naaa,,. by 6th channel i mean surround-rear channel, for 6.1 surround.
the .1 is the LFE. and the 6th is a track for rear effects.
Ill agree, this stuff is all poorly explained. Im pretty sure DTS can do 6.1 surround with descrete signals to all 6 speakers plus sub. When using the 7.1 it splits the 6th channel (rear channel) between the two rear speakers and will matrix these with the surrounds on each side to give the feel of 7 channels.
Its all a real pain in the ass if you ask me.
I have 5.1, thats it. My Denon 3805 will do 7.1, but due to the fact that i only ran 2 speaker cables beneath my floor when i was installing the hardwood im sticking with 5.1 instead of 6.1 or 7.1
Ive used 7.1 in the past in the house i was renting before i bought my own, and i thought it worked pretty well, but not well enough for me to string a cable to the other side of the room for the rear channel. You really need to have some room for 6.1 or 7.1. The biggest issue is you need space behind you for the rear speaker, at least 8 feet. if you dont have the space then using 6.1 or 7.1 will feel kinda gimicky and the whole effect kind of collapses. With my house the couch is pretty much against the rear wall. No room for anything more than 5.1 and i really dont feel like im missing a thing.
5.1 works great, and im sticking with that. :)
the .1 is the LFE. and the 6th is a track for rear effects.
Ill agree, this stuff is all poorly explained. Im pretty sure DTS can do 6.1 surround with descrete signals to all 6 speakers plus sub. When using the 7.1 it splits the 6th channel (rear channel) between the two rear speakers and will matrix these with the surrounds on each side to give the feel of 7 channels.
Its all a real pain in the ass if you ask me.
I have 5.1, thats it. My Denon 3805 will do 7.1, but due to the fact that i only ran 2 speaker cables beneath my floor when i was installing the hardwood im sticking with 5.1 instead of 6.1 or 7.1
Ive used 7.1 in the past in the house i was renting before i bought my own, and i thought it worked pretty well, but not well enough for me to string a cable to the other side of the room for the rear channel. You really need to have some room for 6.1 or 7.1. The biggest issue is you need space behind you for the rear speaker, at least 8 feet. if you dont have the space then using 6.1 or 7.1 will feel kinda gimicky and the whole effect kind of collapses. With my house the couch is pretty much against the rear wall. No room for anything more than 5.1 and i really dont feel like im missing a thing.
5.1 works great, and im sticking with that. :)