hi..

dunno if this is the place to ask or not..

i just bought a new set of home theater unit which comes with a dedicated player, amplifier, and 5.1 speakers...

as i was setting it up... and first movie... i find that the rear and centre speaker dun have sound both when i am listening to music and watching a movie...

is this normal?

is it the rear and centre speaker only got sound when its needed but other times it doesnt have any sound?

thanks in advance...

You should hear sound in all speakers when you watch dvd with DD or DTS.

so normally when i am listening to songs.. then no sound right? only the front floorstanding got it then...

am i right?

Most songs is in stereo (2 channel)

Most movies in DVD are 5.1 but some of them got 2 channel only. Depends on your original source.

If you watch DVD Rip, most of them only 2 channel.

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Jul 23 2009, 09:43 PM

Yes it is normal.
You only get sound from 2.1 (Front L/R and Subwoofer) when listening music without applying any DSP.

ok...
then my doubts are cleared already... thought i spend so much for 5.1 but only get the 2 channel sound... XD

anyway...

thanks to all the sifu...

newbie here still got a lot to learn...

cheers...

wait a minute...

If your amp has a selector....mostly on the remote...try pressing 'surround' button.

Most of the time.
1. If the source is only stereo,if you press the surround button, you will get surround. Its called 'Dolby Pro Logic 2'.
2. If you source has a 5.1 surround, it will display Dolby Digital or DTS.

Dolby Pro Logic II provides five channels of surround processing from any stereo source.


The one speaker that is fully optimized in the center speaker. So, in 'Surround' mode, the center will most of the time be operative.




This post has been edited by azbro: Jul 23 2009, 10:57 PM

depends on the source, even in action movies, only very small portions of the movie will have the rear channels engaged.

For me I don't like Prologic II as it kinda makes the sound murky.