upgrading to a 5.1 from 4.0 setup

[jay75]

i currently have a 4.0 setup. 2 front and 2 rear. now i have the option of adding in a centre and sub-woofer to get a 5.1 setup. if i add in a 2.1 instead will i get the centre speaker sound from both the speakers or will one not function at all.

is there a better solution to this problem?

 

[alcoholbob]

Sure, just either use one of your rears as a center or one of your new "2.1" satellties as a center. You have a toss one of the satellites unless you want mirrored output.

 

[Ika]

It depends on how you hook up the connections. If you split the center connection to two speakers, you could have a 5 1/2 . 1 setup (two speakers functioning as center, with the rest being normal.) it should work fine.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: guoziming
It depends on how you hook up the connections. If you split the center connection to two speakers, you could have a 5 1/2 . 1 setup (two speakers functioning as center, with the rest being normal.) it should work fine.

That's puts quite a bit more stress on the amplifier. It would still be a 5.1 setup however. 5 refers to discrete channels of sound information.

 

[shortylickens]

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