Surround Sound Systems - How to Hook Up Surround Sound for your home theater system
If you really want to experience the thrill of watching a movie in your own four walls, then you have a surround sound system.
You may have heard the big screen in the room, but if you are not able to listen to the soundtrack at its best, then you miss half the fun!
However, many people believe that installing a surround sound system is too complicated - and that is too complicated for their capture.
Well, not so difficult - the following points toUnderstand what you need to get your surround sound setup.
1 Decide what you want surround sound setup.
Most modern DVD to come with a 5.1 surround sound track - so a 5.1 speaker setup, the speaker system the most common are the people. This system consists of six speakers - center speaker, front left and right, surround left and right speakers and a subwoofer (for bass). However, other configration common are 7.1 and 7.2 surround sound speaker systems.
Buy an AV 2Receiver / amplifier and speaker package - or a theater-in-a-box at home.
The AV receiver is the amplifier for the speakers - and the processor for 5.1 surround soundtrack. You must buy a separate plug in 5.1 surround sound receiver speaker package - and probably the speaker cables. The main advantage of an AV receiver that connect to various external devices - such as DVD players, Blu-ray, the cable TV box, DVD recorders, etc.
AHome Theater-in-a-box (HTIB) will be available with the amplifier, speakers and all cables in one package - and often have an integrated DVD / Blu-ray too. However, there is often little space for connecting other devices of this type of system.
3 Connect the system together.
Connect the speakers to the speaker outputs on the AV receiver with the speaker cable. Be sure to connect the center speaker output for the center speaker, front left to frontLeft speaker output, etc. Connect the HDMI output on the first DVD player to HDMI input on your receiver. This sends the image to DVD and audio receiver. Connect the HDMI output on the AV receiver for the first connection (perhaps only) TV's HDMI. Use the AV receiver to send them to the picture on the TV screen. Do the automatic speaker setup for the AV receiver (most have this). This sends a test signal to the speakers and a good balance.
4 Playthe movie!
5 How it works
If you press play on your DVD player, video and audio signals to your AV receiver for the HDMI cable - make sure you select the correct input on the AV receiver and is receiving the signal. The AV receiver then sends the image on the TV - make sure you select the correct input on the TV (the TV can pass the correct input when it receives the signal). The AV receiver also sends the audio to the speakers. Should automaticallyget the 5.1 mix on the DVD and send it off the surround speakers.
Summary
So there we have it, a brief checklist of what you need to buy to get a surround sound system at home - and how to connect everything together. If you need more information about this process, then follow the link below.
Have fun!
