Music CDs on a 7.1 system

[zegmal]

I'm putting a 7.1 system in the great room of my house. The rear speakers will actually be in the kitchen, a good 20 feet behind the TV (definitely not ideal). Before I wire the system I want to be sure that when I'm playing a regular music CD on the system that sound will come out of both the rear speakers and front L/R speakers (that way music will be in the kitchen and living area). I've never had a surround system so I have no idea what happens when music CDs are played. Are music CDs just played over the front L/R speakers? THanks.

 

[jaxvon]

That depends. Normally the music will be played over the front speakers and possibly the subwoofer (depending on your settings). However, you can enable a DSP mode like 7 channel stereo to play music on all of the speakers and pipe sound into the kitchen area.

 

[JVC]

If your receiver has two or more zones, you can have music in the kitchen, while something else plays in the great room.
Good luck!