6.1 receiver (1 Viewer)

[receiver_frank]

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?

 

[Jeff Gatie]

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.

 

[sptrout]

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.

 

[receiver_frank]

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