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RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1?

Posted by blue_z on December 28, 2013 at 15:19:17:
You could use the existing 2-channel rig as the front L&R of the full HT setup. Use either a pre-pro or 5.1 AV receiver (but the receiver must have preamp outputs for the front channels; low-end receivers do omit these outputs to save some pennies). You'll need to allocate a stereo input on the Wright preamp for the HT front L&R channels.

Since the subwoofer is part of the 2-channel rig, you need to make sure that the pre-pro or AV receiver has flexible bass management, and you can direct all bass and LFE to the front L&R channels.

If everyone will be sitting close to the sweet-spot, then you might not need a center-channel speaker. Assuming that your stereo rig can produce proper imaging, you can use the L&R front speakers as a "phantom center". That reduces one less integration issue: speaker matching.

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