| at sort of speakers are you looking for in your room? | | | | 3. What technical ratings do you need to consider? |
| Do you need home stereo speakers - or have you | | | | - Power ratings |
| thought about surround sound speakers? | | | | - Sensitivity |
| Then there are many other things like the size and | | | | - Impedance |
| design to consider such as floorstanding or satellite - | | | | - Match these with the ratings of your amplifier or |
| these are issues which will relate to the size and type | | | | receiver |
| of room you have. And that's not forgetting all the | | | | 4. How do you want to buy your speakers? |
| technical specifications which can really complicate | | | | - An all-in-one package with all the speakers included? |
| matters. | | | | - Buy separates and put together your system one |
| So as you can see, it can be very confusing when | | | | speaker at a time? |
| you want to buy a new speaker package for your | | | | 5. What make do you want? There are many high |
| room. | | | | quality brands to choose from - some of the major |
| There seem to be so many choices to make that it | | | | brands are: |
| can be difficult to know where to start. The first thing | | | | - Infinity |
| you need to do is to understand the important areas | | | | - Klipsch |
| that you need to consider, and then you can use this | | | | - Yamaha |
| information to narrow down your choices. | | | | - B & W |
| So what are the issues that we need to think about | | | | - Mission |
| when we are choosing home stereo and surround | | | | - Paradigm |
| sound speaker systems? | | | | - Kef |
| Well, here is a list of things to think about when you | | | | Once you have worked you way through this |
| are looking to upgrade home audio systems, and once | | | | checklist, then you will have a much better idea if you |
| you have considered these then you will have better | | | | want home stereo speakers for your home audio |
| idea of what you need. | | | | systems - or surround sound speakers. |
| 1. What type of configuration do you want? | | | | It's not an easy decision to make at times because |
| - 2.0 stereo system | | | | you have so many issues to consider at the same |
| - 2.1 stereo system with a subwoofer | | | | time. So the only way you are going to do this is by |
| - 5.1 surround sound system | | | | taking one point at a time and narrowing down what |
| - 7.1 surround sound system | | | | you really need - and also what will actually fit into your |
| - 7.2 surround sound system with two subwoofers | | | | room - or work properly with your existing equipment. |
| 2. What size of speakers do you want? | | | | The important thing is to take each point at a time and |
| - Satellite | | | | don't over complicate your choices. You will find it |
| - Bookshelf | | | | much easier to choose the best speakers for your |
| - Floor standing | | | | room when you are clear with what you actually need |
| - In-wall | | | | - or what will best suit your home theater setup. |
| - In-ceiling | | | | |