 HOW MUCH ARE HOME THEATER CHAIRS?You may have the best audio-visual set up in the media room, but without comfortable seating, the experience is wasted. With a good quality Home theater chair, you can watch your favorite movies hours on end without any neck or back aches. The price of theater chairs ranges from a few hundred for Made in China products to thousands of dollars for European or US made brands. Some seats will go up to $7,000 per seat. So how much are home theater chairs for an adequately comfortable home theater experience? What can you expect by price range?
LESS THAN $499You can get the basics at this price. You can expect:
FORTRESSThis brand has been around since the 1930s although it became popular for home theater seats in the late 1990s. They offer around 20 base models to choose from in traditional or contemporary designs. Their home theater seats start at $1,099. Check out their bestselling Fortress Matinee brand. BASS INDUSTRIESThis American brand is best known for its luxury home and commercial theater seating. As a specialist in theater seating, they have a wide range of theater seats including home theater sofas, recliners, gliders and sectionals. Bass industries are well known for high quality materials and craftsmanship. Their theater seats start at $1,229. Check out their bestselling Paris model. COJAThis brand is popular with people looking for traditional seat design with added functionality and luxury. Coja seats come with luxurious additions such as power reclining, heat massage, and cup holders. Their seats start at $1,333. Check out their bestselling Coja Juliet model. HUMAN TOUCHThis brand is popular with people having lumbar and neck problems. Their fully robotic massage theater chairs are highly reviewed by people who have back problems. They are also one of the more affordable options with chairs starting at $547. Check out their Perfect Chair with Zero Gravity Recline. JAYMARThis is the leading name in contemporary home theater seating. Jaymar seats are highly customizable coming with high quality workmanship and materials. For this, the seats don’t come cheap starting at $1,648. Check out the Jaymar 262 model.
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 WHAT IS A HOME THEATER SOUND BAR?A home theater sound bar is the affordable upgrade when you want to get better sound from the TV, but do not want to invest in a full surround system. A sound bar has several speakers with different sound output characteristics put in one thin module. This module also carries the necessary electric boosters to power the speakers such that there is no extra amplifiers are needed. Modern home theater sound bars come with separate subwoofers and connect wirelessly.
SUITABILITYA sound bar is less powered and has fewer features than a component system. As such a sound bar will still sound better than ordinary TV speakers. It does not have the full range of sound that one would want for a movie or gaming experience. A Sound bar is also suitable where space is limited. A typical sound bar is approximately 40 inches which means it can fit on a shelf above or below the TV. The general rule of thumb is that for medium and smaller TVs, (below 54 inches) pick a soundbar that is no wider than the TV screen. Modern sound bars have different connection methods for a wider range of input: Wired audio input – There is usually an analogue RCA (red/white) input for older devices like CD/DVD players. There will be at least one digital audio input that is either coaxial or digital. HDMI – This input connection is increasingly being featured for richer signal input. Such as, from Blu ray and Ultra HD players that come with 3k or 4k video capacity. This also connects to gaming systems. Wireless – This includes Bluetooth and Wifi connectivity. This eliminates tangles of wires. Streaming – Equipped with wireless connectivity, some home theater sound bars will stream shows from Netflix, Hulu or Amazon. HOW TO PICK A SOUND BARPlacementWhere will you be placing the sound bar? if it is on the same stand as the TV, ensure that you have enough space, wide enough to hold both items. Also take care not to have a sound bar that is too wide as to block the beam of the remote control. Sound channelsFor normal TV programming, a 2.1 bar is adequate, i.e. it has 2 speakers and a sub-woofer. For a richer sound range, go for a sound bar with a separate sub-woofer and rear speakers. PRICEThe basic purpose of a home theater sound bar is to give slightly better sound than the TV speakers. For this, you should spend less than $200. If you are spending more than this, it would be better to consider buying a full surround system. |
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