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Pair up Pairing a Bluetooth speaker with a portable projector is a simple way to enhance sound for an outdoor movie night. Compatible Bluetooth headphones and earbuds can also be paired for private listening – simply select the projector’s sound settings to sync them up!

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soften the overall ‘virtual surround’ effect, whereas a smaller enclosed environment like a dedicated home theatre room will give you a more immersive experience from a Dolby Atmos soundbar. The range of soundbars available is vast, and choosing the right one depends on your budget and how serious you are about sound. A single soundbar can create an impressive virtual surround effect, but if you want to really elevate the audio, look for a model that includes a separate wireless subwoofer and rear surround speakers as part of the package. To connect a soundbar, first check that the projector has a HDMI port that supports ARC or eARC, or an optical cable input.

A big screen demands big sound! Projectors have inbuilt speakers that are sufficient for casual and outdoor use, but if you want a huge immersive cinema quality soundscape to match the big screen visual experience, a soundbar is an essential addition to a home theatre setup. Words Bec Summer S oundbars are a compact, all in-one home theatre sound solution that will massively boost the audio from a projector. These sleek devices pack in wire up multiple speakers around the room and add an external sub. Some soundbars can also enhance dialogue so that it’s clearly audible above background music and sound effects. that bounce sound waves off the walls and ceiling, simulating the surround effect. This clever audio deception convinces you that the sound is coming from different directions and creates a sense of immersion.

multiple speaker channels – and often an inbuilt subwoofer – to reproduce the surround sound experience without the need to

So, how does a single soundbar create surround sound? By using angled and upward-firing speakers

Large rooms and living areas with high ceilings can tend to

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Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar with Dolby Atmos If you’re tired of riding the volume control up and down to hear movie dialogue, the Bose Smart Ultra’s AI Dialogue Mode solves the problem by automatically balancing the sound mix to separate voices from music and effects. Moreover, by placing these sound elements in different parts of the room, you get spatial audio by Dolby Atmos for a truly immersive soundscape. The Ultra can also be synced to Bose headphones for

Hisense AX5120G 5.1.2 channel Dolby Atmos Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer and Surround Speakers You get the full kit here for immersive audio at an

LG S95TR 810W 9.1.5 channel Soundbar with

Dolby Atmos This powerful 9.1.5 channel soundbar adds more speakers to the mix for

affordable price: a 5.1.2 channel Dolby Atmos soundbar plus two rear up-firing speakers and a wireless 6.5” subwoofer for deep bass.

a truly immersive soundscape, and comes with a wireless subwoofer and up-firing rear speakers. It also has an up-firing centre channel for

Preset EQ modes optimise sound for specific content – movies, music, news, sport, and games – and night mode will enhance dialogue at low volume. The AX5120G is compatible with Dolby Atmos and DTS: X formats, and has a variety of connection options including Bluetooth, HDMI eARC, optical, and AUX.

enhanced dialogue clarity, and you can calibrate the rear speakers for optimal volume and delay time via the Google Home app. Audio from the front-facing and front-top speakers is synthesised to create virtual spatial audio, and two channel stereo sound can be upmixed to virtual surround.

private listening, and other Bose speakers for even bigger sound.

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