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The Importance of Home Theater Sound Systems
Article by Lynn Porter
When choosing the equipment to go into their home theater most people focus on their video quality more than anything else. This is mainly due to the advertising and popularity of high definition television and movies. People have been duped into thinking that being able to see a bead of sweat rolling down the main character’s face is the prized jewel that sets apart a legendary home theater system from an average one. The truth is that having a quality home sound systems is just as important, possibly even more important, than having a crisp television set with the latest and greatest in visual capabilities.Most movies are rated with both the video and auditory aspects of the movie individually taken into account. A movie with beautiful visual effects and terrible audio will generally get a lower rating than a movie that provides a nice blend of mediocre graphics and auditory tracks. Having no audio system or only a low end home stereo system will ruin an otherwise splendid home movie watching experience.The perfect example of this is the recent Star Trek remake. It is hard to refute the amazing audio tracks that were provided in the movie whether you are a fan of Star Trek or not. Those that went to see the movie in a quality theater more than likely remember the pleasure of having their chair shake from the bass provided when the starships went into warp. You can have a similar experience by simply adding a quality audio system to your home theater.It doesn’t even have to be a surround sound stereo system. There are plenty of quality two speaker audio systems that will provide you with the utmost in high quality sound and give off a perfect illusion of surround sound without you having to set up four different speakers around your theater. Shop around; it’s easy to find a great bargain on home theater sound systems.Also, audio is far more advanced than visual displays. When watching television shows, programs do not adapt their graphics to the power of your T.V. Instead, your television adapts to the highest graphics that the network makes the show available in; which is pretty low unless you’re watching an HD channel. However, the program’s sound quality does match the quality of your home theater stereo system. So do yourself a favor and get the audio system your home theater sound systems deserve.
Epic home theater sound for virtually any listening space. Hollywood excitement, JBL style. JBL® engineering has been the recognized authority in movie sound for more than 60 years, responsible for well over half of all theater installations worldwide. The JBL Cinema 500 home theater speakers put all that experience to work in a high-style, high-impact system sized to fit comfortably in almost any environment. Dual-midrange center and satellite speakers surround you with distinct dialogue and crisp, accurate music and effects. A down-firing, 150-watt powered subwoofer adds the deep, floor-rumbling bass that today’s most exciting movies demand. There are larger, more cumbersome home theater systems out there. But for pure, unalloyed movie magic, the Cinema 500 experience yields to none of them.
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