# SACDs with 5.1 content on a 2-speaker system

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**Created:** [November 21, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacds-with-5-1-content-on-a-2-speaker-system/381340 "2006-11-21T21:06:49Z")\
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I have an SACD player, but no 5.1 setup. What will I hear if I play a disc with 5.1 content? Will the player just downconvert the 5.1 content to 2-channel, or do such discs contain separate stereo content?