Adding great sound to your HDTV

By: Editor
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A receiver is command central for your home theater system, providing the multichannel power and surround decoding you need to re-create the movie theater experience. Many new receivers also make it easy to add digital music options to your system, like satellite radio, MP3 players, and even the music on your computer. Most can also play different music in different rooms of your home at the same time.

Most HDTVs come with built-in speakers, and compared with the speakers found in many traditional picture-tube televisions, they can do a pretty good job. However, you may be missing out on a major part of the HDTV experience if you limit yourself to the two speakers in the television.

Most home theater receiver’s comes with an audio signal in 5.1 formats. Where a standard stereo signal has two channels left and right, the 5.1 formats provides for five separate channels, plus a subwoofer. You get the front left and right channels, plus a center channel that helps deliver movie dialogue with a clarity that can be surprising.

You also get left and right rear channels, which help complete the surround sound system and let you know when something creepy is trying to sneak up behind you in a scary movie. The subwoofer adds the gut-shaking low frequency sound that make all the difference in an action sequence or in delivering realistic background noise in a scene. You can experience the full excitement of surround sound through a home theater sound system. If your equipment isn’t properly set-up, you might be missing some of the benefits that surround sound can provide.