因此，当您在家观看电视节目和电影时，您想获得更多影院音效体验，但又不知道从哪里开始？
好消息是，设置影院级环绕声系统并不难。它也不必非常昂贵。
即使是低成本的环绕声系统，如果设置正确，也可以让您听到远处的雨声、前方高速行驶的汽车或恐怖电影中的敲门声。
本快速指南将引导您完成购买过程以及如何设置环绕声系统以获得您想要的最佳娱乐体验。
我买什么环绕声系统(Surround Sound System)？
您不必为环绕声系统花大价钱。是的，高端系统可能会为您提供更清晰、高保真的声音。但是，如果您的预算紧张，您没有理由不选择更便宜的系统。
只要您能够获得所有正确的组件，并将它们正确放置在房间周围，您仍然可以享受身临其境的娱乐体验。
罗技 Z906 5.1(Logitech Z906 5.1) 环绕声系统(Surround Sound System)就是一个优秀的中路系统的例子。它能够处理THX、杜比数字(Dolby Digital)和DTS 数字(DTS Digital)娱乐。任何提供这种环绕声内容的电影或节目在这个系统上听起来都很棒。
您在购买的任何系统中寻找的是沉浸式环绕声体验所需的关键组件。这些包括：
- 低音炮(Subwoofer)（有时与高音喇叭和控制单元结合使用，尽管有时它们是分开的）。
- 前置中置扬声器
- 前置右扬声器
- 前置左扬声器
- 后右扬声器
- 后左扬声器
取决于系统，前置扬声器有时会组合成一个“条形音箱”。
其他品牌的价格从 100 美元到 1000 美元以上不等。所以在你的预算范围内购物。一些值得寻找的最佳品牌包括：
如何设置环绕声系统(Surround Sound System)
一旦您的新环绕声系统到货并且您已经打开了所有组件的包装，您将需要知道如何进行全部设置。
对于环绕声，扬声器的位置就是一切。
使用下图指导您放置扬声器的位置。
请记住，低音炮、中置扬声器以及左右扬声器通常放置在电视附近。您可以考虑将左右扬声器放置在与电视相同的墙壁的顶角。但是，由于它们位于同一面墙上，因此布线应该相当容易。
左后(Back Left)和右后(Back Right)扬声器通常需要在天花板瓷砖上方（如果您在地下室剧院房间）或沿着普通客厅的踢脚板向下布线。这些电线相对较小，因此它们应该很容易隐藏在墙壁的角落和踢脚板的边缘。
将每个扬声器的所有电线都带回控制单元。控制单元有时与低音炮结合使用。不管怎样，把它放在电视机本身附近的某个地方。
为环绕声系统接线
在控制单元的背面，您应该看到 10 个小的方形端口——每个扬声器 2 个。电线通常用颜色编码，以帮助您识别它们应该去哪里。
您会在一根电线上看到一条黑色条带，而另一根电线通常是实心的。黑色条纹线进入带有黑色标签的端口，实心线进入带有匹配颜色标签的端口。
拉动拉片，将电线的铜端插入端口，然后松开拉片。这会将每根扬声器线固定到位。
注意(Note)：某些系统使用来自扬声器的分量音频电缆。(component audio cables)在这种情况下，您需要将每个组件端输入正确的端口，而不是将铜线末端插入端口。通常这是来自左前(Front Left)扬声器的单根白线，来自右前扬声器(Front Right Speaker)的单根红线，依此类推。
将所有扬声器连接到控制单元后，您就完成了 90% 的环绕声系统安装！
安排您的前置显示器(Front Display)和声音(Sound)
系统中的大部分主要声音都来自前方，就像在剧院中一样。
右前(Front Right)和左前(Front Left)扬声器通常是较大的扬声器(larger speakers)，其中包括一些自己的低音端口。您可以将它们挂在娱乐室的左右前角，也可以将它们放在电视机的左右两侧。
您也可以将中置扬声器直接悬挂在(Center)房间内人们会坐的地方的天花板上。或者如果你没有地方挂它，把它放在房间前面的某个地方（甚至和电视放在同一张桌子上）就可以了。
低音炮和控制单元应放置在房间前面的某个地方，最好是在地板上。
为什么是楼层？
好吧，你有没有在电影院看过一部电影，一辆巨大的货运火车飞过，你可以从地板上感受到它的震动？
您可以通过将低音炮放在地板上来重现这样的效果。非常低的低音实际上会震动地板本身，让房间里的每个人都感觉就像他们就在电影中一样。
至于中置(Center)、右(Rear Right)后和左后(Rear Left)扬声器，这些单元通常要小得多。
当您设置环绕声系统时，这使得它们很容易挂在房间的后角。这些从房间的侧面或后方提供令人惊叹的声音，使娱乐体验如此身临其境。
这些提供了环绕声体验的核心。想要感觉自己置身于雷声滚滚的暴风雨中，还是置身于人群中观看赛车？正确放置这些扬声器可确保您获得真正的环绕声体验。
它们是小型扬声器，但它们具有非常强大的冲击力。
将音频(Audio)连接到环绕声系统(Surround Sound System)
当然，如果您没有连接任何声音，环绕声系统就没有任何好处。
今天几乎所有的电视都有一个专门用于此目的的音频输出端口。(Audio Out)许多人从不使用它们，因为今天的电视声音令人印象深刻。
但是，如果您希望设置环绕声系统以获得更丰富和高质量的声音体验，您将需要寻找此音频输出(Audio Out)端口。
为此，您的环绕声系统应该配备音频线。将(Insert)音频插头端插入电视上的单个音频输出端口。
该电缆的另一端通常是组件音频类型。
这意味着左侧为白色连接器，右侧为黄色或红色连接器。
如果您没有看到专门用于“电视”或“电视”的输入，请查找AUX输入端口。
您可能会在环绕声控制单元的背面看到其他设备的其他音频输入连接。这些是用于DVD播放器、游戏机等的输入。连接将遵循与上述电视输入相同的方法和配色方案。
