How many speakers in your setup? - Page 7

You need an option for 6.1. I was at 7.1 but my fiance is going to university out of town and I gave up my 2 B&W 302's for her basement suite and added back in an older paradigm centre for the back channel.

7.1 here. All matched Boston Acoustics speakers and sub in a sound controlled and light controlled dedicated theater room. We love it. Wish there was more 7.1 material though.

Of the top of my head, Rambo (2007) and (of all things) the Pinocchio blu-ray release. There are, of course quite a few DVDs that use the DTS 6.1 format which also utilizes the rear speakers.

7.1 Setup.

All speakers are Fluance (good quality, low price speaker specialists)
Except back two speakers are from a HTIB that I had left over

Sub is a Kilpsch 350 series 10" that delivers all the bass I want in my small living room

Front speakers are Large Tower speakers (Fluance) but I let my sub handle all the bass

My receiver is a Pioneer VSX-920K HDMI v1.4 (so I can pass 3D thru it), which I got for a little over three hundred but I am very happy with

Overall I love my 7.1 Setup. Normal programming is matrixed into 7.1 very handily, and there are a lot of Blu Rays encoded with 7.1 audio.

This is the site I use for all my statistics on Blu Ray audio
http://www.blu-raystats.com/Stats/Stats.php
Just set the audio dropdown menu to 7.1 and you'll get an extensive listing of Blu Rays with 7.1 audio and whether it is LPCM, DTSMA 24-Bit, DTSHD, etc.

So rafaelpr, if I had to name a movie that takes full advantage of 7.1....I could name at least 216 not to mention more and more being released all the time with 7.1 audio

The following list are true Dolby Digital Surround 7.1 movies specifically mixed for 7.1:

TOY STORY 3 (first 7.1 SS mix ever)
STEP UP 3D
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TRADER
TRON: LEGACY
LORD OF THE DANCE 3D
GNOMEO AND JULIET
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
MARS NEEDS MOMS

http://www.dolby.com/consumer/produc...-dance-3d.html

This has to be real love!

Ghpr13

Well i love my 2.1 setup and i'm quite sure i'll stick with it for about 10 years at least Accuphase and Dynaudio makes a terrific combo, highly recommended

Although I selected 7.1, I can with very little effort accommodate 9.2.

That said, having a 7.1 channel set-up seems hardly worth the effort, as the lack of Blu-ray disc movie releases with 7.1 audio is extremely disappointing!


Cheers

Currently I have a 7.3. My room is pretty large so I have 2 subs up front and one in the back

My main system is two Channel only. I have 2 Apogee Acoustics Ribbon speakers with subs for each.

On the video side I do have a center channel for the wife since she is hard of hearing, but that is a different system to what I normally listen to and consider my main...

6.1 so I voted 7.1...

I checked 5.1 but I do not use a subwolfer as my 2 main speakers are pretty awesome.

5.1 here.

My AVR can handle 7.1 but my 16 x 13 room size and, more specifically, layout unfortunately can't.

Bummer 'cause I would totally be there!

5.1 :

Only 4.1 since my viewing space is only 12x14 and I seldom watch movies. When I do they sound fantastic. The fronts are 5' up and the rear are at the ceiling. One 125w sub. If I had a bigger room I would probably just get bigger speakers. Yes, too few catagories. I have a 'difference' speaker 15' to the rear which works fine as a presence speaker. Wasn't any choice for that either.

Two center channels - one above screen angled towards seating (klipsch), one just below screen (Def. Tech CLR 2002). Two front floor Def. Tech 7004 speakers. Four side surround speakers(klipsch). Two back surround speakers (klipsch). Hopefully will be moving klipsh to family room, and replacing with Def. Tech Bi-polar surrounds. Room is 16x30 basement theater.

7.1, I have two extra speakers but no 9.1 receiver, and I hear those go for >$1000

My main system with the best speakers is indeed 7.1. Sadly it's also where the family watches TV/movies. So most of my music listening is done on one of the two lesser stereo systems in situ. And I don't mind. It's where the turntables and vintage amps/speakers are. Then there's the solitude.

5.1, KEF XQ line (40s fronts, 20s surround).

My AVR can go 7.1, but I see (hear) no compelling reason to upgrade given the current GREAT output.

And even more, how many movies with even 5.1 do justice to it. There are films where the surround is great, LOTR comes to mind, but there are so many others that are just badly mixed. Most of time, you have weak bass or overbased where it just booms. Half the time, the center channel's dialog is overwhelmed by lame "surround effects". It is hard to get a good mix. And in reality, it is pretty hard to do that unless it is a heavily synthetic film with CGI.

It is akin to good 3D and bad 3D. Good 3D like Avatar gives you a sense of better depth and improved picture quality. Bad 3D (like 90% of the films out there) just go for an occasional wow factor or barely a 3D experience.

9.3, Audyssey DSX, with the 9 = the usual 5 plus front heights and front wides,
and 2 subs connected to the two sub outputs of the Onkyo 3008 with another sub
connected to the front speaker high level outputs.

7.2 system here. Love it. Can't freakin' wait for TRON: Legacy next week!


What about Megamind? Surely that is a native 7.1 mix...?

I agree with that 100%. When the 5.1 is mixed correctly, you are just absorbed into the movie...surround sounds come out clear and without a "pinpoint" direction from each surround speaker, but a natural surround sound with directional sounds "just there".

Ghpr13

I voted 5.1 channel because that is what I'm currently using. I have the back channel surround speakers, but I haven't installed them yet.

I'm in the process of upgrading my entire surround sound system, including my AVR and BD player. I have all of the equipment, but am still in the process of getting it all installed. My sub is a 1987 Velodyne ULD-15 (their first 15" servo model, which I bought as a store demo, and it still works great) and my R/L mains are vintage (pre-1980) JBL L96 (they had been in storage, and their woofers needed to be re-coned). All the rest of my speakers are from the pre-2010 Klipsch Reference line -- Klipsch RC-62 center, RS-62 surrounds, and RB-81 for the back surrounds.

After I got the JBLs, I had to get a better center channel speaker. After much research, I took a chance that the Klipsch RC-62 would be a good sonic match for the JBLs. It turned out that my "educated" guess was right. When I found out that Klipsch was coming out with the Version II of the reference line, I wound up buying the older matching RS-62s (2) and RB-81s (2) for a close-out discount.

Check out Audyssey's website. Although wides work in conjunction with your front speakers, they are actually supposed to be placed on the side walls at 60 degrees. When you run Audyssey it sets a delay so that the sound seems to be coming from further up in the soundstage.

I got my Onkyo TX-NR1008 from accessories4less with a three year warranty for nder 1K.

7.2

the more subs the better I always say....

Not counting the 2nd zone outdoor speakers

I actually only have a 3.0 system. Fronts and a center, I've had surrounds bought just as long but I don't have the room in my apartment to set them up...

5.0 is enough for my normal sized room. Don't need added processed fake surrounds nor subwoofer(s) since all 5 of my speakers are capable of low frequencies just under 30 Hz.

I voted 7.1, but I am actually 6.1 with 2 speakers for the rear surround. I am looking for a 7.1 or 7.2 receiver, but don't quite have the money yet. I have two ancient JBL's that would make good unpowered subs with the right crossover, so depending on the receiver I get, I might go 7.3.