7.1/ Dolby rear/DSX wide

sockeye

What is your opinion? Which do you prefer? I have searched ??
I found only old posts.
13x24 room insulated.

polkfarmboy

I have heard many saying they love dsx for movies and games

The more speakers the better in that large room of yours . Most people will be right in telling you that movies are mostly 5.1 and all these extra speakers are a waste of money. All speakers are a waste of money if you look at it like that so it all boils down to having fun

I would go for dsx if using a projector, but I would not get carried away on spending alot as the extra speakers youl buy are just for ambient effects but make sure its a timber matched set from the same family .I had some fxi in a height config and they were fantastic and can see myself definitely going that route again once I buy a 9.1 preamp

sockeye

Speakers already installed
RC85i in wall
RC80i in ceiling
What can I say? These speakers are great.
RTiA7 front
A6 mid
RTiA3 wide?

kuntasensei

I'm running 9.1 with Dolby Pro-Logic IIx + DSX Height. I never turn it off. At first, I used DPL-IIz Height, but after playing around with a few video games (most particularly Halo: Reach), the height effect seemed far more precise with DSX. You can aim a rocket at a spot above you and then tilt your view back down and the explosion images pretty much where you'd expect above you. Even ambient noises like planes flying overhead in the distance are pretty well placed above you. It's a very cool effect.

If all you can do is 7.1, I think you get more by running rear surrounds, especially if you have a large room (and also because movies are all starting to be mixed for 7.1 theatrically). I tried DSX Width briefly and it didn't do much for me... but then, my mains are spaced pretty wide because of my projector screen and I'm using dipoles on the side, so I don't really have a gap in sound on the side walls.