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Article: Get top-of-the-line surround sound effects
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 18, 2008
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Q: I'd like to know if wireless speakers are a good option for a
surround-sound system these days. I suspect the technology isn't
there yet based on other articles I've read, but I thought I'd ask.
Having the living room hard-wired seems likely to cost more money
than I want to shell out given our hardwood floors, but for proper
home theater sound you seem to need speakers in 5 different
locations. We currently have a four-speaker system with two speakers
"stacked" on either side of the entertainment system, but obviously
this isn't ideal.
A: You are right on two counts: Wireless isn't there yet, and
your system is not ideal. In stacking speakers around the TV, you
have unwittingly ...