SQLGuy
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Hi folks,
I'm currently playing Quad recordings from SQ, CD-4, and SACD/Blu-Ray discrete Quad mixes through a 5.1 system (really 4.1 with a virtual center channel). The rear surround speakers are at the sides of the listening position, but there is a lot of room behind the listening position.
So, for Quad stuff, I'm simply running RR and LR into the SR and SL of the 7.1 channel analog inputs of my preamp/processor.
I'm thinking, though, of adding rear speakers, to be suspended from the ceiling 6 feet or so behind the listening position. In that kind of a 7.1-ish setup, should I use the BR and BL for the rear channels from the SQ decoder, etc? What about for the SACD/Blu-Ray playback? Is there some sort of 4.0 to 7.1 translation I can take advantage of? When I reconfigure the Blu-Ray player for 7.1, will it "know" to do something different with the rear channel information from 4.0?
The equipment in question is an Oppo BDP-83SE, a Marantz AV-7005, and, in the case of SQ, a Lafayette SQ-W. The front speakers are Magnepan Tympani IVs, with a VMPS New Larger sub. The side speakers are some mid-sized Energy bookshelves. The AV-7005 handles crossing over rear/side LF content to send to the sub. IIRC, I've got them crossed over around 80Hz or so. The back speakers would also be about 80Hz and up. They would be bookshelves attached to the ceiling and pointed forward - not in-ceiling speakers.
Obviously, the "correct" configuration for playing Quad is four evenly placed identical speakers, but I am not that much of a purist and don't have the room or budget for different installations to handle all the different audio and movie formats. I'm looking for the best compromise options to handle Quad content in a modern AV setup.
Thanks,
Paul
I'm currently playing Quad recordings from SQ, CD-4, and SACD/Blu-Ray discrete Quad mixes through a 5.1 system (really 4.1 with a virtual center channel). The rear surround speakers are at the sides of the listening position, but there is a lot of room behind the listening position.
So, for Quad stuff, I'm simply running RR and LR into the SR and SL of the 7.1 channel analog inputs of my preamp/processor.
I'm thinking, though, of adding rear speakers, to be suspended from the ceiling 6 feet or so behind the listening position. In that kind of a 7.1-ish setup, should I use the BR and BL for the rear channels from the SQ decoder, etc? What about for the SACD/Blu-Ray playback? Is there some sort of 4.0 to 7.1 translation I can take advantage of? When I reconfigure the Blu-Ray player for 7.1, will it "know" to do something different with the rear channel information from 4.0?
The equipment in question is an Oppo BDP-83SE, a Marantz AV-7005, and, in the case of SQ, a Lafayette SQ-W. The front speakers are Magnepan Tympani IVs, with a VMPS New Larger sub. The side speakers are some mid-sized Energy bookshelves. The AV-7005 handles crossing over rear/side LF content to send to the sub. IIRC, I've got them crossed over around 80Hz or so. The back speakers would also be about 80Hz and up. They would be bookshelves attached to the ceiling and pointed forward - not in-ceiling speakers.
Obviously, the "correct" configuration for playing Quad is four evenly placed identical speakers, but I am not that much of a purist and don't have the room or budget for different installations to handle all the different audio and movie formats. I'm looking for the best compromise options to handle Quad content in a modern AV setup.
Thanks,
Paul