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 The Difference Between Stereo and Surround Sound
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Nency
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Posted - 05 Feb 2010 :  06:45:13 AM  Show Profile  Visit Nency's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Stereo works well for music and even movies recorded with stereo sound. But movies really come to life with directional sound speaker systems. Most of the latest movies are recorded with directional sound features. A good example is when a person walks across the screen and you hear them approach and then fade away.

With surround sound systems special effects are enhanced since it adds a third dimension while watching movies that have been recorded to facilitate these special effects. The addition of the sub woofers has added some depth to the sound produced too. But the real telling difference is directional sound. Sound that comes from different locations and speakers to increase this special effect.

Most people don't listen to music with their televisions or even DVD players. They have an MP3 player or traditional stereo unit that will play CDs. So most people have two separate systems, a Home Theater surround sound system hooked into their TVs and DVD players and a different stereo setup to play music. Each system does well with it's intended purpose but won't cross over well. There are some newer very high-end surround systems with stereo quality front speakers but you will pay dearly for the feature.


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