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dabhasker

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Hello,
I want to know whether with 7.1 channel A/V receiver can I use 5.2 speakers only. Will there be much difference in sound quality/
 

fatterpat1

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The only problem with that is a lot of the surround dsp's will not work for you. Most of the dsp's in a 7.1 system are for 7.1 and are not usable if you only connect 5.1.

If you look in the owners manuall it will give you descriptions of the different dsp's and in what scenario they can be used. Within those descritions most manualls will have sections that are shades of grey or have small numbers in the upper right that correlate with a sub note. You will notice that the sub notes will say only available with 7.1
You can do it but you will be limiting the options of what Dsp's you will be able to use.