Sound fills the theater, captivating the public in a way that no TV set alone can match. You can physically feel the helicopter’s passage as the air compresses below its rotors, or the bullets ricocheting to right and left. Home theater systems aim to bring you this same viewing experience in the comfort of your living room. You get your own theater, recreating the magic you experience in a movie theater. Audio Pro’s speakers are all suitable for home theater systems, because each of our speaker series is voice-matched, enabling a range of combination alternatives for your home theater system.

Center speaker

The center is the key speaker in your home theater system. It must precisely deliver the voices and sound effects, and should be voice-matched with the other speakers in your system. It should preferably be placed as close to the visual image as possible – usually above or below the TV itself.

Front speakers

When choosing front speakers, it’s very important to select voice-matched speakers from the same manufacturer in order to ensure uniform sound character from all speakers. Having the same components in all speakers gives you an integrated sound experience. Front speakers should always be voice-matched, as this guarantees a balanced, natural sound at the front of the viewing area. That the center speaker is not equipped with exactly the same bass range is not critical, as the bass information is less directional, and is steered to either the left or right front speaker, or to the subwoofer.

Surround speakers (back)

The back speakers in a Dolby Pro Logic system are used to create atmosphere and a feeling of depth. The sound has a limited bandwidth, and is produced in mono. The surround speakers can therefore be small and need not necessarily be voice-matched. They should be aimed away from the listener in order to give a reflected sound.

Digital systems such as Dolby Digital and DTS (the 5.1 system) require more attention, as the surround speakers in a 5.1 system deliver stereo sound over a full bandwidth. This means you should therefore use surround speakers that are voice-matched with the front speakers, and direct them towards the listener for optimal results.

Sub-bass (subwoofer)

Filmmakers use a lot of deep, powerful bass to enhance the effects visually presented on the theater’s screen. That’s why a film will often contain much more deep base sound than the average musical recording. A separate sub-bass (subwoofer) is designed to deliver the deepest bass information. Adding a subwoofer to your system offers many advantages, and supports a better sound quality throughout your system whether you play music or filmtracks. When you add a subwoofer, the sound of the lowest bass register is diverted directly to the subwoofer, thus relieving the satellites of a job they are less equipped to perform. The result is better sound throughout your system.

In a Dolby Pro Logic system you get a much richer sound by adding a subwoofer. Dolby Digital and 5.1 systems must have a subwoofer, because a major portion of the bass information is mixed in the discrete sub-bass channel in order to deliver increased power.