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How does a Surround Sound system work?

Jan 12th, 2012
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Question by Bill: How does a Surround Sound system work?
Well I was looking into buying a new surround sound system.

I have a Samsung Blu-Ray player and a Coby Surround Sound system. The Coby system is about 2 years old and always worked good enough for my small room, but then when I was online looking at reviews I saw people saying that some systems give ‘true surround sound’, while others just give loader noise.

They said to get real surround sound you need to plug it in to a receiver(?) with HDMI cables or something? Can someone explain all of this to me?

I have a HDMI cable for my 1080p TV and Blu-ray player, so what do I do so I can get ‘true surround sound’?

Thanks. :’D

Best answer:

Answer by classicsat
Your Coby surround system is a cheap one. At best it is a discrete 5.1 system and maybe 20 watts per channel, and does that discrete 5.1 only for its DVD player, with a matrix or analog surround from its line in.

You want a surround system that at least has digital audio inputs, so it can process and output digital surround from your Blu-Ray, to get discrete 5.1, and at least 50 watts per channel. You also probably want to buy a new set of speakers to match the power of your surround receiver, and a separate powered sub.

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Q&A: Audio/Surround Sound Question – HDTV/Blu-Ray?

Dec 25th, 2011
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Question by Steve: Audio/Surround Sound Question – HDTV/Blu-Ray?
I have a Samsung LN32A450 HDTV and a Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray player. I’m now looking for surround sound. I was looking at Amazon to see what was recommended by reviewers, and the Sony HT-SS2300 system came up. 5.1, 1000W, HDMI connection, which is what I want to use. Would this be adequate for my set-up, or is it not high enough quality?
On Sony’s site, one of the reviews complains that the audio system doesn’t decode DTS-HD, and neither does the Blu-Ray system we both have. Is that something to even worry about?

Thanks in advance.

Also, if you have a different set up for ~$ 400 or less that works out well, or you have mixed/matched a receiver and speakers and such and it is working out well, please suggest it. I’m open to anything, within a reasonable price range for a college student.

Best answer:

Answer by Larry L
This is perhaps what would be called an entry level system. If you have a large room, you’d want to get something better. With the 1000W power of this system, it should be good enough for a room that is 14′x20′ and maybe larger.

Blu-ray is designed for 7.1 surround, but in my living room, I only use 5.1 and I’ve not missed the extra 2 speakers in the rear. I don’t think you’ll be missing the DTS-HD unless you are super serious about the sound quality and have a large enough room to warrant extra power and sound detail. I’ve found that using quality speaker wire and connectors made my non-HD receiver do a very nice job with the sound.

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