dts surround speaker layout

You heard it from people about surround like 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 etc... But do you know more about them?

Below are all the dts surround speakers layout ranging from 2.0 till 7.1.

With the graphic shown, it seem easier to understand the entire layout. But of course, it depent on what kinda encoder you wanna use on your amp.

I was quite surprise to see all these layout on the dts surcode program, hence I decided to share with you.

This is all about dts (digital theater system) and not dolby. But layout is somewhere about the same.

For better understanding, these are the code name (I hope I did not get wrong tho):

L - Left
R - Right
C - Center
LFE - Low Frequency Effect (woofer)
S - Surround
Ls - Left Surround
Rs - Right Surround
Lss - Left Side Surround
Rss - Right Side Surround
CS - Center Surround
Ls-r - Left Surround Rear
Rs-r - Right Surround Rear
LW - Left Wide
RW - Right Wide
C-Oh -Center Over-Head
Ch - Center High
Lhs - Left Height Side
Rhs - Right Height Side
Lh - Left Height
Rh - Right Height



DTS Sur 2.0 Lt Rt


DTS Sur 2.0 L R LFE


DTS Sur 2.0 L R


DTS Sur 3.0 L R S


DTS Sur 3.0 L C R


DTS Sur 3.1 L R S LFE


DTS Sur 3.1 L C R LFE


DTS Sur 4.0 L C R S


DTS Sur 4.1 L R Ls Rs LFE


DTS Sur 4.1 L C R S LFE


DTS Sur 5.0 L R C Ls Rs


DTS Sur 5.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs


DTS Sur 6.0 ES Matrix L R C Ls Rs Cs


DTS Sur 6.1 ES Matrix L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs


DTS Sur 6.1 ES Discrete L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs


DTS Sur 7.0 L R C Lss Rss Lsr Rsr


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs Oh


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Lw Rw


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs Ch


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Lhs Rhs


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Lsr Rsr


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Ls Rs Lh Rh


DTS Sur 7.1 L R C LFE Lss Rss Lsr Rsr

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