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There are many ways to get surround integrated into a 2-channel system -- some good, some not so good. Re: his way (from "my" understanding of what he's suggesting), how do you control the volume of the rear speakers if the amp that's driving them gets its signal from a DVD/Blu-ray player? If it has a digital volume control, that would work, but that wouldn't be a route that I would take unless I was desperate for surround and needed a quick fix.

Do you mind used? There's a Yamaha RX-V795 receiver at videogon.com for $55 + shipping. It's cosmetically flawed (no picture though), but it has 6 preamp outputs for surround (L, R, C, RS, LS and LFE/.1). The receiver's speaker outputs could power your L/R Surround speakers (and Center speaker, should you want more than 4.1) and you could send the line level L/R channels to your current 2-channel setup. It doesn't handle the newer audio codecs of Blu-ray (DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD), but those codecs have either DTS Surround and/or Dolby Digital for "backup" on the disc.

Another thing: are the subs you have part of your 2-channel setup (subs feed the Mains) or are they separate? If they're part of your 2-channel setup, then you won't have an LFE/.1 channel unless you change this or add another sub.

I can recommend used stuff in the $$ - $$$$ range or new stuff in the $$$ - $$$$ range. But without a budget to work with, I'm just guessing at options that might/might not be OK for you.


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