Hi, I am currently working on a sound installation project and the goal is to provide a 360 degree listening experience to the audience present in the middle of a circular arena...the audience will experience a sound moving 360 degree around them.
Now this is how I want to execute it. First rent a 5.1 recording studio to mix and master the audio source in 5.1 surround, then take the mastered audio and play it through a PC which has a 7.1 PCIe sound card installed (Asus Essence STX II 7.1). Now I take 6 (5.1) outputs from the soundcard and connect each output to 5 individual loudspeaker placed all around the circular arena in a 72 degree separation along with a subwoofer. Now what i need to understand is if I am using active speakers like the JBL STX800 series will a direct connection between the soundcard and each individual speaker work. In other words will the soundcard be able to drive 800w-1600w speakers without any problems?
Thanks.
Now this is how I want to execute it. First rent a 5.1 recording studio to mix and master the audio source in 5.1 surround, then take the mastered audio and play it through a PC which has a 7.1 PCIe sound card installed (Asus Essence STX II 7.1). Now I take 6 (5.1) outputs from the soundcard and connect each output to 5 individual loudspeaker placed all around the circular arena in a 72 degree separation along with a subwoofer. Now what i need to understand is if I am using active speakers like the JBL STX800 series will a direct connection between the soundcard and each individual speaker work. In other words will the soundcard be able to drive 800w-1600w speakers without any problems?
Thanks.