How to Use surround sound in a Sentence
surround sound
noun-
The best surround sound isn’t just behind, in front of, or next to you.
— Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2020 -
The house has an 8-foot by 10-foot video wall in the living room with surround sound.
— Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2017 -
The catch is players have to pay a monthly $9.99 for 4K and surround sound.
— Time, 11 June 2019 -
Both the game room and the media room with tiered flooring are pre-wired for surround sound.
— Dallas News, 9 May 2020 -
This is a screaming deal on a great surround sound system from Vizio.
— Parker Hall, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021 -
It's best used for adding bass to Sonos speakers being used as a surround sound or stereo pair.
— Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 26 Dec. 2019 -
The bigger green button (no, the other button) on the largest remote turns on the surround sound.
— Alison Sider, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018 -
The cathedral-style great room has a stone fireplace, reclaimed wood beams and surround sound.
— chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 -
To enable surround sound with one of its soundbars, Sonos requires two rear speakers, one for the left and one for the right.
— Brenda Stolyar haley Sprankle, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2022 -
Foti’s state-of-the-art sound system can, perhaps, be best described as surround sound on steroids.
— Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022 -
With surround sound and a 13-hour battery, a tablet like this is awesome for streaming shows in bed, browsing the web and more.
— Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 30 Nov. 2020 -
Stadia will kick that up to 4K, and also will stream HDR and surround sound data as well.
— Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 19 Mar. 2019 -
Now, the Yorkville resident has a 150-inch screen in his living room and a surround sound system.
— Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022 -
There’s also a film and theater room near the court with a giant LED wall and surround sound system.
— Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 -
But there was also surround sound, laughter, and Daniel Craig.
— Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2021 -
In certain rooms, the sound can bounce off walls well enough to mimic a respectable surround sound system.
— Haley Sprankle gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022 -
Users can also add a pair of Sonos One speakers to a home theater setup for surround sound.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 11 May 2022 -
Overall, the Arena 9 is the easiest surround sound system to use with a PC.
— Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022 -
Even more transformed since the Clinton era is the Washington surround sound.
— Peter Baker, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019 -
The difference is the optimization for 7.1 surround sound, a step up from last gen's 5.1.
— John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2015 -
Most of these features are controlled via a remote that can stick to the wall, while the lighting and surround sound can be managed via the Kohler Konnect app.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022 -
Sonos already makes sound bars, a subwoofer, and speakers that can be used as surround sound speakers.
— Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022 -
Anyone taking their at-home cinema to the next level needs to check out the speaker and surround sound deals from Sonos.
— Erin Parker, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2020 -
All classes will be immersive, in a blackout room, in a club-like setting with DJs and surround sound.
— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 -
The entry has views of the open living room which is wired for surround sound and has views of the front garden, LED recessed lighting and select white oak floors.
— Lisa Zapalac, Houston Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2018 -
The movie mode provides more of a surround sound experience.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 17 May 2022 -
There’s even a gaming mode that reproduces audio in a 5.1-style surround sound.
— Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022 -
In terms of sound, AirPods don’t block surrounding sound, but still manage to pump good-enough sound for pop music right into the ear canal.
— Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019 -
This reboot of a '90s film franchise, based on the popular video game series, is made for massive surround sound and a big screen.
— Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 May 2021 -
Bose has announced a new pair of true wireless earbuds, a soundbar and an upgrade to the personal surround sound on the Bose Ultra Open sports earbuds.
— Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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