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Can the front speakers in a surround sound system be used as stand alone speakers?
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Yes and no. Depends on just which front surround speaker you're talking about. If the surround speaker set you have includes a subwoofer, then for standalone you really need the front speakers plus the subwoofer, as the fronts aren't designed to reproduce the bass, but rather to send the bass to the subwoofer. So if you used ONLY the front speakers without the subwoofer, then you'll have very poor bass in the resulting system. If you use the subwoofer plus the front speakers, then it should work just fine.
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What are the type of speakers in surround sound?
Ideally, the system should have the same brand and model in the surround as the three front speakers .
How many speakers are used in a surround sound system?
It depends on the surround sound system used. The common surround system used is call 5.1 and consists of five speakers: Three in front and two on each sides.
How do you get just front and surround speakers to play on a Denon avr-1508?
There are no surround modes that quickly turn off the subwoofer, center channel and surround back speakers, but leave the surround speakers (side) speakers on. You will need to go into the System Setup -> Sp 2. In 3.0p -> Speaker Setup menu to select Center Speaker 'None', Surround Speaker ('Large' or 'Small'), Surround Back Speaker 'None' and Subwoofer 'No'. If you have a subwoofer and want sound to come out of the all of the speakers when you are listening to a non-surround source such as a CD, use the 5CH/7CH Stereo DSP simulation.
What is the difference in a sound bar and surround sound system?
A sound bar is a single speaker array to be placed above or below the TV. It has several speakers in it to produce the front side of a surround mix, and many units include a processor to simulate true surround. It may also have a subwoofer. The HEOS HomeCinema is an example of a soundbar that also includes a subwoofer. A true surround system includes 5 to 7 speakers plus a subwoofer to be placed around the room, and is best way to get true immersive sound from any source.
What is the difference between the Bose gemstone speakears and the articulated array speakers?
The Gemstone speakers are part of a system that does surround emulation, not true surround sound. There are no rear speakers in these systems, just front speakers with a processor that uses digital processing to fool the ear in believing the sound comes from the side or behind. This only works well with certain source material at certain frequencies. The articulated array speakers feature a moveable driver in order to direct the sound towards the listener, as used in the front speakers, or utilize the technology that Bose developed years ago called Direct Reflecting, where some of the sound comes from a driver, and some of the sound is bounced off of a wall and is indirectly broadcast to the audience. This technology works very well for surround speakers, as it creates a greater sense of envelopment.
What are the type of speakers in surround sound?
Ideally, the system should have the same brand and model in the surround as the three front speakers .
How many speakers are used in a surround sound system?
It depends on the surround sound system used. The common surround system used is call 5.1 and consists of five speakers: Three in front and two on each sides.
What is the minimum number of satellite speakers needed for a wireless surround sound system?
The minimum number of satellite speakers needed for a wireless surround sound system is three. Traditionally there are two to the sides of the seating area, and one directly in front.
I have a stereo receiver with four channel speakers and a subwoofer is there a way I can have the two front channels as regular sound speakers and the two rear channels as surround affect speakers?
If the receiver is just stereo, not surround sound, you will not be able to create a surround sound (front, centre, sub, surround) setup.
What is 7.1 channel surround sound?
6.1 surround has right front, center, left front, subwoofer, left surround, right surround and a rear channel. The mix is usually created from a 7.1 surround signal, combining the left and right rear signals into one rear signal. There are very few movies with a true 6.1 or 7.1 mix available for home viewing.
How do you get just front and surround speakers to play on a Denon avr-1508?
There are no surround modes that quickly turn off the subwoofer, center channel and surround back speakers, but leave the surround speakers (side) speakers on. You will need to go into the System Setup -> Sp 2. In 3.0p -> Speaker Setup menu to select Center Speaker 'None', Surround Speaker ('Large' or 'Small'), Surround Back Speaker 'None' and Subwoofer 'No'. If you have a subwoofer and want sound to come out of the all of the speakers when you are listening to a non-surround source such as a CD, use the 5CH/7CH Stereo DSP simulation.
Is the Sony BRAVIA DAV-HDX589W home theater system surround sound?
