7.1/ 6.1 Audio setup question - Blu-ray Forum

grimball · 02-04-2008, 10:30 PM

I have a 6.1 system installed yet my amp is 7.1, so how should
I wire the rear speaker?

I have heard to wire it as a mono channel for the two rears in a 7.1?

crackinhedz · 02-04-2008, 10:52 PM

What receiver do you have?

...and no, if youre receiver trully is 7.1 you do not want to wire it as mono rears.

jsteinhauer · 02-04-2008, 11:30 PM

Your owner's manual should tell you where to connect a single rear speaker, and if you have an autocalibrate feature, you will probably get an error message, if you do it wrong.

crackinhedz · 02-04-2008, 11:47 PM

ah, ok I see what hes trying to accomplish.

my bad, yeah, I think on some receivers they designate either the left or the right rear to use in 6.1 setup...as jstein said, check the manual.

grimball · 02-05-2008, 05:07 AM

its a Marantz 7001.

I had my house prewired for 6.1 system, with the three surrounds in the ceiling.
Only bad thing is that my house is two story so there is no easy way to add that 7th speaker.

grimball · 03-05-2008, 03:44 PM

Any more help on this?

MacDaddyOJack · 03-05-2008, 03:49 PM

You can cut a hole in the drywall pretty easily, but I'm guessing that your 6th speaker is centered down the middle of your listening area. The addition of another speaker will make the soundfield lop-sided. I think you are pretty much SOL, just send one rear channel from the reciever to that 6th speaker, thats about all you can do.

HAMP · 03-05-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimball

its a Marantz 7001.

I had my house prewired for 6.1 system, with the three surrounds in the ceiling.
Only bad thing is that my house is two story so there is no easy way to add that 7th speaker.

which is it

Marantz PM7001
or
Marantz SR7001

02-04-2008, 10:30 PM	#1
grimball Member Member since:Jan 2008 Trading Score:2	7.1/ 6.1 Audio setup question I have a 6.1 system installed yet my amp is 7.1, so how should I wire the rear speaker? I have heard to wire it as a mono channel for the two rears in a 7.1?

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02-04-2008, 10:52 PM	#2
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	What receiver do you have? ...and no, if youre receiver trully is 7.1 you do not want to wire it as mono rears.

02-04-2008, 11:30 PM	#3
jsteinhauer Gaming Moderator Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:120 Trading Score:66	Your owner's manual should tell you where to connect a single rear speaker, and if you have an autocalibrate feature, you will probably get an error message, if you do it wrong.

02-04-2008, 11:47 PM	#4
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	ah, ok I see what hes trying to accomplish. my bad, yeah, I think on some receivers they designate either the left or the right rear to use in 6.1 setup...as jstein said, check the manual.

02-05-2008, 05:07 AM	#5
grimball Member Member since:Jan 2008 Trading Score:2	its a Marantz 7001. I had my house prewired for 6.1 system, with the three surrounds in the ceiling. Only bad thing is that my house is two story so there is no easy way to add that 7th speaker.

03-05-2008, 03:44 PM	#6
grimball Member Member since:Jan 2008 Trading Score:2	Any more help on this?

03-05-2008, 03:49 PM	#7
MacDaddyOJack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Richmond, VA PSNetwork: MacDaddyOJack Trophy Level: 12(4%) Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	You can cut a hole in the drywall pretty easily, but I'm guessing that your 6th speaker is centered down the middle of your listening area. The addition of another speaker will make the soundfield lop-sided. I think you are pretty much SOL, just send one rear channel from the reciever to that 6th speaker, thats about all you can do.

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