Last time we discussed how a 2-channel oriented listener could use their stereo to effectively enhance the experience of regular TV programming or music concert videos.  Today we'd like to talk to anyone interested in learning about the latest developments in the home theater system world that do involve using multiple speakers to create surround sound in your Boston, MA and surrounding area home.

While most of us equate "Home Theater" with "Surround Sound" and equate Surround Sound with Dolby Labs and DTS decoding, some of us are mostly music lovers who happen to have a TV in the same room as our stereo and want to use the two together. So the emphasis is on stereo music reproduction...not on the ever-increasing number of channels employed in the latest surround soundtracks on blockbuster movies. (This is not to denigrate home theater systems in any way. A sound system installation with top-notch speakers and electronics in your Boston area home theater setup will recreate what you hear in a movie theater in a very different way from any two-channel solution. But some of us don’t want more than two speakers in a room!)

You might live in Boston, or on the North Shore, or the South Shore, or in Lexington, or Andover, or central MA--you get the point: You’re not exactly around the block from us. Your time is valuable, but you also value high quality equipment and high quality service. This article is for you!

Last time, I suggested a few ideas to try while we are under the Stay At Home Order that could help you get a more enjoyable experience from the time spent with your Boston area home theater or sound system setup, without appreciably changing anything.  These tips can help even if you don't discern anything wrong...until you try them and discover what's been missing.  This week I'm back with a few more...

(Note from management: These tips are for folks who like to be actively involved in their system and how it operates.  For those who are less likely to be “do it yourself-ers,” we offer

in-home service/calibration on your home theater and sound system setups and in-store service/check-ups on your turntable.)