[museav]

Have to agree with Phil here, you might want to step back first and describe what you have. When you say that you have a 5.1 surround system do you mean that you have a speaker system with dedicated inputs for left, center, right, left surround, right surround and sub/LFE signals that is designed to deliver five channel sound to all seats? Or simply that you have a system that has left, center, right, left surround, right surround speakers and a subwoofer? Or even that you already have a processor or receiver in place that decodes surround sound encoded sources?

There is a huge difference between having a five channel system and having a system with a surround sound decoder, this could definitely affect any aspects related to the console. There are also differences between having five speakers and a sub and having a system that delivers a desired result to more than a small portion of the audience.

So maybe you could explain what you really have and how you plan to use it, that might help make sure that any suggestions focus on your specific application.