If the home theatre system is used only for playing music, then you can have bookshelf speakers which are usually up to 15 inches (half size...
If the home theatre system is used only for playing music, then you can have bookshelf speakers which are usually up to 15 inches (half size) and are placed on racks or walls.They play frequencies from 60 Hz (hertz) to 20 Hz.
If your system is mainly brought for watching movies, then you should have floorstanding or full range speakers which play frequencies from 40 Hz to 20 KHz.
For parties, you can have floor standing speakers - a minimum requirement is 200-250W for playing loud music like rock and heavy metal. An important point to bear in mind is the reserve power. This is the power that allows sudden loud sound spurts to play or gives extra effects without distortion. If you play music that is louder than this, it will burn the equipment. During such sudden bursts, it can go up to 40-50W. Usually, a person listens to music at 5W and watches movies at 10W. Reserve power comes to 100W for both movies as well as music. For a large group of 20 people at a party, it is 200-250W. Another thing to be looked into is the PMPO (Peak Music Power Output). It is the total volume that can come out of a system.The maximum PMPO in a portable home theatre system is 100W, going up to 150W. In an open air stadium
each speaker would give an output of 1,000W. Graphic equalisers are mainly used to enhance the output from poor speakers or to boost certain frequencies at lower levels. These days, most home theatre systems have pre-programmed or digital equalisers that are an inbuilt part of the system. Others that are user-specific come in 5-band and 10-band ranges.
The main points to keep in mind while buying a home theatre system are the power and the speaker quality. You have 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 systems, the most popular and common being the 5.1 type, coming with four normal speakers, one centre speaker (for voice only), and one subwoofer. A regular movie watcher can have a 2.1 system,and an average movie watcher can have a 2.1 system with a full range speakers and a subwoofer. Sub-woofers are speakers for ultra low frequency from 100Hz to 30Hz. They produce the bass sound, usually below 100Hz and can come separately or with the system itself. Many companies have listening rooms where you can hear the sound reproduced by a subwoofer.But this is offered only for a separate one. If you are building your own home theatre system, then you can have a subwoofer with 150-500W. A powerful sub-woofer of 250W can be used outdoors for playing music during a party.
A point mostly overlooked is the quality of the DVDs which offer surround sound. While the home theatre system can play surround sound, most VCDs have simulated surrounds that are not original. So, look for DVDs in the Dolby Prologic mode as they come with the actual effects.
If your system is mainly brought for watching movies, then you should have floorstanding or full range speakers which play frequencies from 40 Hz to 20 KHz.
For parties, you can have floor standing speakers - a minimum requirement is 200-250W for playing loud music like rock and heavy metal. An important point to bear in mind is the reserve power. This is the power that allows sudden loud sound spurts to play or gives extra effects without distortion. If you play music that is louder than this, it will burn the equipment. During such sudden bursts, it can go up to 40-50W. Usually, a person listens to music at 5W and watches movies at 10W. Reserve power comes to 100W for both movies as well as music. For a large group of 20 people at a party, it is 200-250W. Another thing to be looked into is the PMPO (Peak Music Power Output). It is the total volume that can come out of a system.The maximum PMPO in a portable home theatre system is 100W, going up to 150W. In an open air stadium
each speaker would give an output of 1,000W. Graphic equalisers are mainly used to enhance the output from poor speakers or to boost certain frequencies at lower levels. These days, most home theatre systems have pre-programmed or digital equalisers that are an inbuilt part of the system. Others that are user-specific come in 5-band and 10-band ranges.
The main points to keep in mind while buying a home theatre system are the power and the speaker quality. You have 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 systems, the most popular and common being the 5.1 type, coming with four normal speakers, one centre speaker (for voice only), and one subwoofer. A regular movie watcher can have a 2.1 system,and an average movie watcher can have a 2.1 system with a full range speakers and a subwoofer. Sub-woofers are speakers for ultra low frequency from 100Hz to 30Hz. They produce the bass sound, usually below 100Hz and can come separately or with the system itself. Many companies have listening rooms where you can hear the sound reproduced by a subwoofer.But this is offered only for a separate one. If you are building your own home theatre system, then you can have a subwoofer with 150-500W. A powerful sub-woofer of 250W can be used outdoors for playing music during a party.
A point mostly overlooked is the quality of the DVDs which offer surround sound. While the home theatre system can play surround sound, most VCDs have simulated surrounds that are not original. So, look for DVDs in the Dolby Prologic mode as they come with the actual effects.
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