is it a waste using just one channel out of stereo

Dave:

From an amplification standpoint that's OK ... but if you have music that is for 3 channels (like the new Mercury Living Presence and RCA Living Stereo SACD classical releases) don't you lose whatever information is routed to that 3rd channel? Isn't this also why most SACD players will have output jacks for 2 channel, as well as surround sound applications? And granted, center channel only amplification makes this a moot discussion anyway.

Thanks, Rich

Hey Rich

Just taking a guess at what he's talking about and wanting to do. I'm guessing that he's short one amp channel (center speaker) in his hometheater but has an extra two channel amp on hand....one of those "sure, why not" and "do what you gotta do" answers on my part.

Regarding the three channel sacd's?...

"don't you lose whatever information is routed to that 3rd channel?"

I may not be understanding you (more coffee), why would you lose anything? The 3rd channel is the center channel and fed from the preamps center channel output to the same amp(one channel of a two channel amp in this case), as a single mono channel isn't it?

Of course in truth...he is wasting an amp channel that could be used somewhere...Hey, how about a passive sub on that wasted channel?

Takes care of the old wasted energy problem mentioned!

Dave

How about bi amping that center channel?

Save money? Hell I leave my stuff on all the time