TurboGen Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Ok, so I feel noob asking this question... My receiver has highlighted "LS" and "RS" instead of the "SBL" and "SBR" but I have my 5.1 hooked up as front and rear not front and side surround. So... Does the side or rear surrounds get used the most? so should I have my speakers connected to the side surrounds or rear surrounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGen Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Little help here anyone? Should I have my speakers hooked up to the side or the rear surrounds?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What is the make and model of the receiver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGen Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Onkyo TX-S875 Whenever watching tv or movies it displays that it's using the side surrounds not the rear. But I have my surrounds connected to rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.H.E. Droid Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I don't think 5.1 has rear surrounds. You need 7.1 for that: LF, CF, RF, LS, RS, LRear, R rear, sub. That's 7+1. If you have a 5.1 with rear outputs, they will follow the side outputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGen Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Thats what i was wondering cuz i have 7.1 Receiver but it does not highlight the rears when im plugged into the rears and not the sides... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGen Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 I downgraded from the 7.1 to the 5.1 and when i did that i took out the side left and side right, but does not play out the rears... so im assuming what you mentioned, that a 5.1 is a SL and SR.... im not positive about it, i guess i'll have to get behind the receiver and switch to sides and see how sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pite Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I downgraded from the 7.1 to the 5.1 and when i did that i took out the side left and side right, but does not play out the rears... so im assuming what you mentioned, that a 5.1 is a SL and SR.... im not positive about it, i guess i'll have to get behind the receiver and switch to sides and see how sounds. Unless you can assign SBL/SBR to SL/SR, you will need to connect your surround speakers to SL/SR outputs on your AVR for 5.1. However, you can still place it at rear and see if you like the surround better from rear than side. Good luck in your placement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE36 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Will sound ok if speakers are rear mounted, will sound better if side mounted. Check out the THX site. Less than one percent of movies are engineered to send different sounds to the rears, most rears are just the same sounds the side get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Will sound ok if speakers are rear mounted, will sound better if side mounted. Check out the THX site. Less than one percent of movies are engineered to send different sounds to the rears, most rears are just the same sounds the side get. It really depends on his room, seating position and speakers that he is using as Surrounds, Insofar as the latter comment, it depends on what setting you have the AVR set to as to what information gets sent to the sides and/or the rears. I convert 5.1 to 7.1 and it's not the same sound coming out of the side and rears most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 ... so im assuming what you mentioned, that a 5.1 is a SL and SR.... . Yes! [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pite Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 This information from 'Audyssey' should help you to zero in with your 5.1 speaker settings - Good Luck! Ref: http://www.audyssey.com/audio-technology/audyssey-dsx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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