Surround sound is a technique for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with additional audio channels from speakers that surround the listener ( surround channels), providing sound from a 360° radius in the horizontal plane (2D) as opposed to "screen channels" ( centre, [front] left, and [front] right) originating only from the listener's forward arc.
Going to the movies today is a very different experience from going to the movies 70 years ago -- the picture is clearer, most of the movies are in color, and the admission price is a lot higher. But the biggest change is probably the sound experience.
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Although today's high-definition televisions (HDTVs) are more technically advanced than ever before, the good news for everyday users is that connecting home theater components keeps getting simpler. Thanks to the advent of HDMI (an all-in-one digital cable that carries both audio and video signals between individual pieces of equipment) there's no need to toil with a mess of tangled cables.
