Moving from 5.1 to 7.1

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Re: Moving from 5.1 to 7.1 GregM #426972 11/10/17 10:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,379 Likes: 7 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada bridgman axiomite
bridgman axiomite Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,379 Likes: 7 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada	Not sure if I'm happy hearing you guys say this or not.. I was finally starting to get sufficiently motivated to go from 5.1 to 7.1 (M2's in the back, firmware update my HK 630 to add 7.1 support). The firmware update is apparently a bit risky in the sense that if anything goes wrong the receiver gets bricked and the repair is tricky (sounds like the microprocessor is soldered down) so I had put it off for a while... and during that time it became really hard to find a PC with an RS232 port. Waa waa... I guess the "good news" is that if I brick the receiver then it was probably time to get a new one anyways in order to support 5.1.2 etc... I wonder if the "inverted V" shape of the room is going to help or hinder with Atmos ? I might actually be able to make use of the pre-wired speaker cables up on the angled ceiling, assuming those were not the cables that got eaten by the floor sander (long story). M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39 M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1 LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8