete surround system. You can also find this technology in the two front channel speakers of some manufacturers.

It is true that setting these sets up is easy, and it takes little to no time at all. You can find one to fit nearly any room size, and they sound great. Most are upgradable, and allow you to keep the speakers and use them with a new, more powerful receiver/amplifier or perhaps a DVD player upgraded to Blu-Ray.

The cost is the biggest deciding factor that weighs in the favor of these speaker systems. All the features, quality, and enjoyment of much higher priced items can be had altogether for a decent price. This may be why more all-in-one home theater speaker systems are sold when the same customer also buys a high-definition television. With these speakers, you can make the action scenes and music in the movies you love sound like they are right in your living room, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg. - 29967

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