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In Reply to: How much to invest in rear channel? posted by clarets2 on February 9, 2007 at 08:01:24:
In an ideal world all speakers in a surround home theater should be the same. Many times, however, because of space/budget/WAF factors this cannot be achieved so the closest you can come is the best approach (speakers from the same manufacturer with similiar "house" sound, etc.). The surround information is far less than in the mains but it is designed to add ambiance. In fact you shouldn't even be aware that the surounds are on until you shut them off. Just get them at the same level as the mains (by meter, if possible because by ear you can only get with about a half db). Try to have them at the same height and distance from the listener(s) (this may have to be achieved electronically via the pre/pro). Again, bear the ideals in mind (same speakers, lavel, distance, height) and work toward them in your situation.
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to the plot, ie.., gunshots from the rears in shootouts (Heat, Saving Ryan's Privates); but the second benefit is the chance to hear MUSIC in surround, and that my friend IS a whole new world. You would not need a new DVD player for many GREAt surround discs, Seventh Sojourn, On Air, Kind of Blue dual disc, etc. I listnee to "Jazz in Surround" last night (you would need an SACD player) and it is another world alltogether.
I have found that, for stereo only material (almost all laserdiscs, a few DVDs, lps, and audio tapes) the Dolby Pro Logic II Music codec is superb in adding a surround feel. I hate the original Pro Logic, finding it harsh and distorted, but Dolby let surround guru Jim Fosgate develop the PL II algorhythym and it is truly musical, better than its DTS competition, surprising since DTS discrete and matrix 5.1 and 6.1 soundly trounces Dolby Digital. You have to just trust your ears. Having heard what PL II Music (which I prefer to PL II Movie) can do for stereo I will never go back to plain stereo.
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