RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1?

Posted by cfraser (A) on March 7, 2010 at 17:38:23

In Reply to: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? posted by pbarach on March 7, 2010 at 10:55:20:

1. As was mentioned, more subs can be used to smooth out the room response. It would be hard to justify in a room that size, where I'll guess floor space is already at a premium. Can be tricky to set up too, unless your AVR/etc. has separate sub channels that can be individually adjusted, but both subs being identical helps a lot.

2. I wouldn't recommend spending new $$ on it, but if you already have the gear... That said, I do miss it when the two back channels are silent, so I matrix them (PLIIx for Dolby, ES for DTS), they add some sonic fill (they're 8' behind me).

Of my couple hundred BDs, only 7 are 7.1, and 2 are 6.1. You know, even a lot of so-called 5.1 BDs (or DVDs) wouldn't sound much different if they were "3.0": almost all the sound is in the center channel with a bit of stuff such as music in the stereo channels, and no LFE to speak of (so the sub is only handling any redirected bass). One of my 7.1 BDs (a James Bond one) is essentially mono for all practical purposes... edit: some people would insist on listening to the original soundtrack format anyways, if available. They'd deem it as important as watching in the original aspect ratio. I guess they're "correct", but I'm a little more flexible re the audio than re the AR.

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Topic - How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - pbarach 10:55:20 03/07/10 (15)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - Ben Van Dyk 21:55:32 03/08/10 (0)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - Duke 23:12:41 03/07/10 (4)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - cfraser 15:17:18 03/08/10 (3)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - Duke 15:45:33 03/08/10 (2)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - cfraser 18:21:51 03/08/10 (1)

Please re-read pbarach's original post - Duke 00:46:43 03/09/10 (0)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - cfraser 17:38:23 03/07/10 (0)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - Jazz Inmate 16:14:08 03/07/10 (5)

Do you run Blu-Rays - pbarach 18:21:52 03/07/10 (0)

Do you run Blu-Rays - pbarach 16:16:15 03/07/10 (3)

Yes, all the time - Jazz Inmate 16:28:12 03/07/10 (2)

I agree. On the other hand - Vic D 12:34:36 07/21/10 (0)

It's worse than that… - David Aiken 22:30:49 03/07/10 (0)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - David Aiken 13:31:04 03/07/10 (1)

RE: How many subs? and should I go from 5.1 to 7.1? - pbarach 13:37:11 03/07/10 (0)

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