Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Phase Linear, Marantz, McIntosh, Carver, SAE, HH Scott, Yamaha, JBL, Sony
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Theater Research
Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Phase Linear, Marantz, McIntosh, Carver, SAE, HH Scott, Yamaha, JBL, Sony |
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Randall Reed Studios ▪ Motley, MN 56466 ▪ 218.575.2965 |
            
What's the difference in Surround Sound (SS) listening and regular stereo music listening? Well SS is mainly used in movies to give realism to the sound. As it suggests, SS surrounds you with the sounds of the scene. As in everyday life, sounds come from all directions and this lends realism to the movie scenes. Explosions, bullets, jet planes, cars racing by etc benefit from this format to make you feel like you're there. Music on the other hand, as well as voice, is usually projected at the listener from one source, along with echoes. (The echoes, also called reverb, give the illusion of being in a larger room). Two channel stereo sounds the most realistic for this listening experience. Just try and listen to stereo music under simulated SS and you'll see what I mean - sounds like crap. Virtually all stereo music recorded over the last 50 years projects music at you like you're sitting in the center front aisle facing the music source. Only lately are artists experimenting with SS for music. If you want music, the front right and left speakers of your home theater system should be of a quality to reproduce music the way you prefer to listen to it. The rest of the speakers don't matter as much as they're for the SS in the movies. These speakers here are great for the rear left and right channels (for the SS effect) as well as the center speaker (if you have room) which is generally used for voices. They do a decent job for 2-channel stereo. |
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