[Kalman Rubinson[_3_]]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:47:04 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
wrote:

"Kalman Rubinson" wrote ...
vlad wrote:
2. I need to buy new pair of surrounds. Should they be too 4ohms. Can
I mix 4ohms and 8 ohms?

They need not be 4 ohms.

Although impedance *MAY* be part of the "sensitivity" factor
and that may be important if you don't have independent balance
control of each channel.

All modern AVRs have independent control, at least by pairs. So, if
the new surrounds are more/less sensitive than the others,
compensation is available.

So you really "need" 7.1? I'm feeling guilty now with my 2.0 :-)
I'll have to think about 2.1 someday.

Yeah. There is so little real 7.1 source material, I, too, question
the motivation. And most non-dedicated rooms require even more
compromises in setup for 7.1 than for 5.1 (or, even, 2.0)!

Kal