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by Gameboy42 on October 9th, 2003

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What is "surround sound"?

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  • by Gameboy42 on October 9th, 2003

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    This is a generic term for any speaker setup that includes rear speakers that receive a different signal than the front speakers. This is meant to create a 3-dimensional effect, allowing you to hear sounds behind you, just like in the movie theater.

    Current "surround sound" speaker setups usually feature two front speakers, two rears, a center, and a subwoofer. This is known as 5.1 (5 speakers, 1 subwoofer.) To take advantage of all these speakers, you need a receiver that supports surround sound, and an input that is encoded for surround. Many DVDs encode their data in a surround sound format, such as Dolby Digital 5.1, so these are ideal.

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