add ko lang sa post ni brother louie louie louie ..
main advantage of having a front wide is a VERY VERY wide soundstage, you'll think you have no speakers in front of you.
e.g. person walking towards the screen, you would feel that he/she is really walking towards the screen. watching concert would also make you feel that they are performing in front of you.
Maki input na rin mga masters. Ako naman po based on my experience kase small room lang ako, when i tried front wides me mas huminang sound details ng front sound effect.
Main speakers were 685, 686 po ang FW. Mga 30 times ko paulit ulit yung 3 scene ng movies para ma justify ko yung huminang sound details.
I think FW po mas suitable kung mas malaki ang space ng room. And sa palagay ko po mas maganda kung same speakers ang front and front wides para parehas ang bato ng sounds. And of course mas ma appreciate yung 7.1 kung lahat movies 7.1 bluray. :-) Kaso hindi ko na try kaya di ko ma prove as per my old setup. And thats my opinion. :-)
Now im back to 5.1. Sakto lang sa bluray rip. hehe. Mas favorable pa yung setup na 5.2 for me sa small room. :-)