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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
Potatohead #303497 04/27/10 06:26 PM
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I wish there was such a thing as 4.1 with only 1 QS8 speaker in the back of the room. I think that would work out the best with my living room, because of bad placement options for all other options. Just the Center of the back wall would provide optimal placement. Is there a way to wire this up, by combining the LR and the RR wires into one speaker? Without this option, I'm just going to do without the surrounds.

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CatBrat #303505 04/27/10 06:45 PM
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Original Dolby Surround was just one channel of information played out of two speakers. Prologic (not II), was 4 channels (L, C, R, and Surround). I don't know of any current receivers which allow for a single surround channel, but plenty do 6.1. But there may be, I've just not looked for that feature.

You could still place the L&R surrounds very close together on the rear wall.


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ClubNeon #303511 04/27/10 07:08 PM
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Yeah, I could do one above the other. But to save money, I would only need one.

The reason why the other walls are not good is because along the wall where I have my recliner, the RR would have to be placed right above my head, and the LR would have to be placed above the curtains on the other side with no clearance between curtains and ceiling. Along the back wall, a window with curtains eats into one side, while my tower computer stand eats into the other side, leaving only the center area open.

Edit: Even if there were an available AVR for this, I wouldn't be spending the money on it. I just bought one about 6 months ago.

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CatBrat #303538 04/27/10 09:07 PM
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Hmmm, I wonder if you only hooked up the rear channel without side surrounds what would happen. Would this play in the manner you are looking for?


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jakewash #303539 04/27/10 09:18 PM
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I have 7.1, there are 2 rear channels. (I had hijacked this thread, the 6.1 was someone else's.)

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CatBrat #303544 04/27/10 09:49 PM
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A single rear without the sides would end up missing a lot of content. It would be up to the receiver to detect a single surround, and then run in the old Prologic 4.1 mode. I don't think any current models do that. But if you picked up an old non-II model, it would work to hook up just a single surround and feed it with matrix stereo audio only. (It isn't much of an option, really.)


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ClubNeon #303553 04/27/10 10:14 PM
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I might have to try it to see if the 3808 will default to a single surround/rear channel and matrix it properly.


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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
jakewash #303588 04/28/10 03:18 AM
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It looks like the only way to make my AVR produce 4.1 sound is by listening to only stereo sources with the standard sound mode set to the Pro Logic mode. I don't see any instructions to make this work with surround sources.

I only have a rudimentary understanding of electronics, from some reading and kit building when I was a teen, but it seems that if diodes were connected to each surround speaker wire to keep any voltage from backtracking to the source, that you could connect the output from both of the surrounds together into a single wire to be connected to the surrounds. May also need to limit the voltage before it went to the speakers.

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We got the other QS4 in today. Right after work I got it hooked up and calibrated. IMO it is well worth the extra money to add the center back channel. It's not like you hear anything different than before it is just more of it.

I'm listening to the Eagles Farewell DVD and the sixth channel adds quite a bit to the mix. I'm very glad I went with the it.


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Wid #304658 05/03/10 10:52 PM
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Glad you like it. I always liked my 6.1 in the old house. The new place is not 6.1 friendly (couch 18" away from back wall) but I may try it anyway.


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