SURROUND SOUND QUIZ

Try these questions just for fun. If you're not sure of the answers,
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1. In a 5.1 system for film sound reproduction, the 0.1 channel crossover frequency should be:

A. 80 Hz
B. 125 Hz
C. 80 Hz/125 Hz selectable

2. The front (L-C-R) speakers should preferably be configured:

A. straight across the front of the room
B. in an arc across the front of the room
C. straight across the front of the room with delay added to the center channel to simulate an arc around the front of the room

3. If it is not possible to place square-fronted L-C-R speakers at the same height, they should at least be set up:

A. with woofers aligned horizontally
B. with tweeters aligned horizontally
C. I'm a video guy, so who cares as long as they're magnetically shielded and don't suck the color out of the monitor

4. Surround speakers should be:

A. direct radiating ("monopole")
B. diffuse radiating ("dipole")
C. a combination of direct and diffuse
D. it depends on the surround format
E. it doesn't matter

5. In surround systems, introducing divergence makes the sound stage seem:

A. larger
B. smaller

6. When mixing for the Dolby Pro Logic format, it's possible to dynamically pan two or more individual sound sources in different directions simultaneously.

A. True
B. False

 

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