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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

A Guide To Buying Surround Sound Speakers

By Dave Heebs

Maximizing the home theater experience is important to homeowners. In order to do this, they search out the best components they can find. They will buy all the necessary components but leave purchasing the speakers until the end. Speakers can be expensive if they are top of the line and the price is a consideration for all but the very rich.

If money is no object then you can skip the rest of this article. However, if you are like the rest of us, you will sometimes need to make small sacrifices in quality in order to fit it into your budget. This will mean getting a speaker that is not top of the line but is still very good quality, but with a lower price tag. As with most things, to unearth the gems in the rough, you will need to first do some digging.

Your budget is always going to be the biggest determinant of what you will be able to purchase. With this in mind, you will want to spend your time looking for the models and manufacturers that fit into your budget. This will allow you to get the speakers and your home theater set up in your house as soon as possible.

Some stereo equipment works better with other specific equipment. When selecting a speaker for your system, you will want to match up the best speaker to the best component. To do this, you will need to list the requirements for your system before takign the next step.

Once you have your budget and your requirements set, you will want to search online for the best models that fit these parameters. Once you have a list of speakers that fit your requirements and budget you can take the next step.

The next step is to read as many reviews as possible about the speaker models on your list. These reviews will be from magazines as well as consumers who have bought the model and have real world experience with the speaker. The things you want to focus on are the warranty, the performance and the sound quality.

Always buy your speakers in a set of five. This will allow you to place the center speaker in front of your audience and then the other four speakers at the diagonal corners framing the seating area. This will allow you a surround sound quality movie experience.

Getting the right speakers for you doesn't have to be impossible. If you take it step by step you will find the right speaker set for you.

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