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Welcome to our shopping guide dedicated to home theater . This guide explains in detail everything you need to know to choose your home theater . What types of speakers to choose for which place , power , brands , audio format and finally the connection . Before going into detail, here is the configuration we recommend for a Home Theater :
The type of 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 speaker for a Home Theater?
It is the most important element to take into account . To put it simply, it's the number of speakers in addition to your subwoofer and your amp: 2, 5 or 7 . Of course, that depends on the space you are ready to devote to them, because home theaters can be bulky . They can also be wired , better solution not to suffer from a very slight loss of sound, but bluetooth will not require you to run the wires along the complaints to connect them to your amp.
The power of a Home Cinema amplifier is expressed in Watt RMS . It is generally understood for the majority of consumer models between 250 and 1200 watt rms .
We recommend taking a minimum power of 1000 w .
Which home theater brands to choose?
The 4 most popular brands in Home Cinema are as follows. They mainly come from television brands :
What audio formats for my home theater?
Several formats exist to reconstruct a sound of more or less good quality. Here we retrace the main and most used for this type of product. These formats depend on the Blu-ray player or television you are using.
Some home theater models have multiple audio formats. For these formats to be taken into account, the format of your files or Blue-Ray must be compatible .
- Number of speakers : type 5.1 minimum ( i.e. 2 front speakers, 1 center, 2 rear and one subwoofer )
- Rear speakers : wireless (Bluetooth) to avoid wires
- Power delivered : 1000 watt RMS
- Player Blu-ray : although less used, manufacturers include almost every time, a Blu-ray drive required in order to connect the speakers to each other , then to your TV. The configuration is as follows: the 2 front speakers, the central speaker and the subwoofer (subwoofer) are wired to the bluray player ( the bluray player being connected via HDMI to the TV ). The 2 rear speakers are connected by bluetooth (wireless).
The type of 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 speaker for a Home Theater?
It is the most important element to take into account . To put it simply, it's the number of speakers in addition to your subwoofer and your amp: 2, 5 or 7 . Of course, that depends on the space you are ready to devote to them, because home theaters can be bulky . They can also be wired , better solution not to suffer from a very slight loss of sound, but bluetooth will not require you to run the wires along the complaints to connect them to your amp.
- The 2.1 system will give you better sound than TV sound alone ( mostly suffering from basic sound with no effect and voices coming out poorly ). However it will offer less good spatialization of space than 5.1.
- The 5.1 system has become the standard today because it offers quality sound and allows spatialization of sound. 2 speakers at the front on the sides of the TV, 1 central speaker for the voices and 2 speakers at the back to fully immerse yourself in reproducing the acoustic effects ( wind, rain, storm, etc. ).
- The 7.1 system allows even greater immersion and is appreciated by cinema lovers because it provides 2 additional speakers placed on the sides of the TV. It allows you to immerse yourself a little more in the heart of the action. Some speakers point the sound upwards to make the sound reflect towards the ceiling.
The power of a Home Cinema amplifier is expressed in Watt RMS . It is generally understood for the majority of consumer models between 250 and 1200 watt rms .
We recommend taking a minimum power of 1000 w .
Which home theater brands to choose?
The 4 most popular brands in Home Cinema are as follows. They mainly come from television brands :
- Panasonic
- Samsung
- LG
- Sony
What audio formats for my home theater?
Several formats exist to reconstruct a sound of more or less good quality. Here we retrace the main and most used for this type of product. These formats depend on the Blu-ray player or television you are using.
- The Dolby Digital output there are over 20 years and has experienced multiple changes. it remains the reference currently with 3 channels at the front and 2 at the rear as well as a subwoofer.
- The Dolby True HD is called lossless, uncompressed sound and restores sound almost perfect to perceive a sound made worthy of the cinema without any loss of sound effect. He is the one we like the most and present on a lot of Blue-Ray discs.
- The Dolby Atmos adds a verticalization of the sound which thanks to loudspeakers located towards the ceiling give you the illusion that the sound moves and arrives from the 4 corners of your room.
- The DTS HD is an evolution of the DTS Digital Surround and contains 7.1 channels; It appreciably improves the audio quality by compressing the sound less and digitizes the latter on 20 bits against 16 for Dolby, with a bit rate of 24 Mbit / s. Produced by Spielberg in 1993 for the film Jurassic Parc.
Some home theater models have multiple audio formats. For these formats to be taken into account, the format of your files or Blue-Ray must be compatible .
