Here are some basic rules of thumb to follow when selecting the speakers.
Surround sound living room setup.
A basic surround sound system is a 5 1 system consisting of.
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This will depend on how well the system fits with your furniture and your neighbors.
5 1 7 1 and 9 1.
Surround sound uses multiple audio channels and an array of speakers to reproduce audio.
A center channel speaker responsible mostly for dialog and placed above or in front of the tv.
An htib or soundbar enabled with dolby atmos may still be a good choice.
Match the speakers all around the room so the sound is seamless.
Htib a soundbar enabled with dolby atmos or small component system.
There are three popular configurations.
Left and right speakers which also double as plain stereo speakers when you re listening to music.
This affords a more realistic emulation of sound than the typical 2 1 stereo setup.
And two rear speakers placed to either.
The first rule is to get five or seven timbre matched speakers.