Maintaining good sound quality in your home theater is imperative to creating the perfect movie viewing experience. The sound is as important as the visual element in any home theater.  If you start to hear distortion, muffling or fading in your home theater’s audio performance, the following may need to be checked or fixed.

The Wiring
Double check that the wires are in tact and properly connected at both ends.  Also, if you are using the stock wires that came with your speakers, you should consider spending a little extra money and upgrading to higher quality speaker wires to help improve the sound.

The Amp
If you purchased an in-the-box home theater solution, the low end amp that typically comes with such system may not be powerful enough for the room size your system is set up in.  To check the amp’s quality, hook your home theater speakers into a stereo with a more powerful amplifier and check the sound quality.  If the sound quality improves, it is most likely that you need a better amp. If not, your speakers may be the problem.

The Speakers
If the wiring and amplifier seem sound, then the problem is most likely the speakers themselves.  Take a speaker into your local retailer to have them take a quick look at it before purchasing entirely new speakers. Then, purchase quality speakers through an established retailer that can provide you with the best recommendation for speakers that meet your home theater room needs.