Sound can come from anywhere.
Surround Sound
Stereo was a great start, but we know that sound can come from anywhere. When you watch a movie in a theater, sound can come from the front, the sides, or behind you. The movies are using surround sound, which is another type of stereo. Several channels of sound are played through a number of speakers located around the theater.
5.1 Stereo
The new HDTV standard accepted for the United States includes a 5.1 surround sound stereo standard. Five main speakers are used: left front, center front, right front, right surround, and left surround. If you are seated in the center, sound can be made to come from any part of the room. A center front speaker was added to the traditional left and right speakers ...
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