One thing I never thought about was how often the rear channels are driven .Can I not drive them all the time or do I have to rely on the original source media ? I was hoping for reference levels from the rear . Maybe I do need a bigger amp . Sorry guys ...Newbie question here
If you have PLIIZ Movie and/or Music activated all the time you will always get sound out of the rears. Also, if your AVR has a 7 channel stereo effect, the sound will come out of the rears as well. In any case, all these surround effects will be activated regardless of the source material.