使用新的环绕声系统(New Surround Sound System)
这就是设置环绕声系统的全部内容。现在只需插入并打开您的电视和环绕声系统。确保选择了正确的音频输入，然后调高音量！
要真正享受环绕声系统的全部功能，请寻找提供THX、杜比数字(Dolby Digital)和DTS 数字(DTS Digital)声音内容的节目和电影。这意味着那些使您周围发生的事情看起来像是在发生的独特空间声音元素实际上在拍摄时被编入了内容中。
How to Set Up a Surround Sound System
So you want to have morе of a theater sound еxperience when you’re watching TV shows and movies at home, but you’re not sure where to start?
The good news is that setting up a theater-quality surround-sound system isn’t really that hard. It doesn’t have to be very expensive, either.
Even low-cost surround sound systems, set up correctly, can let you hear distant rain, fast cars driving in front of you, or those horror-movie knocks behind you.
This quick guide will walk you through the process of what to buy and how to set up the surround sound system for the best entertainment experience you could want.
What Surround Sound System Do I Buy?
You don’t have to pay a fortune for a surround sound system. Yes, the high-end systems may give you a much clearer, high-fidelity sound. But if you’re on a tight budget, there’s no reason you shouldn’t opt for a cheaper system.
As long as you can get all of the right components, and place them properly around the room, you can still enjoy an immersive entertainment experience.
One example of an excellent, middle-of-the-road system is the Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound System. It is capable of handling THX, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital entertainment. Any movie or show that offers this surround-sound content will sound amazing on this system.
What you’re looking for in any system you buy are the key components you need for an immersive surround sound experience. These include:
- Subwoofer (this is sometimes combined with a tweeter and control unit, although these sometimes come separately).
- Front Center speaker
- Front Right speaker
- Front Left speaker
- Rear Right speaker
- Rear Left speaker
The front speakers are sometimes combined into a single “sound bar”, depending on the system.
Other brands range in price from $100 up to well over $1000. So shop within your budget. Some of the best brands to look for include:
- Bose
- JBL
- Rockville
- Logitech
- Samsung
- Klipsch
How to Set Up a Surround Sound System
Once your new surround sound system arrives and you’ve unpacked all of the components, you’ll need to know how to set it all up.
