as it was explained to me, in the 7.1, all 7 engage but if only 5.1, your processor duplicates the surrounds onto the back speakers---if you have a 7.1 soundtrack( good luck finding one) and play on 5.1 it'll eliminate the back tracks and only play the surrounds,center, and front tracks
Surround back spkrs in 7.1 vs 5.1 surround spkrs
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In a 7.1 setup....if a 5.1 movie soundtrack is being played, do all seven speakers engage or just 5? In this instance, does the sound just go to the surrounds rather than the surround back speakers?
In the converse...if a 7.1 soundtrack is being played through a 5.1 system, does the surround back tracks get played through the surrounds? In other words, does all the information get played back in two separate rear channels rather than four surround channels?
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In a 7.1 setup....if a 5.1 movie soundtrack is being played, do all seven speakers engage or just 5? In this instance, does the sound just go to the surrounds rather than the surround back speakers?
In the converse...if a 7.1 soundtrack is being played through a 5.1 system, does the surround back tracks get played through the surrounds? In other words, does all the information get played back in two separate rear channels rather than four surround channels?
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