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6 Ways To Ensure Better Audio And Video Quality

Ensure better audio and video quality on your home theater system. Your home theatre system is probably one of the most hi-tech electronic items that you have invested in a long time. You just keep on staring at it, use it very carefully. You don’t want anything to mess up with the wiring or the placement of the speakers. So you don’t want anyone else touching your home theatre system because you never want to compromise on the video and audio output. But wait a minute! Have you really given the audio of your home theatre system enough thought?

There are several ways to improve the audio as well as the video output of your home theatre system. You might already be aware of some of these tips and tricks but what about the rest of them? Without further ado, let’s have a look at some of the most effective and practical ways to make your home theatre the life of your home.

Focusing On The Audio Output

First, let’s focus on creating the right atmosphere in your home. Let’s get those ears pumping.

1. Soundproofing Your Home Theatre Room

It is very easy to soundproof your home theatre room. You can make use of cardboard boxes, polystyrene, thick velvet cloth, and several other porous materials to prevent the sound from seeping outside the room and causing any disturbance to anyone around you. The terracotta coating is also one of the many soundproofing materials that can be employed to make your home theatre room completely sound absorbent. You may decide to invest in soundproof paint but those are believed to be just a hoax and nothing more than that. You can say goodbye to unnecessary echoes and reverberations that tend to cause unwanted vibrations and sound distortion.

2. Creating The Right Speaker Setup

What does this mean? The 5.1 setup means that you have 4 speakers in the four corners of your room. The fifth speaker is the centrally located one that has the maximum number of sound properties coming out of it. The four speakers surround sound effects, making up for the various audio channels in a particular audio stream.

The .1 in this setup is the woofer that you should typically place in front of the screen. This is the component that should be placed at least 6 inches above the ground. Try to house this component in a wooden frame to avoid any unwanted vibrations. This setup is the most typical one and should be followed till the last detail. To make sure that you get the best sound output from your home theatre system, install your speakers, woofer, and subwoofer according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

3. Investing In A Reliable Pre Amp Kit

You can invest in a 5.1 input or a 2.1 input preamp kit for your home theatre system. This is going to amplify the sound of your home theatre system across all the channels that you have installed. Yes, it works for even your 6 channel setup. You get several types of preamp kits that specialize in amplifying the sound of your woofer and subwoofer, surround sound speakers, left and right speakers, and your pillar speakers as well. Depending upon your requirement, you may choose the kind of preamp kits that can be attached to your home theatre system. And one more thing, these can also work specifically on bass and treble properties of your audio output.

Making The Video Output Fantastic

An image is worth a thousand words. And a video is at least 10 times that! You can make all your HD movies and series come to life by trying these simple tricks.

4. Playing With The Contrast Ratio

The LED screens that you get today in the market are very high in contrast. They also have an ample amount of brightness and ensure realistic color reproduction. Playing with their contrast value gives you a sharper picture and the colors tend to pop very easily. Increase the sharpness levels of your screen just till the right amount.

Remember, too much sharpness is going to add more noise to the final image output. Keep it at a decent level and reduce the blue filter for a little warmer tone. These little tweaks and changes are going to ensure a phenomenal picture quality given that you have invested in a high-resolution screen with great viewing angles.

5. Placement Of Your Home Theatre Screen

But remember, all of these tweaks are going to go in vain if the placement of your screen is not correct. You should never place your screen in front of a light source. There is no other way about it. Make sure that no curtains or windows are facing the front of your screen either. The distance between the screen and your seat should be at least 6 ft. Anything less than that might not result in a good viewing experience. For example, if you have invested in a 49 inches screen, the minimum distance should be at least 8 feet.

6. Choosing The Right Resolution

You get a 720p HD resolution. You get the full HD resolution which is 1080p. So you also get the quad HD resolution which is the 2K display that everyone has gone bonkers for. Usually, any screen that is over 50 inches diagonally, will come under the 2K display category. This is primarily because the more the number of inches, the more concentration of pixels it will require to fill up that space for a crisper and sharper image. You can also look for different refresh rates on these screens that make for a fantastic viewing experience.

Final Thoughts

These were just a few things that you could try out to make the video and audio output of your home theatre system more impactful. By investing in the right interiors, adequate and appropriate acoustics, woofers, pillar speakers, UV protective laminate for your screen, and many other accessories, you can make a mountain of a difference in the final output.

Published by
Gaurav Malhotra

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