Using home theater sound bars to help create real surround sound ?

I've been reading up on these bars and I'm wondering if any one could Direct me to sites that really get into the nuts and bolts of how they perform and the many ways you can use them in ether a Stereo or surround sound system.say can you use they along with 2 pair of tower speakers(front and back) to create a simulated surround sound system? Using home theater sound bars to help create real surround sound ?
If you are talking about soundbars like the Yamaha YSP series then the soundbar IS real surround sound. Even though there are no speakers behind you the soundbar uses the walls to reflect sound in a way that places the effects in the right location. In that case there is no need to add speakers and in fact no way to direct the correct sound to those speakers if you did. The soundbars are most effective of course in certain types of rooms but between the setup and auto calibration they now have they are pretty versatile.Using home theater sound bars to help create real surround sound ?
Here is a website that gives an overview of 7 popular sound bars and how they work and how they perform with music and movies.



http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/speaker鈥?/a>



And if you are going to buy a sound bar, then there is really no need for tower speakers as well. I would just use one or the other.