I need a good 5.1 setup at a reasonable price.

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well, i don't really "NEED" a good 5.1 setup at a reasonable price. but i sure as hell would like to have one. i know absolutely nothing about this type of stuff, so....guide me.

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 23:01 (twenty years ago)

Not worth it. Keep the crappy stereo and spend the money on records.

― adam (adam), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 23:09 (twenty years ago)

the fun wears off, true

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 31 January 2006 23:22 (twenty years ago)

how about those 5.1 headphones? i think they cost around $50.00?

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:09 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, 5.1 sux sound quality wise... see the Vinyl Anachronist columns at Perfect Sound Forever. Good speaker placement will help more.

If you want 5.1 for DVDs the headphones sound like an OK idea.

― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:41 (twenty years ago)

i just found out that my tv has a something called "icredible surround"....

Incredible Surround" is an audio technology from Philips that dramatically magnifies the sound field to immerse you in the audio. Using state-of-the-art electronic phase shifting, Incredible Surround" mixes sounds from left and right in such a way that it expands the virtual distance between the two speakers. This wider spread greatly enhances the stereo effect and creates a more natural sound dimension. Incredible Surround" allows you to experience total surround with greater depth and width of sound, without the use of additional speakers.

it's pretty sweet.

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 23:34 (twenty years ago)

It was called Q-sound in the 80s, I think shortly afterward it was determined that linear stereo audio is a crock.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 23:49 (twenty years ago)

Q-Sound was totally homo. this new thing is where it's at.

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 2 February 2006 00:06 (twenty years ago)

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