Audio speaker question?

Question

i want to be surround sound system in my room

so i want to use 4 speakers, how do i connect the speakers.

do i use speaker wire. and how do i tape the speaker wire, can i use any type of tape

can i use a desktop speaker for surround system

Answer 1

For STARTERS, you need either a Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 Surround sound amplifier....

If you Tape more than one speaker to each speaker connection, you will BLOW UP the AMPLIFIER you already have....

Those connectors clearly want only one speaker on them.

Now, you might have a speaker A and a speaker B on your amp, and it's ok to connect the rear speakers to the B output and run both at the same time, but be careful to keep the volume control below 1/2....if you don't you can still blow the amp, and it's NEVER cheap to replace the outputs in an amplifier.....

Answer 2

Surround sound is more than just more than 2 speakers.  While you can connect extra speakers it isn't going to give you real surround sound.

Proper surround sound is coded into the signal and is decoded and processed by a surround receiver/amplifier. While more channels are available the norm is 3 speakers at the front (L, C and R), a subwoofer and 2 side/rear speakers. This is called a 5.1 setup.

As to connection, proper surround has one speaker connected to each channel of a 5 channel (or more) amplifier, and the subwoofer has its own amplifier.

You would run the wires along baseboards, under the floor, inside walls or whatever works best for you.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

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