Yes, it comes with 2 front and 2 rear speakers.
What type of speakers should I get for my surround sound home theater system?
Well, for a basic home theater system, you need two to three speakers in front of you and two or three speakers either to your sides or behind you. I'm not sure if you mean the brand or the actual variety of speakers, but home theater magazine has a buyer's guide specifically for speakers.
What do people mean when they say surround sound 2.1 or surround 4.1 5.1?
Speaker systems are described using a 2-part notation in the form of X.Y, with the X referring to the number of full-range channels (regular speakers) and the Y referring to limited-range speakers like a subwoofer. For example, a 5.1 surround system has 5 full-range speakers (front, left, right, left surround, right surround) and a subwoofer. Likewise, 2.1 means that the system has 2 regular speakers (presumably a left and right channel) and 1 subwoofer, and 4.1 means 4 regular speakers (left, right, left surround, right surround) and 1 subwoofer. Another means of notation uses the format X/Y.Z, where X is the number of full-range channels in front of the listener, Y is the number of full-range channels beside or behind the listener, and Z is the number of limited-range channels. For example, a typical 5.1 surround system could be described as 3/2.1, because there are 3 channels in front of the listener (left, center, right), 2 behind (left surround, right surround), and 1 limited-range subwoofer. To expand it even farther, there is another notation, expanded to include matrix decoders, with the format X/Y:Z.A, where X is the number of front channels, Y is the number of rear channels, Z is the number of channels in the rear in total (including channels reproduced by the rear using sound effects), and Z is the number of limited-range speakers. So, the notation 3/2:3.1 (referring to Dolby Digital EX) means that there are 3 channels in front (left, front center, right), 2 speakers in back (left surround, right surround) which produce 3 channels (left surround, rear center, right surround), and 1 limited-range subwoofer. For more information on this type of notation, you can visit Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surround_sound#Notation
What is the difference in a sound bar and surround sound system?
A sound bar is a single speaker array to be placed above or below the TV. It has several speakers in it to produce the front side of a surround mix, and many units include a processor to simulate true surround. It may also have a subwoofer. The HEOS HomeCinema is an example of a soundbar that also includes a subwoofer. A true surround system includes 5 to 7 speakers plus a subwoofer to be placed around the room, and is best way to get true immersive sound from any source.
How do you get four pairs of speakers into a receiver?
you could connect them all to each other then connect them to the receiver. or if you wanted a surround sound experience you could connect the biggest directly to the left and right channels respectively and then connect two of the pairs one set at a time as follows... left surround front (positive to receiverL+, negative connects to the positive of the left surround rear, negative of the left surround rear goes into the receiverL- ) on the right side ( right surround front + goes to receiver, (-) goes to the (+) of the right surround rear, the (-) of the right surround rear goes into the receiver.) this changes the sound frequencies the speakers are best at supporting because it changes the ohms of the speakers. this is called wiring in a series. as opposed to wiring the speakers all together + to + ,- to - , which is called wiring in parallel. Then with the last set of speakers set them at the very rear of the soundstage and wire the left speaker's positive into the left positive connection on the receiver then the negative of that speaker into the positive of the right channel. Then wire the positive of the right speaker into the positive of the right channel on the receiver and the negative of the right speaker into the positive of the left channel. this will only play the surround channels of the signal. test these speakers out alone if you want to hear the surround sound effect by itself. In music it will be the background singers ect. (if you have ever wondered how a surround system gets extra channels out of two analog wired channels now you know :)
What is the difference between the Bose gemstone speakears and the articulated array speakers?
The Gemstone speakers are part of a system that does surround emulation, not true surround sound. There are no rear speakers in these systems, just front speakers with a processor that uses digital processing to fool the ear in believing the sound comes from the side or behind. This only works well with certain source material at certain frequencies. The articulated array speakers feature a moveable driver in order to direct the sound towards the listener, as used in the front speakers, or utilize the technology that Bose developed years ago called Direct Reflecting, where some of the sound comes from a driver, and some of the sound is bounced off of a wall and is indirectly broadcast to the audience. This technology works very well for surround speakers, as it creates a greater sense of envelopment.
