I'm upgrading from 5.1

[KoRnpedo]

I checked it out, but I guess I'm going with the Onkyo, we don't get Pioneer stuff here where I live, except for Car sound systems + Pro Logic IIz is important for me since it will be supported by many games in the future *hopefully*

but the part that I'm not getting is, how is this receiver ( 707 ) considered a 7.1 (7.2) when it has like 11 speakers ?

Center, Front, wide front, top front, surround, and read surround back speakers?

isn't this suppose to be like 11.1 (11.2)?

what am I missing here?

[Mordir]

Originally Posted by KoRnpedo

I checked it out, but I guess I'm going with the Onkyo, we don't get Pioneer stuff here where I live, except for Car sound systems + Pro Logic IIz is important for me since it will be supported by many games in the future *hopefully*

but the part that I'm not getting is, how is this receiver ( 707 ) considered a 7.1 (7.2) when it has like 11 speakers ?

Center, Front, wide front, top front, surround, and read surround back speakers?

isn't this suppose to be like 11.1 (11.2)?

what am I missing here?

You can only have wide front or top front running. Not both. It can go up to 9.2 if you like.

[KoRnpedo]

Originally Posted by Mordir

You can only have wide front or top front running. Not both. It can go up to 9.2 if you like.

so I can like use:
A center speaker
Front speakers
Surround speakers
Surround back speakers
A subwoofer
(the known 7.1)
+
either Front high speakers(PL IIz) or the Wide Front speakers?

that wouldn't be a problem I guess, since wide front isn't "that" important for Dolby or DTS signals,, right?

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by KoRnpedo

so I can like use:
A center speaker
Front speakers
Surround speakers
Surround back speakers
A subwoofer
(the known 7.1)
+
either Front high speakers(PL IIz) or the Wide Front speakers?

that wouldn't be a problem I guess, since wide front isn't "that" important for Dolby or DTS signals,, right?

That's correct. I guess it would depend upon the layout of your room as to whether you would benefit more from the wide or the high.

[24karat]

The idea of having the sound comming from all directions is great. The problem is that most if not 99 percent of all movies are only 5.1. I am not sure what is going to be comming out of the other four speakers. It cannot be true surround if the movie isn't sending a true signal to the speakers. You will most likely get a noise similar to your surround speakers comming from the other four.

[KoRnpedo]

Thanks everyone,

well, I went and got the receiver earlier, installed it, I didn't know that I'd feel much different than my old one haha, i'm still using the same old speakers till i get new ones.

my only problem now is the heat, what cabinet cooler should I get for it?

i was thinking of getting this: (Here)