I'm trying to decide if I want to get another speaker and stand to go to 6.1? Currently, I have a Polk/Velodyne system and am extremely happy with the front 3 speakers and sub - but my rears - Polk FXi3 - bipole/dipole designed for surround sound - are only good. I don't get the "Wow" feeling that owners of QS4/8s seem to get. So the question is:
Does 6.1 make that much difference? Or even would having another speaker in the rear make the 5.1 stuff sound better (meaning does the receiver split the two surround signals to send to the rear - or does that speaker just sit quietly when watching 5.1 stuff)? If so, what type of speaker should I use for the rear? I've heard of using center channels, regular bookshelves, and surrounds... Any advice is appreciated.
