2 Channel Audio not coming through all speakers?
I'm running a Sony DA4ES receiver, and one thing I can't figure out is the following. Say I have a 2 channel audio source such as the built-in Tuner or a CD. For these types of audio, I'd like the audio to come through evenly on all speakers. With this receiver, it appears that it's only able to present the audio in a 5.1 fashion where the sound dominates from the center channel and front speakers.
Does anyone know how to make the sound come evenly out of all speakers for certain types of audio sources?
You want "all channel stereo"
Depending on your receiver, it may be called 5, 6, 7, or like mine, 8 channel stereo. It's a dsp that produced the stereo image through all available channels, and should sound more "even" to you, especially with music. I use it for listening to the radio, and would agree that for music, prologic puts too much of an emphasis on the center channel. For listening to CDs, I just go with straight stereo, but I know people who prefer all channel stereo for CDs.
As for TV, I go prologic all the way, as television programming lends itself better to an emphasis on the center channel and sending ambient sounds to the rears.
Just look in your manual about how to engage the all channel stereo and you should be all set.