| When surround sound speakers came out, I swore | | | | straightforward, dirty rock 'n roll sounded great |
| to myself that I would never get them. I snorted at | | | | through surround sound speakers. We had some of |
| the very idea! You see, I was a fan of low fidelity | | | | the best surround sound speakers that were on the |
| rock music, and I was quite proud of it. I did not | | | | market at the time, which was pretty impressive for |
| need any of that fancy nonsense - you just needed | | | | us. Before that, you see, all I had were some big, old, |
| to hear the song. Any music that needed a surround | | | | half dead speakers from the mid-70s. Her stereo |
| sound speaker system to be truly appreciated was | | | | equipment consisted of a dual tape deck boombox |
| probably lousy music. Straightforward rock 'n roll, | | | | from the mid-80s. The difference between that and |
| which I knew was the best music in the world, | | | | the surround sound speakers was like night and day! |
| certainly did not need that kind of technology. It | | | | It was easy for us to pick out surround sound |
| could be appreciated in its raw and unadulterated | | | | speakers. My wife had some friends who were big |
| form. It even sounded good through a blown | | | | audiophiles, you see, and they played their Boise |
| speaker cabinet. | | | | surround sound system to us. If you have never had |
| My wife, however, has very different opinions about | | | | the chance to listen to a surround sound home |
| music. She has very different opinions about | | | | theater system, however, you probably should not |
| everything, in fact, but fortunately both of us like to | | | | go out and buy speakers. It is important to get a |
| argue. She knew that she needed home theater | | | | chance to listen to it in a room of similar size and |
| surround sound speakers. For her, my music was just | | | | layout to the one that you are going to put it in. |
| plain noise. It had no subtlety in her opinion, unlike the | | | | Surround sound speakers vary based on their |
| classical music that she treasured. | | | | surroundings. The same surround sound speakers |
| This is why I first listened to speakers surround | | | | that will sound great in one environmental will sound |
| sound, but I am glad that I did. I was surprised at | | | | terrible in another, so you have to be sure to |
| how much difference they really made. They really | | | | research it thoroughly. |
| brought out the music at its full depth. Even simple, | | | | |