I got my first home theater surround sound systems are a common good. In fact, I was looking for a new TV at the moment and I liked the Sony models, and had the ability, with the home theater speakers, and all as a package. I wanted to get a high quality screen, but once I heard the noise, there was one thing.
At that time I had no idea of the big differences between stereo and surround sound. Stereo works well for music and alsoMovie recording with stereo sound. But the films come to life with real-directional speaker audio systems. Most of the latest movies are recorded with a directional sound characteristics. A good example is when a person walks on the screen and you hear them together and then disappears.
With surround sound systems, special effects increased in the third dimension to it, while the films that have been taken to facilitate these special effects. The addition of sub-Woofer has a certain depth to the sound produced and recorded. But the real difference, said directional sound. The sound comes from different places and speakers to enhance this special effect.
Home theater speaker systems require a TV or a DVD player and a receiver or amplifier with six channels of amplification to process the surround sound decoding process can begin. If your TV or DVD player currently does not have these skills, they can sound effects specific directionalhappen. So make sure that your current equipment is able to work with a Home Theater surround sound speaker system.
Many stereo systems have the "third speaker" (sub woofer) that is especially designed to hit that low bass range too. Even three way speakers (speakers that have all ranges represented in three different areas) will increase the quality of stereo sound.
But stereo speakers are still the highest sellers since most music is recorded in two channels. And many of the surround sound front and left component speakers don't have the quality that a good pair of stereo speakers have and won't reproduce the sound as well as stereo speakers. Home Theater systems aren't designed to play stereo, and when you play normal stereo music you can tell.
Most people don't listen to music with their televisions or even DVD players. They have an MP3 player or traditional stereo unit that will play CDs. So most people have two separate systems, a Home Theater surround sound system hooked into their TVs and DVD players and a different stereo setup to play music. Each system does well with it's intended purpose but won't cross over well. There are some newer very high-end surround systems with stereo quality front speakers but you will pay dearly for the feature.
You also see many Home Theater sound systems setup entirely wrong. If you don't separate the speakers to their rightful position (2 in front, 2 in back, and 1 center of the listener and sub woofer can be anywhere) the system won't deliver the true effect. That defeats the whole desired effect and although you still might get the separation it doesn't create the sound effect as good.
A good pair of stereo speakers will still deliver high quality sound for most movies. Having a good range of high, mid, and low notes and throw in a sub woofer to increase the low range is good. But you won't get the directional sounds and the surround sound effect you would with a Home Theater setup.
If you've bought your TV in the past two years, chances are good it does have the surround sound ability built into the unit. But if your TV doesn't have surround sound, you can get a receiver or even a DVD player that does if necessary. Some Home Theater systems are packaged that way, with a DVD player that decodes the necessary surround sound features.
