Just wondering who has 7.1?

[jvoorhees]

Im thinking of buying the last 2 speaker to finish up our home theatre setup... we have the typical center, sub, fronts, rears...

Just wondering who here has 4 rears? And do they make much of a diff?

Wondering if you might be able to post pics? I checked the home theatre thread but didnt see any...

Cheers!

[yellowblanket]

i do! well i'm still waiting for my 805 to arrive

i wish more movies have 7.1 Shoot em up was awesome!

i'd say big different but it's my opinion though, ive heard a few 5.1 that really good as well

[Gremal]

Yeah, here's my front surround (left) and my wall-mounted rear surround (upper right). That's my sub behind the sofa.

[obiwopkenobi62]

I was going to go with 7.1 but I really don't have room for anymore speakers. If I remember correctly it's just playing the same thing as the rear speakers and I'm happy with my 5.1 as it is.

[musicman1999]

My room is only 12x18, not large enough for 7.1. My 5.1 system fills the room completely.

bill

[bluseminole]

I've got 7.1, and boy oh boy, true 7.1 discrete content is a revelation. 3:10 to Yuma and War both, IMHO, blasted any of the previous 5.1 reference mixes out of the water in regards to spatial imaging and the "wall-of-sound" effect (both have uncompressed 7.1 PCM).

The only argument against 7.1 right now is that there is limited content. But Lionsgate looks like it is on a mission to change that, as is New Line. If you can, by all means, go for the 7.1 setup.

@obiwopkenobi: Actually, true 7.1/6.1 discrete content (such as Shoot 'em Up, Crank, 3:10 to Yuma, War, and Hairspray, to name only a few on BD, plus DVDs with DTS-ES discreet, like Gladiator: Director's Cut, and the LOTR collector's editions) has the extra rear channels encoded discretely, meaning that they have their own unique signals, separate from the traditional SR and SL channels. Now, when listening to 5.1 bitstreamed content, if your receiver applies ProLogic IIx or Neo:6, or if you are listening to content with the extra rear speakers matrixed in (any DD EX or DTS-ES MATRIX track) you will get matrixed content in the extra rear channels, meaning it is extracted from the other discretely encoded channels. In that case, what you hear from the extra rear speakers likely will be almost a duplicate of the traditional SR and SL channels, albeit a bit different.

[hagar852]

I have a 7.1 receiver with a 6.1 setup... Almost as good... My receiver will play the 7.1 PCM through the 6.1 setup...

[un4gvn94538]

shouldnt this be a poll?

i have 7.1 and with more movies coming out with it and utilizing it, the difference will be noticed

[jvoorhees]

So techinically I could go with say 1 (one) bipole/dipole speaker and that would give me 6.1 surround? Do alot of people tend to do that too???

Thanks too for putting up with all my noob questions

[Onefastwrex]

I have 7.1 and LOVE it!

[HAMP]

I DO

[cartman781]

Originally Posted by HAMP

I DO

+1

[quest88]

Originally Posted by Onefastwrex

I have 7.1 and LOVE it!

same here 3:10 to Yuma 7.1 PCM

[Woody]

I have 7.1.

[ccplant]

Me too!

[jw]

me 10

[d_rob1031]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

me 10

[SDon1969]

Yes, using 7.1 and love it (3:10 to Yuma, War, The Descent are awesome). Here's to hoping for more 7.1 BD tracks! It took me a couple days to get used to having my rear sides be the back channels for 5.1 playback, but now I wouldn't go back to my old 5.1 setup given the choice.

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by jvoorhees

So techinically I could go with say 1 (one) bipole/dipole speaker and that would give me 6.1 surround? Do alot of people tend to do that too???

Thanks too for putting up with all my noob questions

Bipoles are a matter of taste.

Depending on your situation 6.1 is all that's needed.

I have a nearfield setup at home and the rear center (as in 6.1) is more than enough for 7.1 soundtracks. It might be more of an issue for large rooms with midfield or even farfield monitoring.

[olitas]

I do, and the difference depends on how you like ti listen your movie. If you want to watch the movie with no DSP (digital sound processing) you might not se mush difference beacause there is'nt many movie encoded in 6.1 or 7.1, if you like to DSP your sound it will depend on the sound system and how mush monoral sound you have in the back.

By the way a 7.1 configuration is 6.1 sound with the surround back playing the sam thing