Home theater and soundbar

In order to equip a full-fledged personal cinema in your house or apartment, it is not enough just to purchase expensive professional equipment. Here it is important to determine your own desires and capabilities, relying on the advice of a specialist. For example, if you decide to allocate a separate room for a home theater, then you do not have to drastically sacrifice the design and functionality of the room in favor of sound. However, if only a zone in a room is allocated for a cinema, then it is simply necessary to seek a compromise and mask parts of communications (cables, sockets, etc.). Of course, if this is a cottage, then you can not allocate part of the budget for soundproofing, which cannot be avoided in a single apartment (where, by the way, you need to consider whether to isolate the sound coming from the neighbors, or, on the contrary, the sound coming from your cinema) .

The most common mistakes made by those wishing to acquire a personal cinema are the purchase of an acoustic system that is too powerful for a small and, most importantly, home space, as well as projection equipment that is too large. We must not forget that a personal cinema should be, first of all, comfortable in all respects.

A soundbar is a narrow and long soundbar that houses speakers, a turntable, and a sound processor. Such sound systems are usually installed under the TV, on a stand next to it or mounted on the wall, taking up little space. To connect to a TV, conventional optical and HDMI connectors are used. The soundbars are also equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing you to use smartphones, tablets and other devices as a sound source.

Audio equipment manufacturers, having analyzed the demand for soundbars, decided not to stop at the achieved results and further improve the soundbar's capabilities.

The soundbar can be represented as a simple (active speaker) designed only to amplify the sound that comes from the TV. Such a soundbar cannot boast of high sound quality and does not have advanced functionality. Usually comes with a subwoofer, but can also be an independent speaker.

Another thing is that the soundbar is a small acoustic element of the "home theater" with a strong multi-channel surround sound. Its sound is similar to the sound of full-size home theater acoustics.

The most expensive type of soundbar is the full featured, multi audio system. It provides not only high-quality three-dimensional TV sound, but also the possibility of listening to music in Hi-Fi quality.