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Working on the ultimate question
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Working on the ultimate question
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Heck, while you're at it, go 8.1. Use a matrix decoder to extract rear center information - works GREAT! Interesting point. How would you do this? Who is selling the matrix decoder and does it has an effect on every movie? If not, how big is the percentage of the movies that benefits froom such an 8.1 approach? About 5 years ago I bought a small unit from Audio Design Associates called the ADA 6.1 This unit takes as input the line level rear right and left and outputs rear right, center and left. It works by taking the common signal from rear right and left and steering it to center. Works with any discreet 5.1 source - so basically all movies and 5.1 encoded music. It works really well.
My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.
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Senior Shouting Officer
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My opinion is a 2 speaker surround setup vs the 4- can deliver surprisingly good results and the sides can sometimes prove more distracting than youd like (M has a great filter for this that you can use to roll off the side high end). My preference for your room size would be to get the biggest baddest main 3 and surround speakers possible and if you could use no sub at all. I find the envelopment this provides is outstanding but it all depends on how capable the mains and surrounds are for the bass. Given your room size, I think I would go with the 2 channel surround option...
(my room is about 9.14m long x 5.79m wide x 2.3m high and my opinion is sides in this size room are just barely appropriate)
best regards,
Jerry
Last edited by JerryL; 2007-09-28 16:43.
Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.
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Paranoid android
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Paranoid android
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My room is roughly 9m x 5m x 2m and I happily went from 7.1 down to 5.1. The sides were too close not to be localisable and thus distracting.
Main System: Trinnov Altitude 32-8-16, 271, 2 x 8KXE, 1 x 8KPP, 6 x M6 Surrounds, Rel No.25, Oppo 203, Zappiti Pro 4K HDR, Roon, WiiM Mini.
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