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    Noob. Surround with no receiver possible and what speakers?

    Hey y'all, So gotta couple questions and a change in $$$$. First, gonna up my limit to $1500. Second, how much better is 7.1 vs. 5.1? Also this system will be predominately used for HT (mostly streaming, occasional blueray, and maybe a gaming console hooked up to it)if that makes a...
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    Noob. Surround with no receiver possible and what speakers?

    Thank you all for your responses. Ok so I guess I'd go with the receiver then. It's not so much that I am against it, its just that I don't think I will reap the benefits of what a receiver can do. I think I would prefer the front/center over soundbar. We only use the downstairs tv for...
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    Noob. Surround with no receiver possible and what speakers?

    Hey all, I'm back. I posted back in 2021 for help but never followed thru. Ran into some health issues and got side tracked. If you search my username you will see that thread. Anyway.... I am looking to get surround sound hooked up to our basement tv for watching movies. Almost...
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    Noob. Can I get surround sound without a receiver?

    Thank you all for your help. So I just did a test and it does seem that I get surround. All I have for extra speakers are a bunch of junk old car speakers, lol. So I wired everything up as surround and I DID get sound coming out of all speakers. Does this mean it is actual surround or just...
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    Noob. Can I get surround sound without a receiver?

    I do just have two front speakers at the moment and understand that I can't get surround from those two speakers. From what I could gather online though I won't be able to get actual surround through 4 or 5 speakers. I think I can get stereo sound out of 4 or 5 speakers, but not actual...
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    Noob. Can I get surround sound without a receiver?

    Hey all, First post. I have an old Onkyo receiver model TX-SV515PRO. Circa 1991ish. Dolby Pro Logic. Only connections are RCA/analog. It's been sitting for idle for about 15 years. I decided to hook it up for music but then thought why not try and get surround to work with our tv...
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