With surround sound, placement of the speakers is everything.
Use the following diagram to guide where you place the speakers.
Keep in mind that the subwoofer, center speaker, and the left and right speakers are generally placed near the TV. You might consider placing the left and right speakers at the top corners of the same wall as the TV. However, since they’re on the same wall, running wires should be fairly easy.
The Back Left and Back Right speakers generally require running the wires above the ceiling tiles (if you’re in a basement theater room), or down along the baseboards in a regular living room. These wires are relatively small so they should be easy enough to hide along the corners of the walls and the edges of your baseboards.
Bring all wires from each speaker back to the control unit. The control unit is sometimes combined with the subwoofer. Either way, place this somewhere near the television itself.
Wiring Your Surround Sound System
On the back of the control unit, you should see 10 small, square ports – 2 per speaker. The wires are usually color coded to help you recognize where they should go.
You’ll see a black strip along one wire, and the other wire is usually solid. The black striped wire goes into the port with the black tab, and the solid wire goes into the port with the tab with the matching color.
Pull the tab, insert the copper end of the wire into the port, and release the tab. This will hold each speaker wire in place.
Note: Some systems use component audio cables from speakers. In this case instead of inserting copper wire ends into ports, you’ll need to enter each component end into the correct port. Often this is a single white wire from the Front Left speaker, a single red wire from the Front Right Speaker, and so on.
Once all speakers are connected to the control unit, you’ve just finished 90% of your surround sound system installation!
Arrange Your Front Display and Sound
Most of the major sound from your system will come from the front, just like it does in the theater.
The Front Right and Front Left speakers are usually larger speakers that include some bass ports of their own. You can either hang these at the front right and left corners of your entertainment room, or just place them on the left and right sides of your television set.
You can also hang the Center speaker at ceiling level directly in front of where people will be sitting in the room. Or if you don’t have a place to hang it, placing it somewhere in the front of the room (even on the same table as the TV) is fine.
The subwoofer and control unit should be placed somewhere in the front of the room, preferably at floor level.
Why floor level?
Well, have you ever watched a movie in the theater where a massive freight train flies by and you can literally feel the vibrations of it from the floor?
You reproduce effects like this by placing the subwoofer on the floor. The very low bass sounds will actually vibrate the floor itself and give everyone in the room the experience like they’re right inside the movie itself.
As for the Center, Rear Right, and Rear Left speakers, these are typically much smaller units.
This makes them very easy to hang at the rear corners of the room when you set up your surround sound system. These offer those amazing sounds from the sides or rear of the room that make the entertainment experience so immersive.
These provide the heart of the surround sound experience. Want to feel like you’re in the middle of the rainstorm with rolling thunder, or like you’re in the middle of the crowd watching a car race? Placing these speakers correctly ensures that you get the true surround sound experience.
They’re small speakers, but they pack a very powerful punch.
Connecting Audio to Your Surround Sound System
Of course, a surround sound system isn’t any good if you don’t have any sound connected to it.
Mostly all TVs today have an Audio Out port that’s for this exact purpose. Many people never use them because TV sound today is pretty impressive.
But if you’re looking to set up a surround sound system for a more rich and high quality sound experience, you’re going to need to look for this Audio Out port.
Your surround sound system should have come with an audio wire for this purpose. Insert the audio plug end into this single audio out port on your TV.
The other end of this cable is typically of the component audio type.
This means a white connector for left, and a yellow or red connector for right.
If you don’t see an input specifically for “Television” or “TV”, then look for an AUX input port.
You may see other audio input connections for other devices on the back of your surround sound control unit. These are inputs for DVD players, game consoles, and more. Connections will follow the same approach and color scheme as the TV input described above.
Using Your New Surround Sound System
That’s all there is to set up a surround sound system. Now just plug in and turn on your TV and surround sound system. Make sure the correct audio input is selected, and crank up the volume!
To truly enjoy the full capability of your surround sound system, look for shows and movies that offer THX, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital sound content. These means those unique spatial sound elements that make it seem like things are happening around you are actually programmed into the content as it’s being filmed.
