true 5.1 system

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can some one tell me what i need to get a true 5.1 system

 

[bigboss]

1) AV receiver

2) 5 speakers: 2 fronts, 1 centre, 2 rears

3) Subwoofer

Some examples.

What's your budget, & what style of speakers are you looking for?

 

[Andrew Everard]

4) 5.1-channel source(s)

 

[Anonymous]

mav35:can some one tell me what i need to get a true 5.1 systemAdd to that a BD Player , HDMI cables , Speaker cables , subwoofer cable and unless you just want sound something to watch the video on

 

[Anonymous]

what do you meen by (SOURCES)

 

[Andrew Everard]

Blu-ray player, DVD player, Sky+ box, Freesat tuner, cable box, Freeview HD tuner (or at least one able to transcode 5.1 and output it), etc...

 

[Anonymous]

and one more thing a few a/v amps i have been looking at say thair will run 6.1 or 7.1 can i still run those amps as a 5.1 system because i do not have the room for more than 5.1 system or do have to make sure i get a 5.1 amp?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, you can - you just don't bother with the surround back speakers, and just use the two 'normal' surround channels

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, that's fine. Amp manufacturers recognise that most people don't have the space (or money) for a 7.1 configuration. You can run anything from stereo (2.0) to 7 surround speakers and a sub and everything in between on a 7.1 amp.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks mate that helps alot what amp amd speaker wolud you recommend i have about 1500 to 2000 for an amp and about the same for speakers

 

[Andrew Everard]

Kinda depends on room size, what source components you want to use, whether you want 'style' speakers or conventional ones, and so on...

 

[Anonymous]

my room is about 21feet long but i only can used about 11 fe of that room i have got a sony blu-ray player 370. speakers floor standing to the front on the wall to the back mint be style not sure can you recommend a system enway thanks

 

[Andrew Everard]

B&W 684 Theatre speaker package, around £1700, Sony STR-DA5400ES receiver around £1300. Job done.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks mate? that speaker package is that with a sub and what sort of watts ber channel will that be with that amp. and i what does lossless sound meen?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, the package includes the sub, the receiver delivers 7x120W, and lossless refers to the way the sound is compressed to fit on discs or for transmission.

 

[Anonymous]

because i will be useing a 5.1 system will the watage still be the same as if it was going though a 7.1 system or will it be grater in a 5.1 system

 

[Andrew Everard]

No, the same. But you can use the two 'spare' amp channels to biamplify the front speakers, which will make them sound better.

 

[Anonymous]

how wolud i do that

 

[Anonymous]

the dealer you buy your kit from can explain that , he may also make up some cables ready for bi-amping , if you ask him nicely

 

[Anonymous]

what if i won't to do it my self' how would i do bi-amping

 

[Andrew Everard]

You need four-conductor cables for the two front speakers, as max says, instead of the usual two conductors. Most speaker cable companies make them, or you can just use two runs of standard cable for each of the front two speakers. Then you remove the metal links connecting the terminals on the rear of the speakers, hook up the cables at the speaker end, and the Sony manual explains how to configure the receiver to biamp and connect the cables at that end.

But as max also says, this is something a good retailer should be able to explain and demonstrate for you.

 

[Anonymous]

thaks max. andrew top man

 

[Lost Angeles]

Andrew Everard:B&W 684 Theatre speaker package, around £1700, Sony STR-DA5400ES receiver around £1300. Job done.

Nice to see the Bowers being recommended.

 

[Andrew Everard]

...And indeed the Wilkins.