i feel like im not getting the full sound experience PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

[BrettLee3232]

Ok so right now i have a yamaha htr-5960........its a 7.1 but im only using 5.1. Now i do not feel like im hearing my surrounds like i should be.....but when i turn it to"7 ch stereo" wich plays every speaker it sounds UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! But when i have it on surround sound i feel like i never hear it. I have hdmi from tv to blu ray & red white rca jacks to reciever. Any help would be greatly appriciated thanks!!!!!!!!

[acleftguard76]

You should try connecting digitally with a fiber optic or digital coax. It still wont be native 7.1 but it will help significantly. Then just engage PLIIX and you'll be fine.

[BrettLee3232]

Originally Posted by acleftguard76

You should try connecting digitally with a fiber optic or digital coax. It still wont be native 7.1 but it will help significantly. Then just engage PLIIX and you'll be fine.

what is PLIIX? i will prob do the digital coax! thanks

[Danger Boy]

Originally Posted by BrettLee3232

what is PLIIX? i will prob do the digital coax! thanks

PLIIx is Dolby Pro Logic x which I believe is the most current sound field for pro logic. it can take a 2 channel signal and give you a matrix surround sound

here is a good link http://www.dolby.com/consumer/techno...logic_IIx.html

[Danger Boy]

Originally Posted by BrettLee3232

Ok so right now i have a yamaha htr-5960........its a 7.1 but im only using 5.1. Now i do not feel like im hearing my surrounds like i should be.....but when i turn it to"7 ch stereo" wich plays every speaker it sounds UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! But when i have it on surround sound i feel like i never hear it. I have hdmi from tv to blu ray & red white rca jacks to reciever. Any help would be greatly appriciated thanks!!!!!!!!

sounds like your speakers are not calibrated correctly. playing something in 7 ch stereo is fine.. but I would think movies would sound really odd.. music would probably be ok though.

does your Yamaha have a auto calibration for the speakers? meaning did it come with a microphone you plug into it and then run some test tones?

surround sound speakers will normally not sound as loud as your front speakers for movies.. you don't want that... they are there for surround sound effects.. not usually for voices.

[DavidAg02]

I think you have 2 issues:

1) Your rear speakers are probably not calibrated properly. Rear channel tracks are typically subtle. Too little volume and you will miss everything. Too much volume and it will overpower dialog and other sounds coming from the front.

2) I feel like you are expecting too much from "surround sound." 90% of a movie sound track is going to be produced by your fronts, center and subwoofer.

[VinnAY]

Originally Posted by BrettLee3232

red white rca jacks to reciever

lol..is it any wonder why you think your system sounds poor?

[phansson]

Originally Posted by BrettLee3232

Ok so right now i have a yamaha htr-5960........its a 7.1 but im only using 5.1. Now i do not feel like im hearing my surrounds like i should be.....but when i turn it to"7 ch stereo" wich plays every speaker it sounds UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! But when i have it on surround sound i feel like i never hear it. I have hdmi from tv to blu ray & red white rca jacks to reciever. Any help would be greatly appriciated thanks!!!!!!!!

What Blu ray player do you have?

[got rice]

Brett, you have two options that will improve movie listening experience.

Your first option, as long as your BDP has multichannel output, is to connect the BDP out to your multichannel input to get lossless uncompressed sound. There is a sticky by Crackinheads in the Receiver/Amplifer section that will completely breakdown all the settings and connections you need. Its called OLDSCHOOL RECEIVERS. This is a must read for people in your situation.

If your BDP doesn't have multichannel outs, then your best bet is Digital Optical, or Digital RCA.

I'm sure there are others that can better explain, however this should get you in the right direction.

Good Luck

[rogman]

Originally Posted by BrettLee3232

Ok so right now i have a yamaha htr-5960........its a 7.1 but im only using 5.1. Now i do not feel like im hearing my surrounds like i should be.....but when i turn it to"7 ch stereo" wich plays every speaker it sounds UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! But when i have it on surround sound i feel like i never hear it. I have hdmi from tv to blu ray & red white rca jacks to reciever. Any help would be greatly appriciated thanks!!!!!!!!

Are you seriously running RCA jacks to your receiver? As in one for left (red), one for right (white)? That will not give you surround sound no matter what you do. When you set your receiver to 7 ch stereo, it's simulating 7 channels from your stereo inputs thru your 5.1 speakers. That's why it sounds better that way. You need to either run HDMI from BR to receiver, or 5.1 analog inputs to your receiver. Once you're actually hearing 5.1 sound (instead of stereo you're hearing now) then you can worry about calibrating the surrounds, etc. First you have to get your receiver hooked up correctly... If you think it sounds 'unbelievable' now (w/simulated surround you're getting), just wait until you're hearing 'real' 5.1 surround!