Following where the last post regarding surround sound ended:
Anyone have ideas of whether it's worth the while going for a 7.1 set up, or if it's better to just stick to a 5.1? I'm going to buy surround speakers this weekend, and don't want to waste money buying 4 sattellites to add to my 2 main speakers and centre (4 satelites + 2 main + 1 centre = 7). I can get a set of four Quad lites as satellites. Or I can just buy two Quad lites, and save some money. I'm using a cheap centre, but one that works very well.
I have a Yamaha RX-V1900 7.1 amp, so power is no problem. My listening position is right at the back of the room (can't do anything about that). This means that the rear surrounds are about 1.5m-2m from my ear. The Left & Right surrounds would be about half-way through the room, about 3-4m from the listeing position, and the front main speakers are about 6-7 metres from the listening position.
I'm not sure if a 7.1 will be significantly better than a 5.1 and if it will be worthwhile going through the extra expense. I'm also concerned that the rear surrounds may be too loud. In which case I will turn them down, but then of course, why pay for speakers that are hardly turned on?
Anyone with a similar dilemma, please post advice. Thanks
Anyone have ideas of whether it's worth the while going for a 7.1 set up, or if it's better to just stick to a 5.1? I'm going to buy surround speakers this weekend, and don't want to waste money buying 4 sattellites to add to my 2 main speakers and centre (4 satelites + 2 main + 1 centre = 7). I can get a set of four Quad lites as satellites. Or I can just buy two Quad lites, and save some money. I'm using a cheap centre, but one that works very well.
I have a Yamaha RX-V1900 7.1 amp, so power is no problem. My listening position is right at the back of the room (can't do anything about that). This means that the rear surrounds are about 1.5m-2m from my ear. The Left & Right surrounds would be about half-way through the room, about 3-4m from the listeing position, and the front main speakers are about 6-7 metres from the listening position.
I'm not sure if a 7.1 will be significantly better than a 5.1 and if it will be worthwhile going through the extra expense. I'm also concerned that the rear surrounds may be too loud. In which case I will turn them down, but then of course, why pay for speakers that are hardly turned on?
Anyone with a similar dilemma, please post advice. Thanks
