I went from a 5.1 to a 8.1 system with 3 subs. It was a Theta/Vandersteen setup. All the speakers were carefully set up and positioned. It was really a waste of money. Added nothing to the original 5.1 setup. Maybe my room was just to small (30x22) for it to matter.
The front 3 speakers is really where all the important stuff happens in a movie, the sides and rears are just ambiant sounds so, going from rears to rears, sides, rear center turned out to be pretty meaningless.
I could see the point if you have a very large room and are seating a lot of people but, otherwise, their is no gain.
The front 3 speakers is really where all the important stuff happens in a movie, the sides and rears are just ambiant sounds so, going from rears to rears, sides, rear center turned out to be pretty meaningless.
I could see the point if you have a very large room and are seating a lot of people but, otherwise, their is no gain.