Every man or gal cave needs a surround sound system These days, no home theater is complete unless one has some kind of surround sound system. A great surround sound envelops the user in incredibly immersive sound from all angles and can really bring a movie, or a recording of a concert to life. For the last seven years, I have used an old JVC 5.1 surround sound unit that had a receiver with an upconverting 5 carousel DVD player attached to it and a ton of wires. With most modern consoles offering their own upconverting DVD drives, Blu-Ray drives, and digital streaming boxes, such as the Roku, Google Chromecast, and Amazon Fire, the receiver and cables were overkill for my entertainment center and living room. In an effort to simplify things, I started to look towards soundbars, but I did not want "virtual" surround sound. In my years of experience, of trying and testing out virtual systems, none have ever come close to replicating a true 5.1 system. ...
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