To maintain the stability of the sound image, in a stereo and surround audio system, the virtual source is always being panned or recorded by the two most adjacent channels.
Boosting the tester's sticker is an $11,065 luxury performance package, which includes a navigation system, XM satellite radio, a sunroof, magnetic ride control, a Bose 5.1 surround audio system, 17-inch performance brakes with fade-resistant pads and a performance cooling package.
And, naturally, you can spend even more ($1,300) for an automotive first: Dolby Pro Logic II Surround Sound audio system with 12 speakers.
As a playlist heavy on circa-1983 Delectroelectro pumped through the speakers, the standard Bose Centerpoint Surround Sound audio system delivered rich, distortion-free bass.
If you have purchased the HD-XR or XDS Roku and you are using a component cable for video, you can connect a surround sound audio system with an optical cable.
For about $25,000 less, you can get a V-6 STS equipped with the Luxury Performance package, which shares the same interior and electronics as the STS-V, including satellite navigation and a Bose surround-sound audio system.
The radical challenge presented to the engineers at Bose, who've dealt with their share of radical challenges through the years, was to incorporate a high-quality, surround-sound audio system invisibly inside a flat-panel television set.
With a solar-heated swimming pool, five flat-screen televisions and Mr. Kantor's beloved surround-sound audio system, it is both that idealized Fairfield County manse and a green alternative.
Plusher models, including the Grand Touring, offer options that can't be found in many competitors in this class, including leather seats, 8-way power memory seats; dual-zone climate control; a navigation system; keyless locking; xenon adaptive headlamps that pivot up to 15 degrees around curves; and a Bose surround-sound audio system.
In the spirit of a great room high in the sky, the kitchen is fully visible from the 23-by-33-foot 23-by-33-foot 23-by-33-foot 23-by-33-foot connects, via pocket doors, to a 23-by-13-foot living/entertainmentlace and a spaceund-sound audio system.
Major options: Technology package (surround-sound audio system, GPS navigation), $1600; Kinetic Green appearance package, $850; cruise control package, $225.
