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Question on the differences of speakers (ie: 5.1,6.1,etc.)

post #1 of 6
9/24/04 at 7:54pm
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So what is the difference between 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 sound systems? My best guess is the number of speakers, 5.1 for 5 speakers, 6.1 for six speakers. Am I right?
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post #2 of 6
9/24/04 at 7:59pm
Yes.
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post #3 of 6
9/24/04 at 7:59pm
Yes. 5.1 is the typical setup with 5 satellites and 1 subwoofer. 6.1 adds one more speaker to the rear. 7.1 adds two speakers to the rear.
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post #4 of 6
9/24/04 at 8:05pm
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and the system can then play sound out of just one of those seven speakers if it wanted to? So, in playing games (we can take DoomIII for example) you can hear a monster behind you and pinpoint its location and know what direction it is in better if you had 7.1 sound versus a dinky 2.1 sound?
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post #5 of 6
9/24/04 at 8:07pm
Theoretically, yes. However, the sound card has to support it properly or else it won't work.

I believe the Audigy 2 ZS series and Maya 7.1 are the cards that support 7.1 properly. It's been a while since I did sound card shopping, so I may be out of date.
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post #6 of 6
9/25/04 at 11:36pm
The game also has to be programmed to support this. I only know of EAX Advanced HD2 that takes advantage of all 8 channels. Older tech may only support 7 or 6 channels. Most games, if can take advantage of the rear channels, can only produce a mono signal for those two rear channels. It is rare to find a game that can produce two discrete signals for the two rear channels.
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