I'm going to be getting a Denon 2200. This has 8 channels output. They call it FL1, FR1, FL2, FR2, CTR, SUB, RBL, RBR. Something like that. So anyways. In a 7.1 the FL2 and FR2 would be used on the side surrounds. Theoretically. Of course...this is why I'm asking the question

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