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Triangle Borea BR08 5.1

There are plenty of tried and tested methods out there for how to best lay out a surround sound system; however, we’ve come to find that no matter how precisely you measure the dimensions and angles of your listening space, some speakers are just slightly more demanding and require a bit of additional tweaking. And some require a lot.

This is the case with Triangle’s Borea BR08 5.1 surround system, the setting up of which is a rather finicky business – but one that ultimately pays dividends. Putting in the extra time to shift speakers, stands, and even your sofa can make you start to doubt your hearing and sanity, not to mention put your carpet at risk. Still, the Borea BR08 5.1 system reminds us that, when you hit upon an arrangement that works and the individual

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