how will a 4.1 speaker sys. sound

I am not sure how that would sound, but you could have corrected the problem by simple dialing down that surround speaker that was closest to you by 4-5 decibels and see how it sounded.

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Yeah. What he said.

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I am not familiar with Yamaha receivers, but most receivers have this option. It should probably be in the menu of the receiver and is probably called something like speaker level calibration.

As far as the left speaker goes if you have some kind of table or something you could place it on there. Not ideal by any means, but if you really don't want to put a hole in the wall you have to make some sacrifices.

IMO stick with either 3.1 or 5.1..... Cuz technically 4.1 is 5.1 with no center channel.... But you should be able to adjust the individual levels of each speaker so lessening the sound coming out of the speaker close to your head should work. Also you said about the distance Yes change that as well, what that setting does is adjust the time delay so the sound from each speaker reaches your ears at the correct times.

Well before the whole 7.1 surround format there was/is a 6.1 format where you had just one speaker basically right behind the main LP; I think it is called DTS Neo6 or something like that. I never messed with this format so I do not know how good it was.

They could also just be selling speakers by the each for anyone who needs a replacement. I remember with my first surround sound (Boston Acoustic MCS100) I dropped one of the surrounds and it did something to the speaker. I took me a little searching but I finally found some place that sold them individually.

Yes, the Eagles have been lucky so far...they should be 0-3 just like they were last year. At first I was not the biggest Vick fan (this goes back to his days as a Falcon), but he has grown on me. If Andy Reid would stop trying to make him a pocket passer and let him just do his thing I think the results would be much better. Guess we see this weekend. Me, my brother and my dad are all going to the Giants game this Sunday night...can't wait to see them retire Brian Dawkins number. I honestly think I might shed a tear or two at the ceremony.

I could have read it wrong, but I think he was implying about having a center, left and right up front with just one surround speaker.

^^^ Yeah that's what I got out of it too. I was just explaining what 4.1 usually means.

Roger that. I was running 6.1 with heights for a while until I finally found someone selling a used eD[c]12 for my center channel...lucked out on that one.