The generations alive now, especially in the Developed world, are all au fait with speaker technology to a certain level. Most individuals began purchasing music centres in the Seventies if they were old enough and that trend has carried on and the technology has got better and better.
Acoustic reproduction has come on in leaps and bounds since the Fifties and Sixties when most people were happy with a mono Dansette record player. My Dad was still listening to his favourite records on a wind-up record player with a pin for a needle and a trumpet for a loudspeaker in the early Sixties. Then he bought a Dansette later in the Sixties.
I purchased a Sanyo music centre in the Seventies and he followed suit. The quality of acoustic reproduction on those systems was laughable in comparison with what is on the market these days.
The latest development is surround sound, which was only accessible in the cinema twenty years ago, but surround sound speakers are a lot better now than they were then and you can fit them at home without requiring a supplemental mortgage advance.
Usually surround sound speakers are connected with film scores, so a surround sound speaker system could be fitted to the outline jacks on your television or home theatre system.
Home theatres are very much in vogue now that lots of people are having to stay in more frequently to save money. A small family that likes to go to the pictures once a week can recoup the costs of a good home theatre system within a year.
While looking at surround sound speakers, you may think that the cost is high, but do not forget that it is the surround sound speakers that transform a film into a cinematographic experience. They also last forever if not abused.
Two tips: get the best that you can afford and buy speakers that will stand on the floor or can be hung on the wall.
Purchase quality rather than quantity. If you can just afford two speakers of great quality, so be it, You can buy another one later. With surround sound, the rule is: the more speakers the better.
Three is the absolute minimum, seven is fine, but eight is much better. The more speakers that you have, the less volume you will have to drive through them so the longer they will last.
The above configurations will be stated as: 2:1 (stereo plus a sub-woofer); 6:1 (front and back stereo speakers, a front central channel and a rear sub-woofer); 7:1 will add a rear central channel.
A good thing concerning this sort of surround speaker system is that you can easily upgrade it, but you have to start properly by buying a recognized marque that will allow you to add speakers throughout the years.
One of the best speaker systems you can purchase is Bose, but they are expensive, but they are also the envy of any sound enthusiast as well. If you would like the best, but do not have the capital take your time building a system of Bose surround sound speakers.
Acoustic reproduction has come on in leaps and bounds since the Fifties and Sixties when most people were happy with a mono Dansette record player. My Dad was still listening to his favourite records on a wind-up record player with a pin for a needle and a trumpet for a loudspeaker in the early Sixties. Then he bought a Dansette later in the Sixties.
I purchased a Sanyo music centre in the Seventies and he followed suit. The quality of acoustic reproduction on those systems was laughable in comparison with what is on the market these days.
The latest development is surround sound, which was only accessible in the cinema twenty years ago, but surround sound speakers are a lot better now than they were then and you can fit them at home without requiring a supplemental mortgage advance.
Usually surround sound speakers are connected with film scores, so a surround sound speaker system could be fitted to the outline jacks on your television or home theatre system.
Home theatres are very much in vogue now that lots of people are having to stay in more frequently to save money. A small family that likes to go to the pictures once a week can recoup the costs of a good home theatre system within a year.
While looking at surround sound speakers, you may think that the cost is high, but do not forget that it is the surround sound speakers that transform a film into a cinematographic experience. They also last forever if not abused.
Two tips: get the best that you can afford and buy speakers that will stand on the floor or can be hung on the wall.
Purchase quality rather than quantity. If you can just afford two speakers of great quality, so be it, You can buy another one later. With surround sound, the rule is: the more speakers the better.
Three is the absolute minimum, seven is fine, but eight is much better. The more speakers that you have, the less volume you will have to drive through them so the longer they will last.
The above configurations will be stated as: 2:1 (stereo plus a sub-woofer); 6:1 (front and back stereo speakers, a front central channel and a rear sub-woofer); 7:1 will add a rear central channel.
A good thing concerning this sort of surround speaker system is that you can easily upgrade it, but you have to start properly by buying a recognized marque that will allow you to add speakers throughout the years.
One of the best speaker systems you can purchase is Bose, but they are expensive, but they are also the envy of any sound enthusiast as well. If you would like the best, but do not have the capital take your time building a system of Bose surround sound speakers.
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