How to Set Up a Home Theater

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If you love to watch television or movies or even play video games, then you should have a home theater system. In fact, you should probably get one that can rival the loudest air horns on the market for sheer power and outright sound. But how do you go about setting one up? Here are a few simple steps to follow.

1. First, make sure that you have all the parts needed for a nice home theater. Most of these set ups are 5.1 minimum (meaning five speakers and a subwoofer) but some of the more elaborate are 7.1 or more. The basic 5.1 system includes a subwoofer, two forward and two rear speakers as well as a center channel. As long as you have these things, you are ready to get started.

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2. After you get all of the speakers ready, you should do a mock set up of your room to see what works the easiest or best for the room in question. Having a square room is the simplest one to work with, but if your room is a different shape, or your TV is in a corner, then you may have to spend more time trying to figure out the exact set up that gives the best tonality and ease of use.

3. Once you have the speakers set up how you want them, it's time to get out the speaker wire. Depending on how far away your speakers are, it is best to get the thickest gauge that you can. 14 gauge is usually going to work wonders and can be found for cheap on the Internet. Start to run wire to all of your speakers and measure off exact distances.

 It is also a good idea to try and have all the lengths for similar speakers the same. This means that your rear speakers should be the same length and so should your center and front speakers. This will help to give a consistent sound through all of your speakers.

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4. After that has been done, be sure to hook up your wire to the speakers. If you have newer speakers, it may be beneficial to get some banana clips. These are simple clips that make hooking up the wire to the speakers as easy as plugging them into the back of the speakers.

You can then hook the other wires up just as you did this first one. Make certain that when you are hooking them up that you connect the red and black wires to the correct ports on both the speakers and the receiver. The same should be done with your subwoofer.

5. Then, you can hook the wires up to the back of the receiver. Make sure that you hook up the right to the right and left to left, etc. Once all of the speakers have been set up and hooked up, you can turn on your system. Not everything will be perfect immediately, but you can mess around with the settings on your receiver to figure everything out or move your speakers around until you find the place where they sound correct.

Hooking up a home theater doesn't have to be a huge process. As long as you know which wires go where, you can have a great sounding system in very little time. Just be sure to actually tinker with the settings because those will make the biggest difference to the entire sound system.

Best Home Theater System - A Few Comparisons

Though every company claims that there home theater system is the best, one can find out the truth only after using the product. The following are some of the best home theater systems available in the market are all based on the reviews given by the people who have used it. This is just a random list and it does not come in any particular order or ranking:

1. Onkyo HT-S5100 7.1 Channel Home Theater System:

This system has got a 7.1 channel model with a AV tuner and also an ipod docking station for all those music lovers. It has a HDMI pass-thru which has there inputs and one output that are 1080p compatible. It has got an Audyssey 2EQ for correcting room acoustic problems and for calibrating the speakers.

It has totally got eight speakers of which two is in the front, four of them are satellite speakers, there is one more speaker in the center along with a subwoofer. The total power of the system is 1200 watts. The price is $499.

2. Panasonic SC-PT760:

It is a five disc dvd home theater model and comes with two tall front speakers, a center speaker, two surround speakers and a Kelton subwoofer. It has Dolby digital, Dolby Pro logic and DTS decoders in the audio department. It has an integrated universal dock for ipod and a VIERA link display. The price is $277.

3. Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500:

The home theater model is a 5.1 channel and the total power of the system is thousand watts. The subwoofer has a power of 285 watts. There is a media port and cinema automatic calibration which are both digital. There is also a Dolby Pro Logic II decoding facility which is the best of all its features. The price is $479.

4. Samsung HT-TZ512T:

It is a five disc changer home theater model with the best surround sound system. It has totally four speakers of which two are tallboy speakers and the other two are satellite speakers. The total power of the system is 1200 watts and the audio comes with all the dolby and DTS effects. There is an XM radio and an ipod cradle included too and it is priced at $410.

5. Philips HTS3544 Home theater system:

This model has a total power of 1000 watts and has surround sound with Dolby 5.1. It has a progressive scan player best compatible with DVD, DivX, CD, Mp3, etc. It has an integrated dock connect which is best for charging the ipod and gogear devices. You can also connect it with USB to play your favorite music or see those picture files of yours. And the best thing is its price which is a very meager $149.

6. Panasonic SC-BT100:

This is a home theater model which has a blue ray facilities and the speakers are shielded with magnets. It too has dolby effects in its audio module and totally has five speakers of which two are for the front, two are satellite and one more is for the center. There is also a subwoofer along with it.