HAmmer32261 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I have a pair of rf-83's and i have a chance to buy another pair My question is can i have 2 speakers as a right channel and 2 speakers as a left channel? Is there a way to hook a pair on each side? i have a denon 4311ci and the speakers will be powered by 2 XPA-2 amps Thank you John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 MOST (but not all) STEREO amplifiers tend to have speaker terminals on the back for "Speakers A" and "Speakers B". Some even have connections for more pairs of speakers. If you have these on the back of your amp, then you just hook up two pairs, one pair to speaker A, and one pair to Speaker B. OK...now lets look at a better idea, which you may or may not be able to do: Since I have no idea what your upstream equipment outputs/inputs possibilities are, if this fits you, then you are good to go: one stereo preamp, WHICH HAS OUTPUTS FOR TWO STEREO AMPLIFIERS...hook up a pair of speakers to each amp, plug both amps into the preamp...turn it all on and play something through the preamp and piss off the neighbors all you want...Check for clipping and heat...ALWAYS WATCH FOR CLIPPING AND HEAT! Try not to push too many watts into speakers that have much lower continuous ratings than your amplifiers are rated at, or better yet...just don't use monster amps to begin with...efficient speakers really don't NEED monster-watt amps! Have fun! Personally, I prefer just one pair of speakers for my stereo listening use...unless I use a three speaker stereo array. More than one pair of flank speakers in stereo listening kinda "muddies-up" the soundstage detail for my ears...just a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think you can. The Emotiva XPA-2 has two outputs. Just run an RCA splitter from each stereo channel (FL & FR), so you can use the seperate speaker outputs from each XPA2. You will use an amp for the left speakers, and an amp for the right speakers. Basically, you should split before the amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAmmer32261 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Mustang each pair is going to have it's own amp Here's the back of my reciever http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/HAmmer32261/EL_AVR-4311CI_back.png and this is what the hookup will be http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/HAmmer32261/hookup.png but will both FL and FR play during movies?/ or just music playback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This isn't for surround, right? Is there a reason why you want two speakers for each channel? This will mess up your imaging. It's called comb filtering. Just want to make sure you are getting the benefit that you want to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAmmer32261 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thats what i was wondering tiger so it wouldnt be worth it? or just use the 2nd pair of 83's for surround? that way i could have all 4 83's for music playback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Mustang each pair is going to have it's own amp Here's the back of my reciever http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/HAmmer32261/EL_AVR-4311CI_back.png and this is what the hookup will be http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/HAmmer32261/hookup.png but will both FL and FR play during movies?/ or just music playback If you use a Y adapter from the FR single RCA into both the amp's RCA inputs, then attach those to both front right speakers, then whenever sound comes out the FR RCA, both of those speakers are going to play. Is that the best thing to do in your situation? Probably not... Should you buy the extra speakers? Sure, why not? A man can never have too many speakers. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Oh, and one more thing... If you are wanting to listen to music in a new way, try an SACD of Brother in Arms, and listen to Money for Nothing. Get those extra speakers, and use them as surrounds or rears. SACD is recorded so that each of the speakers in your HT get to do somthing. Money for Nothing is the best song I have to demonstrate that. For the best listening, in my opinion, having all large speakers in your HT makes it best. Heck, large speakers make the system sound better no matter what, especially for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thats what i was wondering tiger so it wouldnt be worth it? or just use the 2nd pair of 83's for surround? that way i could have all 4 83's for music playback I don't think so, the speakers are designed to give a uniform image. If they are a good deal and you have the room you can go for surrounds. The temptation to buy a local good deal is hard, isn't it? [:@] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAmmer32261 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Ok thx for all the help everybody ill use the 2nd pair of 83's for surround Tiger it is hard this deal just came up and these speakers are only a hour away im driving There tomorrow morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Does the avr have Front Wide, if so that may be the best choice. There should be several modes that will allow for extende listening in stereo and other formats. This approach may bring out more subtle sounds and details than duplication from two speakers if I understand what you are trying to accomplish. Also, different size drivers in a system may also add to the quality of sound, like musical instruments in an orcherstra. I use drivers from 5.5 in to 10 in in my system which blend very well together and no timber issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'd use them as surround. That'd be awesome for all channel stereo listening to music as well as surround in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAmmer32261 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 That's what i decided to do , i bought the 83's now i have 4 of these monsters. Cant wait to get my HT finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 ^^^Nice, I'd love to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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