5.1 or 7.1?

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My dad is building a home theater system. His philosophy is: "Best of the best! (Assuming it's cheap and mass-market.)"

We purchased a 5.1 system with a beefy 7.1 receiver (Yamaha), and the speakers are made by Definitive Technology.

My main question is should we upgrade to 7.1. If they make media for it that is common, why not? Is the difference noticable? Are the extra channels useful?

The only thing my dad needs is somebody who seems knowledgeable to say. "They're great!"

So, any biters?

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Topic - 5.1 or 7.1? - Skye 10:52:23 01/18/08 (9)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 13:49:53 01/18/08 (1)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - Jazz Inmate 21:32:00 01/18/08 (0)

A lot of it depends on your room dimension. - oscar 13:20:21 01/18/08 (2)

Good point, I think a lot of rooms are too small for good surround sound. I do plain old stereo ..nt - late 09:21:10 01/20/08 (1)

Ideally, the HT room is large. Mine is tiny, and I've set it up for 7.1 - Jazz Inmate 18:49:19 01/20/08 (0)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - David Aiken 11:51:56 01/18/08 (3)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - Skye 13:44:21 01/18/08 (2)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - Rod M 09:35:14 01/20/08 (0)

RE: 5.1 or 7.1? - David Aiken 13:22:09 01/19/08 (0)

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