Perhaps what is happening is that sound sent to the Beovision for decoding is output as 7.1 but when Dolby True HD and DTS HD are decoded by the player they are sent on as 5.1 and as the decoding is done external to the Beovision, the Beovision just passes the 5.1 on through. The problem with this view is that the manual for our Sony says that Dolby

Glad to hear that!

We are using a Sony BDP S550 and yes I was playing the DVDs in it. And yes, when playing a DVD in it, when using Apple TV, and when watching satellite TV all seven speakers were producing sound. I will be curious to see how our new 7-55 operates with seven speakers once it arrives.

We have a MkIII and the curtain is there both on and off. Is the blue line there all of the time? We have 7-55 ordered and I hope the curtain is still present on it for both on and off.

Noticed one more thing.....with Quantum of Solace BluRay all speakers are active when the BluRay's setup menu is on the screen but when the actual movie starts, only five are active. And, interestingly if I put a DVD in the BluRay player all 7 speakers work again. Also put in the Dark Knight BluRay. The 6000s are silent when I set it to play theTrue

Beojeff, I connected the two extra Beolab 6000s. All seven speakers work when watching satellite TV or Apple TV. Using our Sony BDP S550 Blu Ray only five work. The added 6000s set as left and right rear are silent. I want to try listening to 3:10 to Yuma as it has a 7.1 PCM track but we loaned our copy to a friend. Also, even when all speakers are

Thanks!

I may try connecting the 6000s now, just temporarily, to our BV7 and see what happens. If I do I will let you know.

Geoff, could I ask a few questions also about speaker placement and AST? Our current system is a Beovision 7 MKIII with a Beolab 7-4. Front speakers are Beolab 9s and rear speakers are Beolab 1s. We have a Beovision 7-55 ordered which will be replacing the Beovision 7-40 soon. Now for the questions: 1. The Beolab 1s are placed in the back corners of

it is close to 15 feet wide and 17 feet long. The TV goes on the wall goes on the side that is 15 feet wide. Also, the back of the room, behind where we sit, is open to a breakfast area and the kitchen. I will try to post a couple of pictures.