5.1.4

[nick p]

I have a Marantz SR614. I need it to do 5.1.4.
I just saw a video where it says I can't do it unless I don;t use rear speakers.
Is that true?
You would think i could set up a 7.2.4 ? Please help. Thab=nk You

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I have a Marantz SR614. I need it to do 5.1.4.
I just saw a video where it says I can't do it unless I don;t use rear speakers.
Is that true?
You would think i could set up a 7.2.4 ? Please help. Thab=nk You

Yep. It’s true. It only has 9 amps in it. So, you CAN do 7.x.4 if you add a 2ch amp to drive either the mains, or a pair of height speakers. 5.1.4 is better than 7.1.2 so you’re not missing a helluva lot if you forego rear surrounds.
If you can add an amp, 7.x.4 is the way to go.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Thats crazy.

Maybe. Depends...
It can be crazy that it can ONLY do 9 channels of amplification.(but there’s just a limit to how many amps you can cram into one chassis)
Or, it can be crazy that they added the option for 11 channels of processing on top of an already really good AVR and allow the option to easily add power to accommodate 7.1.4. Personally I think the latter is pretty cool.

 

[everettT]

This looks very familiar

 

[BMXTRIX]

I have a Marantz SR614. I need it to do 5.1.4.
I just saw a video where it says I can't do it unless I don;t use rear speakers.
Is that true?
You would think i could set up a 7.2.4 ? Please help. Thab=nk You

I assume you actually have a SR6014.

You can't use the rear surrounds. You can use rear speakers. It has internally, 9 channels of amplification. So, that is enough for 5.1.4 setup.

Few manufacturers put more than 9 channels of amplification into their receivers that are capable of 11 channel audio processing. This means you can add an external amplifier to get those extra two channels. Often, people get a good separate amplifier to run their main left/right speakers, and use the internal 9 channels of amplification for the rest of the speakers.

How you set it up it up to you and it should be detailed in the owner's manual.