5.1 speaker set with 6.1 recievor? Is it possible?

I'm working on getting my parents to buy an Onkyo home theater. Right now I know for sure they will buy the HT-570s ( http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4026410 ). However, I want a better setup. I originally wanted the 770B... but my dad's like "There's NO way we're paying $109 freight shipping!" So, back to the drawing board.

Now I'm thinking about getting the TX-SR502B ( http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4014530 ) and a 5.1 speaker set as we really have no place to put a center rear speaker... Is it possible to use this reciever & a 5.1 speaker set without problems?

For the speaker set... Would these yamaha's be okay? ( http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4036254 ) I really need to keep this under $350 shipped. Thanks

Yes, it would be fine. You dont need a speaker connected to the outputs, for it to work. Those speakers won't do very much for you. They will work, but wont be great speakers. For a budget system, those choices will work.

What do you think would be better? The HT-570 or the seperate reciever/speaker set?

I'm happy... Looks like we're going with the TX-SR502B reciever & Yamaha NS-FP9500 speakers ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat03049&id=1077626315963 ). Should be fine for an entry level system.

**** YEAH!!! Just ordered the HT-770B! http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4007837

"# ONKYO HT-S770B Black Home Theater System has been Factory refurbished and includes a 1-Year Limited Onkyo Warranty - Add this system to your DVD and TV combination, and you'll enter a fully dimensional, 360 degree realm of home entertainment. 130 Watts x 6 plus 220 Watt powered 10-inch Subwoofer
# Integrates DTS, DTS-ES Discrete / Matrix 6.1, DTS Neo:6, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II decoding
# Linear PCM 96kHz / 24-bit DACs for all Channels
# Wide Range Amplifier Technology (WRAT)
# Extended Frequency Response: (10Hz to 100kHz)
# Crossover Adjustment for Bass management
# 5.1 Multi-channel color-coded inputs for DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD
# 3 Digital inputs (2 optical, 1 coaxial)
# 4 S-Video inputs & 2 outputs
# Phono input
# 2 HDTV capable Component Video inputs & 1 output
# Front panel A/V, S-Video inputs
# A/B speaker drive
# 6 sets heavy duty multi-way speaker binding posts
# Color coded inputs, outputs and included speaker cables
# Pre-programmed remote
# Includes five satellite speakers + Dedicated center channel (all magnetically shielded)
# Digitally-tuned AM/FM radio with up to 40 Programmable Memory presets
# Black Finish "

If you want to go cheap use some of these http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...74912-7003929?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846 (you may need a male to female or female to male one) and a pc speaker system, and possibly a rca y adapter and a additional sub and front speaker. The pc speaker system could be a 5.1, 4 channel, 6.1 or several 2 or 2.1 systems

thanks for the suggestion, but I'm using optical. Infact, the cable I'm using is Acoustic Research Master Series which retails for $60 (but I paid $5).

The Home theater should be here tomorrow.

-maddog- said:

If you want to go cheap use some of these http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...74912-7003929?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846 (you may need a male to female or female to male one) and a pc speaker system, and possibly a rca y adapter and a additional sub and front speaker. The pc speaker system could be a 5.1, 4 channel, 6.1 or several 2 or 2.1 systems

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That's not doing it cheap, that's doing it ghetto. Not only that, but you won't get surround sound at all, no matter what. It'll just be matrixed stereo.

Prodigious said:

That's not doing it cheap, that's doing it ghetto. Not only that, but you won't get surround sound at all, no matter what. It'll just be matrixed stereo.

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I think he meant for me to buy 3 of those so that I could input 6 analog channels of audio into the reciever.

You sure? He specifically said you need a pc speaker system, so I assumed he meant connecting the reciever to pc speakers, which is both pointless and tacky.

Prodigious said:

You sure? He specifically said you need a pc speaker system, so I assumed he meant connecting the reciever to pc speakers, which is both pointless and tacky.

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yeah, you're right. I missed that...

Anyway, it didn't come today. Oh well, should be here tomorrow then