When choosing speakers for your entertainment center, you often have a dizzying number of choices. Do you want a pair of stereo speakers, or do you want a 5.1 channel surround sound system? Do you want full-range speakers, or are do you prefer tiny satellite-style speakers coupled with a subwoofer? Is your main purpose watching movies or listening to music? Without understanding what is available and how it matches your needs, it's easy to get lost among all the choices.
Even though technology and marketing have brought many innovations to home stereo, a pair of full range stereo speakers is still a classic but excellent approach. No, it won't reproduce the sound of jets flying all around you during action movies, but it will serve you just fine in most cases. The main downside is that the speakers can be larger than you may prefer for the decor of your room.
A recent innovation are surround sound systems that are meant to provide full sound but not take up much room. They commonly have small satellite speakers that are no more than 3 to 4 inches on a side. They can be tucked anywhere and won't become a part of your decor. This can produce primarily treble frequencies, they are usually paired with a subwoofer unit that contributes the bass and sub-bass frequencies that the surrounding speakers lack. With this combination, you can get full range surround sound without filling your room with large speakers. The downside is that these systems can be expensive, particularly when coming from a pricy brand like Bose.
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