Nathan Porteous
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Allan those 2 extra plugs are probally for your b speakers as in a b switching and has nothing to do with 8.1
Don't the formats like 8.1, 9.1 etc stand for discreet channels and not just any matrixed n.1 channels that a manufacturer comes up with?Yes, that's what the notation is supposed to convey. The hardware manufacturers have corrupted it for their own purposes because it's to their benefit to get people thinking they're missing out by not having as many channels as possible. The reality is that someone starting from scratch is better off investing their money in the best possible components and speakers for a 5.1 system. Most home theaters spaces aren't big enough to make good use of more than that.
M.