“What? — Home Theater Sickness?”, you ask… “My home theater can make me sick?” It can if you get it all hooked up and it does not look or sound like you thought it would or should. If you have dumped a lot of dollars into the latest and greatest equipment but you end up with a home theater system that leaves you with a great deal of buyer’s remorse and a definite sick feeling in your stomach you’ll have “Home Theater Sickness” or “HTS”.
Properly researching your components is an essential part of the home theater selection process and is essential preventative medicine in the battle to prevent Home Theater Sickness. All too often new home theater enthusiasts jump into the scene with little or no advance preparation other than seeing what’s on sale at Best Buy, Circuit City or the local department store. Such a hasty decision can adversely affect your desired home theater experience and help the spread of Home Theater Sickness. However there are some steps that you can take to assure the results you get at home are much closer to what you desire.
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