Below are some photos of my current home theatre set-up and a rough floor plan with room dimensions. At the end of January I'm planning on buying an Epic 60/500 system and am wondering if you think I'll hear any real difference between a 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 set-up? I’m willing to buy a 7.1 set-up, but because of the room size, I’m not too sure if it’ll make all that much difference over good old 5.1. I’m leaning toward a 7.1 set-up because I’ll also be purchasing a new Yamaha RX-V1700 receiver when I get my speakers, and later next year I hope to get either a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player.

Should I save my money and go with 7.1? Would 6.1 be just as good considering the room size? Or should I just stick with 5.1?











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