Surround Sound Wiring

Surround sound wiring can make home entertainment heaven or hell.

Surround sound wiring can be one of two things. A great experience, or a pain in the rear. Most of the time it's the later of the two. Like anything that deals with electronics, there's a learning curve involved. Of course depending on who you are, the curve varies drastically in size. (I'm usually found in the portion with the rainbow sized curve.) At any rate if we want our newly purchased sound system to sound as expensive as it is, then we need to master surround sound wiring. Yes, easier said then done.

Your system will come with 'comprehensive' instructions with diagrams and drawings explaining how surround sound wiring should look, with what goes where and what plug goes into what socket, but unlike Ikea furniture, this stuff's not so simple. One of the problems is that there are so many darn options. Sometimes I wish I could just tell someone that I want a surround sound system that sounds super sweet, and I want it placed perfectly in my living room. Don't ask me if I want 4.1... DTS... digital... broadcast pro... whatever! Just give me the system. Unfortunately surround sound doesn't work like that. Thank god there is Wireless Surround Sound, making surround sound wiring something that we don't even have to deal with. All we have to do is figure out which movie to watch first, "The Hunt For Red October," or "Patriot Games."

So be sure to check out our pages about Surround Sound Speakers, Surround Sound Set Up, Surround Sound Installation, and Surround Sound Speaker Placement elsewhere on this site.