2.1 verses 5.1

[aussiebruce]

I’m looking at updating my AV receiver as it’s getting a little old, then as an after thought I reckoned I might as well change the speakers and move up to blueray too and started looking at DVD and speaker packages.

There are quite a few packages that are now 2.1. Have I missed something? Is 2.1 the way to go?

I’m not big into Tv or cinema but do like a reasonable sound. I was budgeting up to £500 for either receiver or dvd/speaker package.

[Plotloss]

2.1 is two (small) speakers and a sub.

So the most important channel in a surround array is split between the front effects (to be mashed up with the L&R presentation) and you lose the surround channels entirely.

They're toys essentially, like most one box systems.

[aussiebruce]

Ok, just that i was looking at the new B&W sound bar (over my budget)and thought maybe there is some way they were bouncing sound off walls and stuff now.

Thanks

[Plotloss]

aussiebruce said:

Ok, just that i was looking at the new B&W sound bar (over my budget)and thought maybe there is some way they were bouncing sound off walls and stuff now.

Thanks

Soundbars are slightly different.

They do 'psuedo' surround either by using angled drivers (Yamaha etc) or Phase Delay.