Air Surround Home Theater Speaker System?

Question

I'm looking to buy surround sound for my home living room. I found a yamaha air surround home theater system. It has one center unit and 1 subwoofer. It claims that this will create surround sound just like a multiple speaker system. I don't want to mount to the walls, so it seems great, but will it really do the trick ?

My living room has 3 walls and one open section connecting the the kitchen.. will that cause the surround sound not to work as efficiently?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8504683&productCategoryId=abcat0203000&type=product&tab=1&id=1186004964656#productdetail

thanksss!!!!

Answer 1

I would try this....not to bash any other answers but why pay a pro if u can do it urself.....go to bestbuy or any other electronics stores and listen to some units....find 1 u like with the 5.1 sound...yes meaning all the speakers and then get that one....instead of mounting to the wall just buy a couple speaker stand that u can get at any wally world for like 30-40 bucks and place the speakers on them in the coners behind u going into the kitchen....face the speakers inward about a 40-45 degree angle so that the sound coming from them would meet in the middle of the room....then put the front left and right speakers in the other corners or on entertainments center if u have one....then center will go right over tv....there u have it...no mounting involved but definitely a better sound....good luck

Answer 2

You are correct - the over-sized center speaker that tries to take the place of 5 speakers really need center-wall placement, and un-broken side walls and a rear-wall to work.

But - it will work, but not as well as 5 separate speakers.

The reviews on this speaker have been positive - even among experienced reviews.

See if BestBuy will give you a 100% return guarantee and buy the speaker to hear how it sounds in your room.

Answer 3

It is better than a strait stereo system for overall imaging but you can not beat the real thing.

I would suggest that you listen to it first head to head with several 5.1 set ups, and make your own evaluation. Further see what options are out there for your application, there are several ways to get surround in that area.

Foremost of my recommendations is to consult a home theater installer, not Best Buy. Best Buy moves product, the installer wants a good theater for referrals. Best Buy would have you believe that a pro installer costs a lot of money, but that is not true, in fact most are considerably cheaper than the unqualified installers Best Buy uses. So make sure to shop around.