Yes the difference between traditional stereo sound and surround sound setup is quite noticeable. Stereo sound uses two speakers while surround sound uses three, five or seven to give a more realistic experience where sounds can come from both in front of and behind them.
A boombox is a portable stereo; so a stereo is portable and a boombox is not.
In order to get a really good set of surround sound speakers for a stereo it might get a little pricey depending on where you are looking for them . The price range is usually between $150 - $300 dollars for a good set .
The difference is to get off your bum and look for the answer in your textbook or notebook
If the receiver is just stereo, not surround sound, you will not be able to create a surround sound (front, centre, sub, surround) setup.
The monocular has 3 objective lenses but the stereo microscope has only 2 objective lenses
No Stereo headset only
Virtual surround uses 2 speakers to simulate the effect of a wider stereo image and surround speakers using digital processing. It is not as effective as real surround sound, which uses real rear and surround speakers.
A stereo microscope functions at low magnification and is an optical microscope. Unlike a traditional microscope a stereo microscope has two separate optical paths instead of the traditional one.
A bookshelf speaker system usually refers to two stereo speakers and a receiver that is small enough to sit on a bookshelf. Where as, a wall mount speaker system consists of at least five surround sound speakers mounted on the wall and a sub-woofer for deep clear bass preferably in a corner of the room.
Virtual surround uses 2 speakers to simulate the effect of a wider stereo image and surround speakers using digital processing. It is not as effective as real surround sound, which uses real rear and surround speakers.
Any mini system can use external surround sound speakers just fine.
Dolby 5.1 is a multi-channel audio format. Basically meaning, it's surround sound. There is a Left, Centre, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround and LFE (Sub) Speaker. Dolby 2.0 is simply 2 speakers, Left and Right. Similar to the Stereo sound you get from your TV. The Dolby bit means it has been compressed and encoded using Dolby technolgies, normally AC3.