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Re: O.K..I bought an Onkyo HT R530 (Same as the HTS&*)) for 40 bucks....
Not bad for $40.
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| It claims 7.1 but is actually 6.1 in it's decoding. |
Dolby ProLogicIIx is a matrixed 7.1 but but it's not likely you could tell a difference between the output of the 6th and 7th (surround back) channels since they are derived from the surrounds (4th and 5th channels) and there's usually not much there to start with. Receivers started appearing with 7 channels in preperation for 7.1 dvd's but very little has been released in 7.1. In any event, my two systems are both 5.1 (but 7.1 capable) and if my room were larger I would go 6.1 with a single rear center but there are members here who use 7.1.
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| Thing is, the speaker diagram shows the surround back as next to the listener and surround as being behind that. That doesn't make sense to me. |
Doesn't to me either. On page 18 of the ht-s780 manual it shows the correct layout with the surrounds to the sides and the surround/back's in the rear. Which speaker diagram are you referring to?
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| Also...any upgrade to this anyone is aware of of? |
If you are referring to a software upgrade there's none that I know of but I haven't looked very hard either
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"Everyday room": Mitsubishi 52631 RPTV, H/K 520, H/K dvd-5, H/K 8380, H/K CDR 20, OPPO BDP-83 BluRay player, Dish-HD, Infinity Beta 20's-C250-OWS1's, Dayton HSU10.
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Re: O.K..I bought an Onkyo HT R530 (Same as the HTS&*)) for 40 bucks....
The 3D diagram is not the best. What appears to be speakers next to the seating position is actually supposed to be the back wall in a "transparent" view of the room.
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Re: O.K..I bought an Onkyo HT R530 (Same as the HTS&*)) for 40 bucks....
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| The "side" surrounds are the rear we would have in a 5.1. |
Correct. As was mentioned earlier, it's not the best diagram.
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| The back surrounds amount to being the "6" in 6.1. And I guess are matrixed into seperating some manner of ProLogic kind of thing. Otherwise, in an older piece, it would be a single rear center surround channel. |
Well, since there are two back surrounds, they could be the back surrounds in a 7.1, if you could find a 7.1 disc or used DPLIIx. Otherwise, the two surround back channels receive the same signal in 6.1 or none at all in discrete 5.1 playback. At least that's the way I understand it.
"Everyday room": Mitsubishi 52631 RPTV, H/K 520, H/K dvd-5, H/K 8380, H/K CDR 20, OPPO BDP-83 BluRay player, Dish-HD, Infinity Beta 20's-C250-OWS1's, Dayton HSU10.
"Movie/Music room": Toshiba 65HM167 RPTV, Pioneer Elite 59txi, Elite DV59avi, Elite CD-59, Pioneer PD-51FD BR, Dish-DVR, Swan Diva...
