I'm getting ready to set up a surround-sound system for watching my DVDs
and Blu-rays, for the first time. According to the receiver manual the
normal procedure is hook up the front speakers from the "A" terminal on
the receiver, then hook up the rear speakers using the "surround-sound" >terminals on the receiver.
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in >surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another
set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front >speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
I've never tried to run two sets of wires to the same speaker(s) before
and thought I'd check in here before I experimented and screwed up
something bigtime.
I suppose I could always diminish the sound to the rear speakers using
the "A" setup while listening to CDs and LPs using the "+" and "-"
controls on the front of the receiver but this seems like it would be a
big hassle since (according to the manual anyway) you have to kind of
work at it to strike the perfect balance between the front and rear
speakers for the surround-sound effect.
Hope I explained myself clearly and TIA.
I'm getting ready to set up a surround-sound system for watching my DVDs
and Blu-rays, for the first time. According to the receiver manual the
normal procedure is hook up the front speakers from the "A" terminal on
the receiver, then hook up the rear speakers using the "surround-sound" terminals on the receiver.
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another
set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
I've never tried to run two sets of wires to the same speaker(s) before
and thought I'd check in here before I experimented and screwed up
something bigtime.
I suppose I could always diminish the sound to the rear speakers using
the "A" setup while listening to CDs and LPs using the "+" and "-"
controls on the front of the receiver but this seems like it would be a
big hassle since (according to the manual anyway) you have to kind of
work at it to strike the perfect balance between the front and rear
speakers for the surround-sound effect.
Hope I explained myself clearly and TIA.
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in >surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another
set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front >speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
Why would you expect the CD and phono inputs would be decoded into surround? I think you are trying to solve a problem that does not exist.
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in >surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another >set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front >speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B" >buttons activated at the same time.
Why would you expect the CD and phono inputs would be decoded into surround? I think you are trying to solve a problem that does not exist.
--scott
In article <t8602b$db7$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in
surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another
set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front
speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
Why would you expect the CD and phono inputs would be decoded into surround? >> I think you are trying to solve a problem that does not exist.
--scott
I didn't expect them to be reproduced in true surround, I just wanted
listen to them only from the front speakers.
I have two other complete (non-surround) stereo systems in my home so I
guess I'll just listen to my CDs and LPs on them.
Or maybe I can just use the "+" and "-" center and rear level controls
in the front of the surround-sound receiver, it would be helpful if
there was some kind of graphic indicator for those on the front but it's
just the four buttons. Then you're supposed to run some test with a
sequence of beeps coming from each of the four speakers to get the
optimum balance from the front and rear.
BTW this receiver I'm using isn't even a more modern "5.1" surround
type, it's an old "Dolby Surround Pro-Logic" from early in the century.
I have HDMI running from the Blu-ray player to the TV but for the TV's
audio out to the receiver I use the old RCA jacks (the only kind the
receiver will accept).
In article <t8602b$db7$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in
surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another >>> set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front
speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
Why would you expect the CD and phono inputs would be decoded into surround? >> I think you are trying to solve a problem that does not exist.
--scott
I didn't expect them to be reproduced in true surround, I just wanted
listen to them only from the front speakers.
I have two other complete (non-surround) stereo systems in my home so I
guess I'll just listen to my CDs and LPs on them.
BTW this receiver I'm using isn't even a more modern "5.1" surround
type, it's an old "Dolby Surround Pro-Logic" from early in the century.
I have HDMI running from the Blu-ray player to the TV but for the TV's
audio out to the receiver I use the old RCA jacks (the only kind the
receiver will accept).
I'm getting ready to set up a surround-sound system for watching my DVDsYour receiver's remote probably has a stereo button. Push it.
and Blu-rays, for the first time. According to the receiver manual the
normal procedure is hook up the front speakers from the "A" terminal on
the receiver, then hook up the rear speakers using the "surround-sound" >terminals on the receiver.
However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in >surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another
set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front >speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front
of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"
buttons activated at the same time.
I've never tried to run two sets of wires to the same speaker(s) before
and thought I'd check in here before I experimented and screwed up
something bigtime.
I suppose I could always diminish the sound to the rear speakers using
the "A" setup while listening to CDs and LPs using the "+" and "-"
controls on the front of the receiver but this seems like it would be a
big hassle since (according to the manual anyway) you have to kind of
work at it to strike the perfect balance between the front and rear
speakers for the surround-sound effect.
Hope I explained myself clearly and TIA.
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
BTW this receiver I'm using isn't even a more modern "5.1" surround
type, it's an old "Dolby Surround Pro-Logic" from early in the century.
I have HDMI running from the Blu-ray player to the TV but for the TV's >audio out to the receiver I use the old RCA jacks (the only kind the >receiver will accept).
Okay, so THIS is the first important piece of information that you left off of your question.
Even so... what makes you think going through the CD input will go through the pro-logic decoder?
The center and surround channels should be silent.
If they are not, you have the receiver configured incorrectly.
--scott
In article <t87feo$skt$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
BTW this receiver I'm using isn't even a more modern "5.1" surround
type, it's an old "Dolby Surround Pro-Logic" from early in the century.
I have HDMI running from the Blu-ray player to the TV but for the TV's
audio out to the receiver I use the old RCA jacks (the only kind the
receiver will accept).
Okay, so THIS is the first important piece of information that you left off >> of your question.
Even so... what makes you think going through the CD input will go through >> the pro-logic decoder?
The center and surround channels should be silent.
If they are not, you have the receiver configured incorrectly.
--scott
I've never used a true surround sound receiver until now (it's still in transit) and I assumed (wrongly I guess) all four speakers would be
activated even when using the CD or phono modes.
I was just interested in hearing CDs and LPs from the front speakers
only with a surround set up, the way I've been listening to music for 50 years.
With my previous straight stereo receiver I just had the front speakers hooked up to "A" and the rear speakers hooked up to "B" and I could turn
the rear speakers on and off when watching video or listening to CDs accordingly.
On 14/06/2022 2:24 pm, super70s wrote:
In article <t87feo$skt$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
BTW this receiver I'm using isn't even a more modern "5.1" surround
type, it's an old "Dolby Surround Pro-Logic" from early in the century. >>> I have HDMI running from the Blu-ray player to the TV but for the TV's >>> audio out to the receiver I use the old RCA jacks (the only kind the
receiver will accept).
Okay, so THIS is the first important piece of information that you left off
of your question.
Even so... what makes you think going through the CD input will go through >> the pro-logic decoder?
The center and surround channels should be silent.
If they are not, you have the receiver configured incorrectly.
--scott
I've never used a true surround sound receiver until now (it's still in transit) and I assumed (wrongly I guess) all four speakers would be activated even when using the CD or phono modes.
I was just interested in hearing CDs and LPs from the front speakers
only with a surround set up, the way I've been listening to music for 50 years.
With my previous straight stereo receiver I just had the front speakers hooked up to "A" and the rear speakers hooked up to "B" and I could turn the rear speakers on and off when watching video or listening to CDs accordingly.
Well it wasn't a 'straight stereo receiver' then !
geoff
I've never used a true surround sound receiver until now (it's still in >transit) and I assumed (wrongly I guess) all four speakers would be
activated even when using the CD or phono modes.
I was just interested in hearing CDs and LPs from the front speakers
only with a surround set up, the way I've been listening to music for 50 >years.
With my previous straight stereo receiver I just had the front speakers >hooked up to "A" and the rear speakers hooked up to "B" and I could turn
the rear speakers on and off when watching video or listening to CDs >accordingly.
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