When I had first built my HT, I created a 7.1 setup in terms of speaker layout. Now, in terms of amplifier channels, I went with 3 stereo power amps (Carver TFM-35x). After reading lots of info about 7.1 (at the time), it was told that the "rear center" which was 6.1 then became 7.1 BUT that the 2 channels were NOT discrete, and were simply mono channels for rear surround (same rear surround signal fed to both channels).
After this point, every receiver and prepro out there were providing 7 channels of sound. So my question is this. Has the 7.1 format advanced to the point that these channels are now considered discrete, and can have different tracks fed to them ??
This of course would become a bit of a pain for a stereo power amp guy like me, where you add channels in pairs. If the channels are discrete, then I might have to get to the point of considering a 7.1 amp rather than going with 4 stereo amps that take up a lot of room.
Looking forward to hearing the answer on this one.
Thanks
Neil
After this point, every receiver and prepro out there were providing 7 channels of sound. So my question is this. Has the 7.1 format advanced to the point that these channels are now considered discrete, and can have different tracks fed to them ??
This of course would become a bit of a pain for a stereo power amp guy like me, where you add channels in pairs. If the channels are discrete, then I might have to get to the point of considering a 7.1 amp rather than going with 4 stereo amps that take up a lot of room.
Looking forward to hearing the answer on this one.
Thanks
Neil