How can I incorporate a surround center channel??
So there would be:
2 front mains
1 front center
2 sides
2 rear
....and a center rear.....
So there would be:
2 front mains
1 front center
2 sides
2 rear
....and a center rear.....
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You can't do 8.1 with the Rotels only 7.1 with two mains, front centre, two sides, and two rears along the back wall. Why would you need more then that?
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Andrew, so what your saying is place the rears away from the back corners to more in the rear center. I was thinking that you would have your 2 sides, and then 2 rears placed in each corner allowing a big space between speakers that could be filled by a rear center. It probably depends on room size??Comment
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Parasound had an outboard channel expander up on http://www.audioadvisor.com/ but it's not there anymore. if you could find one, it could help you out. Contact Audio Advisor and Parasound and check ebay. Also search online and ask around for one or something like it.Comment
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Barona,
Yup, the two rear channels on 7.1 are designed to be on the back wall, and not really in the corners.. 6.1 is one rear center, 7.1 is two rear centers.. To do what you were thinking, you would run all four speakers off the the side channels, and then add one (or two) more running off the rear channels behind you.. Overkill unless you have a large room..
Kevin D.Comment
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If you need to fill a long room use dipoles or bipoles on the side walls instead of direct radiators. In my room that combo works very well to fill my 25 long room.
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Thanks for clearing that up for me guys, I'm currently using dipoles as surrounds and was going to move them to the sides, use my existing bookshelf fronts as rears and get new mains and center. Wasn't sure what to do with my about to be "old" center channel. Guess I'll keep it for something in the future....can never have enough speakers laying around I suppose....Comment
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Hmmm... There's talk of the new 'height' channel, ceiling speakers coming to home use soon... :LOL:
Kevin D.Comment
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I bought the 1055 two days ago and put on the 2.25 update software from version 2.20. Tonight I tried hooking up the center rear speakers through the redirect circuitry. Right now I am watching Satellite on PLII cinema mode and getting the fronts coming through the center rears. I have tried to read... -
I am looking to buy either four B&W 705's or 805's for sides and rears, using mostly the lossless HD-DVD's, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc.. I currently have 804's up front and HTM2 center. My current rears and sides are ceiling mounted (these are being replaced) and I'm using Sunfire amps to drive... -
I believe that this is my first post on this forum.
What I wanting to know are what are your thoughts about the RMB 1066 amp.
I currently have a RSP-1066 and using Odyssey Dual monos for the fronts and an Ht-3 Odyssey for the front center & rears and a Odyssey Kartago... -
In feb I had a chance of comparing side by side the rsp 1098 with the rsp 1066. at the time, I was thinking about upgrading from the 1066 to the 1098. the rsp 1098 was a loaner from my rotel dealer. I had the 1098 for one week. Although the 1066 is a wonderful unit, for my usage, ultimately, it was... -
I am a newbie here but by no means a new audiophile.
I am considering buying a ROtel RMB 1066 that would be used to power my rear speakers and a center. ( to be named later
) . I am wondering if I bridge it to be a three channel amp will it have enough power to drive my rear speakers....
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