Quote Originally Posted by sash
Q. If a dj were to mix vinyl on a 5.1 system, would only the front 2 speakers get the sound? Could he/she play a vinyl track and then mix over to a cd in 5.1?
no you'd use a 5.1 simulation encoding like dolby pro logic...it would not be in 5.1, but it would do its best to simulate it. to my ear, though, stereo music recordings sound better in 5-channel stereo than pro logic...

for true 5.1, you'd need tracks recorded in 5.1 and an PA set up for it.

realistically, i think it's more realistic to except live PAs done in 5.1 than dj sets, at least in the short-term...