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They're both the same. A "channel" stereo receiver merely accepts a given number of channels (2,4,5, &tc.).

A stereo receiver has 2 channels of audio output, left and right. A receiver marked as ___ channel receiver has the corresponding number of channels. For instance a 5 channel stereo receiver can play 5 different channels of audio through 5 speakers. If the receiver has a decimal, such as 5.1 or 7.1, that indicates that it has 5 or 7 channels of regular audio, plus 1 channel for subwoofer, making them 6 and 8 channels, respectively.

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