surround sound coming from front speakers

How Do Surround Sound Appearing From Front Speakers Work?

The question that a lot of people who are interested in home theater asks is, “How do surround sound coming from front speakers work?” It’s actually quite simple, as the speaker drivers in today’s surround sound systems know exactly where each speaker is located and how it can be controlled to send sound waves around the room properly. When we watch movies, especially the newer ones, we sometimes want a louder sound or one that is a little deeper, but surround sound speakers make it very possible to do this with very little loss of sound quality. If you have a DVD that you like, ask the salesperson to turn the surround sound on so that it comes from the left and right speakers.

If you watch movies on a plasma TV, the surround sound will come through your left and right speakers, the center speaker, and then the surround sound box, which is mounted to the ceiling. On a more traditional television set, the surround sound will come from the left and right channels only, without any extras. You can even get surround sound system units that have a microphone built right into them for inputting the sounds. This way, you can easily turn the sound on and off from your TV by using the included microphone.

Some people wonder how the sound is produced beyond the front speakers when they can’t see anything outside the screen. A speaker engineer will answer this question by explaining that the sound waves are produced by the vibrations of the speaker cones and enclosure materials. You can find out information about speaker cones by asking a salesperson, and then you should visit some websites to read about speaker enclosures. Once you understand how surround sound works, it should make it much easier to choose a speaker system that works well in your home theater.