expirediconian | Staff posted Dec 25, 2022 12:52 AM
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expirediconian | Staff posted Dec 25, 2022 12:52 AM
Bose 3.1 Home Theater System: Soundbar 900 + Bass Module 700 + Surround Speakers
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The numeric convention (e.g. 7.1.4) refers to the number of output channels, NOT the number of speakers as others have said, with the first digit representing channels in the horizontal plane, the second the number of LFE channels, and the third the number of height channels. An output channel is a discrete stream of audio being output from the decoder (such as a Dolby Atmos or DTS:X decoder). Ideally, each output channel would be reproduced/amplified by a dedicated speaker in a room - as we see on the walls in a movie theater - but sound bars are about saving space. So, a bunch of transducers are packed inside a single enclosure (the sound bar) and a bunch of output channels are being projected from a 42"-wide box under the TV. There are obviously audio post-processing technologies these sound bar manufacturers use to deliver a more spacious sound, but - assuming the manufacturer isn't fibbing - there are transducers inside the sound bar that are tasked with reproducing each channel of audio that the decoder is outputting.
This sound bar - NOT including the sub or surround speakers - is a 3.0.2 sound bar. That's Left channel, Center channel, Right channel, Left-Height channel, and Right-Height channel. AKA: L/C/R/Lh/Rh. Add the sub and surrounds, and you've got 5.1.2. L/C/R/Ls/Rs/Lh/Rh/LFE.
Yes, I admit that this all gets murky given the liberties manufacturers take with this naming convention. 11.1.6 in a sound bar is likely BS. But if the Atmos decoder is literally outputting 18 channels of audio, well…then it's technically accurate. But if they're using 12 transducers to amplify 18 channels of audio, then you can be sure that there's some audio post-processing being used to virtualize the sound.
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Like others have said, get yourself a Sonos arc, some ones as rears, and a sub.
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