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Understanding Surround Sound Systems

January 25th, 2010 No comments

Surround sound is the concept of expanding the spatial imaging of audio playback from 1 dimension (mono/Left-Right) to two or three dimensions. It is often employed for a more realistic audio environment, actively implemented in cinema sound systems, technical theatre, home entertainment, video arcades, computer gaming, and a growing number of other applications. Many popular surround sound formats have evolved over the years. They include ambisonics, quadraphonic, Dolby 5.1 Surround sound, DTS, and MP3 Surround.

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Home Cinema Speakers

October 18th, 2010 No comments

If you talk to twenty different home theater experts you'll probably get twenty different responses as to which is actually better, passive or active design. Active home cinema speakers, like almost all Canton speakers, all have the amplification built in the device so they're generally heavy in design and style and will require a main power connection as well as the audio wire. On the opposite, passive home theater loudspeakers require an external audio amplifier to make them work and so these systems only have a sound cable connection and do not need any form of local power.

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