Scope out single-speaker surround

David Katzmaier
David Katzmaier
Senior editor
Updated March 23, 2006

Want surround sound without all those speakers? Well, tough luck. True surround still requires rear-channel speakers, but if you're willing to compromise and feel less, well, surrounded, there is a growing number of solutions available at a variety of price points. Each manages to coax a moderately convincing illusion of surround sound from just one speaker (and sometimes a sub, too).

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