brettw22
12-19-2002, 03:41 AM
I'll make this brief......
I was gonna just add a 2 channel amp to my current Onkyo receiver (eventually being replaced) and hook the amp up to the front pre-out on my Onkyo. Only problem (that I didn't think about) is that I would always have to adjust the volume between the different sources so I didn't have one pair of fronts blaring while i'm trying to mute (HUGE pain in the a$$) So I decided (i think) against the external amp route (as a lot of amps don't have volume adjustments that I've seen).
I went to Ultimate Electronics and the salesperson proposed something that I wanted to ask y'alls opinions on......
He suggested getting another receiver(i.e. Denon AVR-1602 or 3) and plugging that receiver into the front pre-out on the primary receiver (probably Denon 3803). Run all 4 front speakers through one of the receivers (to keep the volume all the same), and then the center and surrounds through the other receiver.
When I was at the store, the way that the guy explained it made sense, but now it's seeming to be a lil unnecessary. He did mention something about running A and B speakers at the same time to make one receiver capable of running the 4 fronts, but as I sit here, I don't know why if the 1603 is able to do that, why the 3803 couldn't as well.
I'm going to have to go back to make sure that I get it all, but had to at least put my question out there. This seems like the more difficult way to accomplish dual fronts, but I don't know what the most simple way is to accomplish it without risking blowing up the one receiver that i currently own.
I was gonna just add a 2 channel amp to my current Onkyo receiver (eventually being replaced) and hook the amp up to the front pre-out on my Onkyo. Only problem (that I didn't think about) is that I would always have to adjust the volume between the different sources so I didn't have one pair of fronts blaring while i'm trying to mute (HUGE pain in the a$$) So I decided (i think) against the external amp route (as a lot of amps don't have volume adjustments that I've seen).
I went to Ultimate Electronics and the salesperson proposed something that I wanted to ask y'alls opinions on......
He suggested getting another receiver(i.e. Denon AVR-1602 or 3) and plugging that receiver into the front pre-out on the primary receiver (probably Denon 3803). Run all 4 front speakers through one of the receivers (to keep the volume all the same), and then the center and surrounds through the other receiver.
When I was at the store, the way that the guy explained it made sense, but now it's seeming to be a lil unnecessary. He did mention something about running A and B speakers at the same time to make one receiver capable of running the 4 fronts, but as I sit here, I don't know why if the 1603 is able to do that, why the 3803 couldn't as well.
I'm going to have to go back to make sure that I get it all, but had to at least put my question out there. This seems like the more difficult way to accomplish dual fronts, but I don't know what the most simple way is to accomplish it without risking blowing up the one receiver that i currently own.