A conventional home theater featuring five, six or seven speakers plus a subwoofer adds impact and dimension to movies, games and television programming. However, all those speakers take up space and remain visible even if they’re small or recessed. Arguably the most critical of these speakers is the center channel, providing nearly all of the onscreen dialogue and special effects steered to this speaker. Sound bars are combination speakers featuring the center channel, left and right speakers and other drivers used to simulate virtual surround speaker positions. Although a sound bar and a conventional center channel are placed similarly, they are quite different. Writer Bio
