System
When you set up the
fi ve speakers and sin-
gle subwoofer in the
Yamaha 5950U, they
ping calibration sounds
out around the space to
determine which audio
setting is best for your
home, even if you have
high ceilings or an oddly
shaped room.Headphones
Immersive audio be-
comes disorienting if it
doesn’t match what you
see onscreen. Dolby’s
Dimension headphones
use accelerometers
to detect when you’re
off-axis with your TV,
and tweaks the timing
so your eyes and ears
agree with each other.MOST SHOWS AND MOVIES STREAM WITH
360-degree audio that your wimpy TV speakers can’t handle. To fully
experience every tire screech, you could crack open your walls and in-
stall an arsenal of equipment that will bombard your ears from every
direction. Or you could opt for one of these simpler surround setups
that wraps you in the sonic cocoon virtually—no remodeling necessary.UPGRADESPEAKERS OF
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Sound bar
To produce the rumbles
of that big brontosau-
rus, Sennheiser’s Ambeo
uses six 4-inch woofers
and a pair of 3.5-inch
mids to bounce deep
tones off the walls and
ceiling, nixing the need
for a dedicated sub-
woofer. Five tweeters hit
the high notes.
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