home theater system, dvd home theaterOne last thing about perfecting the bass for your home theater system before moving on, never turn sub levels to max. This will create a distorted rumble that sounds awful. Start from the lowest setting and increase the level until the sub matches the speaker sound. Understand that sound mixers adjust movie and album levels to different degrees so even after finding the right levels adjust according to the media playing in the DVD home theater.

Speaker and channel adjustments should be made for specific media for best results. Placement of the center speaker will greatly affect how tone and dialogue sound. The easiest test is to move the center speaker under the TV and then above it to see which sounds best. Clarity not loudness is what you are going for.

When setting the speakers, spend the extra money on thick wire. Small speaker wire cannot transfer the same power as Monster Cable, for example. If you hear a humming when the receiver is switched on, understand it is from linking all the components together. Many home theater system set-ups have ground loop or the hum, which can be fixed with a ground-isolating transformer. Hope this helps.