Most consumers have zero idea about speakers, or the physics necessary for accurate sound reproduction, so they believe the marketing. That's why sites go to p

Most consumers have zero idea about speakers, or the physics necessary for accurate sound reproduction, so they believe the marketing. That's why sites go to pains comparing the speakers on flatscreen TVs when they're all terrible, I mean they're tiny speakers aimed out of the rear or underside of the TV. Hell, people can even be led to believe that 9.1 audio can come out of a small soundbar, and they'll buy the 9.1 soundbar over the inferior 7.1 one...