Hi Guys,

I have a question about the correct way to connect my rear surround speakers to the Denon 3808 for Dolby PLIIx decoding.

Should the rear surround speakers be connected to the surround back outputs for Dolby PLIIx decoding of a 5.1 source into a 7.1 speaker output?

If so, how could I run the rear surround speakers through an an external amp, since the Denon Preouts only have surround A and surround B outputs. Should I run the other 5 outputs (Front, Center, and Surround) through the external amp and keep the surround back speakers connected directly to the Denon speaker outputs?

I don't understand whether the Dolby PLIIx processing decodes surrounds A and B into discrete information when transforming a 5.1 recording into a 7.1 output, or do you need to have the outputs from the Surround back speakers connected to do this properly?

Thanks for any help with this, I'm a bit mystified.

Sat Kartar

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