Denon 3802 with rt1000 & center

BDuChane · 07-16-2002, 10:19 PM

Just bought a Denon 3802. Fronts are rt1000 and center is cs400i. Both have dual binding posts for low frequency. Rt1000's are a powered tower. Any suggestions as to how to wire this set up. Would be very interested in using the pre amp on the 1000's and the dual binding posts on the 400's

sgtgto · 07-17-2002, 01:29 AM

Hi:

Polk recommends going R,L.C out of receiver to the respective speaker and leave the jumper in place. Should work well for you. Set the power amps at about 1 Oclock, or to your taste.

Gary

mantis · 07-17-2002, 08:23 AM

BDuchane,
I have the same setup.I have wired them everywhich way.It's fun to see how different they sound when changing wire hookup.
The Denon mates extremely well with the Polk's.
I have my left center and right all bi wired.Most will dissagree with bi wiring the mains for there own reasons but I gained clearity and depth.The center channel also improves with bi wiring.
Try line level, leaving the jumper's in with a single speaker wire,bi wiring and whatever SOUNDS the best to you go with that.

welcome to the forum...
Dan

TroyD · 07-17-2002, 10:30 AM

I'm not even going there....

All I am going to say is that the suggested wiring patterns in the manual do not include a biwiring scheme and if you call Polk customer service and ask them if you can biwire the RT1000, they will tell you no. Clearly, if it works for you though, knock yourself out.

The CS400i, it is an option and I would try it. At the very least, replace the jumpers with some decent wire.

BDT

RuSsMaN · 07-17-2002, 10:34 AM

Actually, your rt1000's cannot be bi-wired, you used a speaker (high) level input for the powered subs AND the passive portion (midbass and tweet) of the speaker.

It is nice however that Polk offered different options for hookup. I can see a bi-wire cable (sound aside), being the cleanest and easiest way to set these up, even though the speaker (rt1000) cannot actually be bi-wired per-se.

Cheers,
Russ

BDuChane · 07-17-2002, 07:25 PM

When you say "bi wiring" can you explain what out puts on the reciever are being used for each speaker.

HBombToo · 07-17-2002, 07:40 PM

Here we GO!

mantis · 07-18-2002, 01:28 AM

Nice posts guys............don't worry Hbombtoo

The rt1000i's sound there best wired with 4 conductors from the amp.Terms aside to spare an arguement,I have played with them for years.

The first thing I tried with the rt1000's is just regular 2 conductor.It works well.

I have also tried line level from the preouts left to left and right to right,not LFE out,but I tried that as well with the jumpers out of course.

In the end I have found that the Bi wiring configuration as sounded that best with all other things considered.

You can try all the different ways to wire.I found this to work for me.

Godd luck it's a long road.

07-16-2002, 10:19 PM	#1
BDuChane Polkie Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 7	Denon 3802 with rt1000 & center Just bought a Denon 3802. Fronts are rt1000 and center is cs400i. Both have dual binding posts for low frequency. Rt1000's are a powered tower. Any suggestions as to how to wire this set up. Would be very interested in using the pre amp on the 1000's and the dual binding posts on the 400's

07-17-2002, 08:23 AM	#3
mantis Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (10) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Pa Posts: 9,552	BDuchane, I have the same setup.I have wired them everywhich way.It's fun to see how different they sound when changing wire hookup. The Denon mates extremely well with the Polk's. I have my left center and right all bi wired.Most will dissagree with bi wiring the mains for there own reasons but I gained clearity and depth.The center channel also improves with bi wiring. Try line level, leaving the jumper's in with a single speaker wire,bi wiring and whatever SOUNDS the best to you go with that. welcome to the forum... Dan __________________ Dan My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.

07-17-2002, 10:30 AM	#4
TroyD Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (3) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: lookin' for fava beans and a nice chianti Posts: 11,209	I'm not even going there.... All I am going to say is that the suggested wiring patterns in the manual do not include a biwiring scheme and if you call Polk customer service and ask them if you can biwire the RT1000, they will tell you no. Clearly, if it works for you though, knock yourself out. The CS400i, it is an option and I would try it. At the very least, replace the jumpers with some decent wire. BDT __________________ That statement will probably offend someone. They need to know ahead of time that I don't give a sht. -G.B. Grand Last edited by TroyD; 07-17-2002 at 10:39 AM..*

07-17-2002, 10:34 AM	#5
RuSsMaN Hardcore Member Sales Rating: (27) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Texas Posts: 16,026	Actually, your rt1000's cannot be bi-wired, you used a speaker (high) level input for the powered subs AND the passive portion (midbass and tweet) of the speaker. It is nice however that Polk offered different options for hookup. I can see a bi-wire cable (sound aside), being the cleanest and easiest way to set these up, even though the speaker (rt1000) cannot actually be bi-wired per-se. Cheers, Russ __________________ If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough - when you get knocked down, you gotta get back up - Roger Alan Wade

07-17-2002, 07:40 PM	#7
HBombToo Polk Master Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funny Farm"no doubt there" Posts: 5,321	Here we GO! __________________ *WAREMTAE*

07-17-2002, 01:29 AM	#2
sgtgto Polkateer Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 310	Hi: Polk recommends going R,L.C out of receiver to the respective speaker and leave the jumper in place. Should work well for you. Set the power amps at about 1 Oclock, or to your taste. Gary

07-17-2002, 07:25 PM	#6
BDuChane Polkie Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 7	When you say "bi wiring" can you explain what out puts on the reciever are being used for each speaker.

07-18-2002, 01:28 AM	#8
mantis Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (10) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Pa Posts: 9,552	Nice posts guys............don't worry Hbombtoo The rt1000i's sound there best wired with 4 conductors from the amp.Terms aside to spare an arguement,I have played with them for years. The first thing I tried with the rt1000's is just regular 2 conductor.It works well. I have also tried line level from the preouts left to left and right to right,not LFE out,but I tried that as well with the jumpers out of course. In the end I have found that the Bi wiring configuration as sounded that best with all other things considered. You can try all the different ways to wire.I found this to work for me. Godd luck it's a long road.

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