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On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:27:11AM -0700, Bearcat M. Sandor wrote:
> Couldn't one create the sound of a fly moving through out a room simply

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> by adjusting the balance of 4 speakers?

One could, sort of.
> If so why do we need more than 4 speakers?
Because you have much better results that way,

using the right techniques.  
> I have an audio system for which i'd like to set up 4 channels. I have 2

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> Anthony Gallo Acoustic Reference 3.1s and would like to swap them out

> for 4 Stradas and 4 subs (with some extra money of course).  

You could save 50% by using 8 speakers at 1/4 the price

of those, and get much better results.
> If i do that and play back a 5.1 or 7.1 movie soundtrack or music disc

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> what am i going to not have vs a full 5 or 7 channel set up?

Without some quite specialised processing you'll have a

crippled result. Don't expect Pulseaudio to do the right

thing, how could it ? It doesn't even know where your

speakers are.
Ciao,
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