To 6.1 or not to 6.1

[Cacka Lacka]

Hello new member here.

I just picked up an Academy this morning to replace my KV2 (it just wasn't enough center for the KG 5.2s). So now I have this KV2 that I'm not using and was wondering if it would be a suitable candidate for a rear in a 6.1 setup? I've never had any experience with 6.1 HT and was just wondering what everybody's opinions are about 6.1. I eventually plan on getting another pair of KG 3.2s or 2.2s to be used for a 7.1, but until then I was just curious about using the KV2 in a 6.1 setup.

Thanks in advance!

[dtel]

I have 6.1 only because I bought speakers in pairs and it was that or store the other, so I stored it as a center rear.

To be honest I can't tell if it really makess a difference or not but it was better than trying to find space for it somewhere else.

[Frzninvt]

The rear effects channels are a mono signal matrixed DD-EX and DTS-ES so you can run one or two speakers it's your call.

I think the newer DD-HD and DTS-HD version may be fully discrete on the surround effects channels.

Either way adding that speaker back there WILL make a difference there is more content back there than you think and moreso on the newer movie soundtracks.

Go for it.

[Islander]

If it's sitting around gathering dust, why not hook it up? I bought a pair of Heresy IIs to get a centre speaker and the second of the pair sat on the bedroom floor for over a year before I recently decided to hook it up as a centre rear in the living room. I'd been watching movies in Straight mode (no processing) with 5.1 program material, so I got no sound out of the centre rear until I switched to Surround mode, using either DTS or Dolby Digital, depending what was available on the DVD.

For movies, the extra speaker does add something, and I had favourable comments a couple of times from friends watching movies at my place, before I'd even mentioned that I'd added it to the system.