Onkyo 608 AVR for Music and movies - reg

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Hi Folks,

I have slowly begun to understand and appreciate the various possible ways to implement a home HiFi system.

Just wanted to ask the experts a question pertaining to viewing movies in Stereo mode.

I own an Onkyo TX-SR608 7.2 channel AVR, and plan to use it for music + Movies + TV viewing.

My current plan is to buy a decent pair of front speakers and add a center later this year. I have no serious plans of utilising the surround speakers!

Given the above facts, what speaker settings should I use to run my AVR while watching movies and TV?Will watching Dolby or DTS surround format media in Stereo result in loss of audio quality?

If I use a center speaker, which mode do I use to output sound to my fronts and center only?

Any help is sincerely appreciated.

Thanks,

Panther

 

[Andrew Everard]

Well, I'm not Reg, but provided you run the automatic set-up the receiver should detect the lack of speakers in places it's expecting to find them, and set itself up accordingly.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Andrew. That means that My receiver would be able to recognise the fact that I have only fronts and a center and do the job thereafter.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Indeed: the surround information will be mixed back into the front channels, rather than sent to speakers you don't have.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Sorry, I missed one point.

Does the same hold good if I use only front speakers (stereo setup without center speakers)? I'm asking this because I read a lot about how Center speakers are a must for watching movies. Please help.

Many thanks again.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, you can set the receiver to Centre: None, and the sound will be split between the front left and right. Mind you, at that point you might as well take a stereo feed from your player and use a stereo amp rather than a receiver...

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much again. I get the point. You mean I would end up using my AVR as a Stereo Amp, right? In which case, a Stereo Amp would do the job better.

Have a good day ahead.