lmc12304 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Hi guys im new to this. I need advice for the 7 klipsch speakers I bought. I don't have a clue about audio. I do know these are some awesome speakers. I have learned a little. I'm wanting to do a 5.1 surround and a 2 channel for music. Which would you pair up? I have a pair of Cornwall II A single Cornwall I Pair of forte II Pair of forte I Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 24, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 24, 2017 Welcome, good choices, I would first try the 3 Cornwalls across the front and forte's ll for rear. You could always switch out the Cornwalls and go fortes across the front, I just thought the Cornwalls might sound better in 2 ch. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitlow Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 You can run your AVR in 5.1 or stereo.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmc12304 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, dtel said: Welcome, good choices, I would first try the 3 Cornwalls across the front and forte's ll for rear. You could always switch out the Cornwalls and go fortes across the front, I just thought the Cornwalls might sound better in 2 ch. ? Thank you dtel. if I do 2channel with the Cornwall II... will the single Cornwall sound good with the fortes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 24, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 24, 2017 I didn't realize you were talking about 2 seperate systems. That makes it tougher, maby just use a switcher box to separate the front 2 cornwalls when you want 2 CH and switch it back for multi channel. (don't know the real name for that kind of box) I know Niles made them but expensive, but I am sure others did also. Or if you were not looking to use different electronics for both just do like Tony Whitlow said, use the AVR for 2 Ch and multi channel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsosdrummer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 If you optimize your system for performance in multi-channel for home theater there's no advantage to installing an additional system in the same room for 2-channel listening. dtel's recommendation of using the 3 Cornwalls across the front for L/C/R (with the Cornwall I as the center) and the Fortes for surround duties should sound incredibly good for both home theater and 2-channel if the speakers are positioned properly. If you use an AVR or surround processor that has a good music surround mode (like Harman Kardon's Logic 7) you can even listen to music in multi-channel, which will sound light-years better than listening to the same music in plain 2-channel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmc12304 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 7 hours ago, dtel said: I didn't realize you were talking about 2 seperate systems. That makes it tougher, maby just use a switcher box to separate the front 2 cornwalls when you want 2 CH and switch it back for multi channel. (don't know the real name for that kind of box) I know Niles made them but expensive, but I am sure others did also. Or if you were not looking to use different electronics for both just do like Tony Whitlow said, use the AVR for 2 Ch and multi channel. 7 hours ago, dtel said: I didn't realize you were talking about 2 seperate systems. That makes it tougher, maby just use a switcher box to separate the front 2 cornwalls when you want 2 CH and switch it back for multi channel. (don't know the real name for that kind of box) I know Niles made them but expensive, but I am sure others did also. Or if you were not looking to use different electronics for both just do like Tony Whitlow said, use the AVR for 2 Ch and multi channel. Thank you dtel I'm gonna look into that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Tony Whitlow said: You can run your AVR in 5.1 or stereo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Or Dolby PLIIx. I would also see if you can redirect the bass to the subs for only 2 channel listening if you have some/a nice sub(s). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 My Denon AVR owners manual shows that you can hook up a complete 7.1 surround system, plus a separate independent stereo pair of speakers, then switch back and forth between them by pressing a button to select DIRECT/STEREO listening mode for the 2 channel speakers, or selecting Surround listening mode for the complete surround speaker system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 25, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2017 I think all AVR's do stereo only but never heard of a separate connection for stereo, pretty neat if you use different speakers for 2 ch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 25, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2017 22 hours ago, hsosdrummer said: If you optimize your system for performance in multi-channel for home theater there's no advantage to installing an additional system in the same room for 2-channel listening. True if you're using the same speakers and don't want different electronics for 2 ch. My 2 Ch speakers are WAY better than the multi channel speakers, so I wanted it separate but in the same room. When I first got the 2 Ch speakers I used the pre outs from the AVR, I thought it was doing OK. After a while I separated it from the AVR and used a DAC with a volume knob as a preamp, same source, and the sound was MUCH better, not even close, big difference overall. You didn't have to listen for it, it was very obvious, now to be fair the 2 Ch speakers are very revealing and way more efficient than most speakers, about 110-112db @ 1 watt, you will hear any problems up the line with electronics. The AVR was more convenient for connecting just about anything but never again will I use a AVR for 2 CH. (unless it's the same speakers for both) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I have a Pioneer VSX-49TXi (I know...it's old) running 5-ch. Stereo even though the input is analog 2-ch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2017 18 hours ago, Mighty Favog said: I have a Pioneer VSX-49TXi (I know...it's old) running 5-ch. Stereo even though the input is analog 2-ch. VSX-82 TXS here don't feel bad, and I just got it at the pilgrimage, $100, to replace my older one. Maby one day I will have one that's completely up to date ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 4 hours ago, dtel said: VSX-82 TXS here don't feel bad, and I just got it at the pilgrimage, $100, to replace my older one. Maby one day I will have one that's completely up to date ? I got this one on Craigslist for $600 about 6-years ago. Overall, I like it. A heavy monster, it weighes half as much as I do. And the MCACC works great (well, I did boost the bass a bit). Only thing I had to do was spray volume pot with tuner cleaner because it kept jumping volume levels while turning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 8/24/2017 at 4:35 PM, hsosdrummer said: If you optimize your system for performance in multi-channel for home theater there's no advantage to installing an additional system in the same room for 2-channel listening. dtel's recommendation of using the 3 Cornwalls across the front for L/C/R (with the Cornwall I as the center) and the Fortes for surround duties should sound incredibly good for both home theater and 2-channel if the speakers are positioned properly. If you use an AVR or surround processor that has a good music surround mode (like Harman Kardon's Logic 7) you can even listen to music in multi-channel, which will sound light-years better than listening to the same music in plain 2-channel. The IMAGING + DEPTH of the music would go 'out the window', if played in MULTI-CHANNEL. For discrete 2-channel listening, it is usually all about the SoundStaging ! ~ If that is of no interest, then I'd go to town in Multi-Stereo mode ! (Just my two cents, my friends ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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