The popularity of this type of compact speaker package has mostly been driven by the switch from CRTs to flatscreen TVs. For, while the case for flatscreen TVs is overwhelming on most counts, sound quality has suffered because even large flatpanels don't lend themselves to good acoustic design. Subs in particular don't like being crammed into shallow enclosures, while satellite speaker design also suffers. The left and right speakers are too close to each other, and to the centre speaker, to give a wide spread of sound.



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