Does the A+B on the 701 use series wiring?
I've never tried A+B, but think my old Carver MXR130 may have that option.
DeKay
4 speakers in a large room
Would appreciate some opinions about connecting four bookshelf speakers in a large room at home (the room is an open space where I have kitchen and dining/living room).
I have 4 bookshelf speakers (Dali Spektor 1) at the corners pointing towards the center. This is for ambient sound, easy listening while I’m cooking.
I don’t have them connected to an amplifier yet and my question is: should I hook them as two stereo pairs (A and B to an amplifier with two sets of outputs); Or should I search for an amplifier providing mono outputs, so all speakers play the same? Which option is the best for this kind of arrangement? I know in Pro Audio, the speakers at a venue work in mono. Should I do the same? Will two stereo pairs sound “strange”?
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@dekay I don't have any answer for you . |
If it's mainly for ambient music, you could get an old AVR (you can find them cheap nowadays and some very good brands), then play around with the different surround sound modes. I did that in my workshop. Sounds fine for background music. You don't need to hook up the center speaker unless you have a place for it, same for a sub. I have it with 2 sets of mis-matched speakers, I tried all the surround-sound modes (Movie, Stadium, Hall, etc. that most AVR's have) and it sounds quite good. Yeah, might be a bit odd of a solution, but it works very well, and would definitely sound better then mono or an A+B setup. Plus you don't have to worry about wiring it weird/wrong or the Ohms. Just an idea that works for me. |
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