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6.1 receiver

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We are looking to buy a 6.1 receiver. Our house has this combination of ceiling speakers :

left, right satellite speakers
left , right , centre surround satellite speakers
non-satellite centre channel
left side wall mounted sub-woofer

I googled for 6.1 receivers and didnt really find any good models released in the last 1 year. The models I found from Yamaha were at least 3 years old. While the brand doesnt matter, I am more interested in a good quality receiver which has at least 2 optical inputs and work well with a blu-ray DVD player. Having on-screen navigation is important. Auto-sound calibration would be good to have as well.

Any recommendations for 6.1 receivers for these combination of speakers?
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Re: 6.1 receiver

All 7.1 receivers should be configurable to 5.1 or 6.1. Double check in the manual, but I've bever seen one that did not have this capability.
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Re: 6.1 receiver

I agree, I think 6.1 only AVRs area thing of the past. However, you can setup them up for 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1. I bet that even if there are any 6.1 only AVRs still around you could get a 7.1 for the same or better price.

Samsung HL-S6188 TV
Onkyo 805 AVR
Samsung P1400 Blu-ray & Oppo 971 DVD Players
DTV HR22 DVR
Infinity Beta 50's Front Speakers, C360 Center Speaker, and Beta 20's Surrounds, Hsu VTF MK 2 Subwoofer w/Turbo, & APC J15 UPS & Power Conditioner

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Re: 6.1 receiver

Thank you Jeff Gatie and sptrout - this information certainly clears a lot of confusion.
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