ronning
12-23-2004, 11:52 AM
I just bought a new Onkyo 2 channel stereo receiver for my parents. It's going in a cabinet in their living room.
Currently there is a 4-way splitter box that i have set up which runs to 4 different pairs of speakers - the cabinet speakers, a pair of speakers on the opposite end of the living room, a pair in the kitchen, and a pair in my parents' bedroom. Usually only 1 or 2 pairs are selected, although sometimes it is as many as 3 and *maybe* all 4 if my parents aren't paying attention to what they are doing.
I purchased the receiver specifically for its simplicity and quality high-current amplifier. My parents only ever listen to low-volume classical music, so high wattage is not necessary.
The receiver has A+B outputs, so I'm wondering what would be the best/most efficient way of connecting everything up. Should I run the splitter off of the A output and leave the B output off? Or should I run the cabinet speakers off A and the other 3 on the splitter off of B? I suppose that could potentially create an unbalanced load between A and B - is that bad?
All the speakers are 8ohm.
Thanks!
Currently there is a 4-way splitter box that i have set up which runs to 4 different pairs of speakers - the cabinet speakers, a pair of speakers on the opposite end of the living room, a pair in the kitchen, and a pair in my parents' bedroom. Usually only 1 or 2 pairs are selected, although sometimes it is as many as 3 and *maybe* all 4 if my parents aren't paying attention to what they are doing.
I purchased the receiver specifically for its simplicity and quality high-current amplifier. My parents only ever listen to low-volume classical music, so high wattage is not necessary.
The receiver has A+B outputs, so I'm wondering what would be the best/most efficient way of connecting everything up. Should I run the splitter off of the A output and leave the B output off? Or should I run the cabinet speakers off A and the other 3 on the splitter off of B? I suppose that could potentially create an unbalanced load between A and B - is that bad?
All the speakers are 8ohm.
Thanks!