Playing 6.1 Channels with 5.1 Speakers

ArkiStan · 03-14-2006, 04:01 AM

What am I supposed to do if the source is 6.1 channels and I only have 5.1 speakers? Is there usually a setting on AV receivers for people like me that splits the rear center output to the left and right surrounds?

cheapie · 03-14-2006, 05:37 AM

what receiver do you have? because it's usually only 5.1 or 7.1. you just use on rear center for 6.1 instead of 2.

ArkiStan · 03-14-2006, 01:09 PM

I have the Onkyo TX-SR502, which is a 6.1 channel AV receiver. I only have 5.1 speakers hooked up. This usually poses no problem, because most of my sources are only 5.1. But I'm trying to play this one DVD which has a DTS 6.1 track. What do I do?

cheapie · 03-14-2006, 02:59 PM

it should also have a 5.1 track...i think.

DarkFury · 03-14-2006, 02:59 PM

Why not just go and buy a rear center speaker?

ArkiStan · 03-14-2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

it should also have a 5.1 track...i think.

Yeah, actually it does. Just trying to find out if there's a way to do this though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFury

Why not just go and buy a rear center speaker?

Not worth the money just yet. This is the first time I've ever seen a 6.1 DVD before. Once I see it more often, I'll go an buy one. And my room is really really small anyway. By the 6.1 becomes the standard, I'll hopefully be living in a larger place.

DarkFury · 03-14-2006, 07:41 PM

Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a 6.1 receiver don't it?

Oh well... to each his/her own..

ArkiStan · 03-14-2006, 11:10 PM

foresight my man.

zippyjuan · 03-15-2006, 12:33 AM

"Quad" audio was going to be the "next thing" in the 1970's too. Never quite caught on. For most people, stereo was fine so quad was dropped. Now most have 5.1 and don't see the need to go to 6.1 or 7.1, but who knows? Anyhow, when you set up the reciever and connected speakers, did you have to tell the thing your set up? Which channels you are using? If so, it will probably just send the sound to the speakers you have- sharing the "center rear" speaker sound with the rear speakers- sending the same sounds to both in monophonic. If yoiu have a 6.1 movie that also has a 5.1 track, try it on both sound tracks- see if it sounds the same or if something is missing. I just have a 5.1 so I can't try it on mine.

03-14-2006, 04:01 AM	#1
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Playing 6.1 Channels with 5.1 Speakers What am I supposed to do if the source is 6.1 channels and I only have 5.1 speakers? Is there usually a setting on AV receivers for people like me that splits the rear center output to the left and right surrounds?

03-14-2006, 05:37 AM	#2
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	what receiver do you have? because it's usually only 5.1 or 7.1. you just use on rear center for 6.1 instead of 2. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

03-14-2006, 02:59 PM	#5
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Why not just go and buy a rear center speaker? __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

03-15-2006, 12:33 AM	#9
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	"Quad" audio was going to be the "next thing" in the 1970's too. Never quite caught on. For most people, stereo was fine so quad was dropped. Now most have 5.1 and don't see the need to go to 6.1 or 7.1, but who knows? Anyhow, when you set up the reciever and connected speakers, did you have to tell the thing your set up? Which channels you are using? If so, it will probably just send the sound to the speakers you have- sharing the "center rear" speaker sound with the rear speakers- sending the same sounds to both in monophonic. If yoiu have a 6.1 movie that also has a 5.1 track, try it on both sound tracks- see if it sounds the same or if something is missing. I just have a 5.1 so I can't try it on mine. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

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03-14-2006, 01:09 PM	#3
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	I have the Onkyo TX-SR502, which is a 6.1 channel AV receiver. I only have 5.1 speakers hooked up. This usually poses no problem, because most of my sources are only 5.1. But I'm trying to play this one DVD which has a DTS 6.1 track. What do I do?

03-14-2006, 07:41 PM	#7
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a 6.1 receiver don't it? Oh well... to each his/her own..

03-14-2006, 11:10 PM	#8
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	foresight my man.

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