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Bluzman · 04-23-2008, 01:32 PM

Odd as this may seem, some channels are broadcast 5.1 with some of the signal slots being "empty". The speaker indicator on many AVR shows what is being received, not what's being played so L/C/R/SL/SR and SUB may all be lit even if some of the inputs are actually null. There are a couple like this from my local cable provider where the speaker indicator on my AVR says there's 5.1 being input BUT only 2 channels are non-zero audio. Go figure...

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04-23-2008, 01:32 PM	#5 of 6
Bluzman *David* Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Local Time: 05:50 PM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 165	Re: Surround Working Question Odd as this may seem, some channels are broadcast 5.1 with some of the signal slots being "empty". The speaker indicator on many AVR shows what is being received, not what's being played so L/C/R/SL/SR and SUB may all be lit even if some of the inputs are actually null. There are a couple like this from my local cable provider where the speaker indicator on my AVR says there's 5.1 being input BUT only 2 channels are non-zero audio. Go figure...