In your opinion, with this amplifier, does the sound from the 7 connected home theater speaker sounds louder or clearer? i.e. if using a receiver (with pre-outs), if a certain volume level is set with the speakers connected to the receiver would the...
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If your receiver is pushing more watts per channel then this amp will not be louder. But the quality of sound produced by the Emotiva will more than likely be a large improvement, unless you own a high-end receiver (normally costing thousands of dollars).
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Stephen G., I'm interested in connecting 2 receivers and switching between them. I have a modern home theater receiver (Yamaha RX-V477) and a vintage receiver (Realistic STA-76 circa 1975). Each one does some things better than the other and I want to easily switch between them depending on what I want to do (like play vinyl on the vintage) and watch movies on the home theater receiver. If you know of something that can do this, please let me know. Thanks.
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I think the match is acceptable... At the same time a more powerful amp will sure do better. I was hoping for more "umph". Im going to try the speakers with a more powerful amp to see if theres any difference.
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I have not had any issues with the device; and, it sounds great with the speakers and sub-woofer I have connected to it. I live in an apartment so I don't get to use it to it's full potential often, but there have been a few times I cranked it up to see what it can really do, and it did not disappointed. Sure a large factor when it comes to the quality of sound has to do with the speakers that are attached, but music and movies come in crisp. All of my devices (except for Ethernet) are attached via HDMI. The HDMI pass-through works great with no loss in quality, even when the device is turned off. Having the ability to attached all of the devices to the reliever and then only have one HDMI running up to the TV makes it much easier to have a clean-looking cable setup running out of the TV. **NOTEs** 1) I'm not a fan of 3D at home, so I cannot tell you how well the HDMI pass-through would handle the increased data requirements of 3D. 2) I live in an apartment which is not set up well when it comes to using the 2nd zone option on the receiver, so I cannot speak to how well that function works.
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How does Yamaha RX-V667 7.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver goes along with this?
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I'm no expert, love how my pair is performing. To answer your question, I would assume that depends on the other components in your system, especially the amplifier you're hooking them up to. Hope somebody smarter than me can give you a better answer.
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Not at all. Do you have another amp to test the output on your source? The amp gets uncomfortably loud at just half volume with my Klipsch RM-15's. I've used it with far less efficient speakers and still it got very loud!Check your source...
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Have done all this, but how do I get 5.1 sound from the external source? Sound only coming through the front speakers. What input should I be using on the receiver to get 5.1 sound from the external source? TIA.
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There is an output jack hole that says "speaker out". I've tried to connect another speaker through there as well as another preamp and my attempts were unsuccesful. Maybe I was doing it wrong, but it could also be a cheap amplifier. The bluetooth rocks, though.
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it depends on how much sound you are looking to get. if you wish to power up with only rca connectors, then yes, you will need another amp to get sound. this unit does have a main output for speakers but they are only for bare threads. as far as sound goes, it will do ok in a smaller room but don't expect to be blown away.
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What exactly do you mean that a 7.1 system will never be used? I was planning on getting a 7.1 and putting 4 speakers in the living room with the TV and two in the adjoining kitchen area. No? Do you still get surround sound with 7.1 and are the Onkyo speakers really that bad? I was looking at either the 7200 or 6200.
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My comment is that I agree that underpowered receivers or amps will easily damage your speakers. I learned the hard way when I was a teenager 25 years ago and the receivers I used then blew tweeters. Then I bought a Carver amp and felt the difference. At this time, I have Carver amps driving L/R/C/Sub Channels on my system. It is safer to have a 250RMS Watts per channel amp than a 40watt receiver. Of course if the Low Frequency Driver is damaged, obviously it was defective.
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I have a V675 and I'm running 3 subs (2 are Polk and 1 is a Klipsch). 2 are with my basement home theater (Zone 1) and are hooked up to the 2 sub\pre-amp outputs on back of amp. The 3rd is hooked up to my upstairs living rooms speakers (Zone 2) using speaker wires from amp into sub and speaker wires out from sub to speakers.
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The answer is yes ... but since the A/V receiver usually feeds several speakers several other things need to be considered. First,, these need to be fed with only the subwoofer signal Second, if they are driven too hard (loud) they make a TERRIBLE sound. They need a separate level (volume) control to keep them in the "feel" range and not the louder "feel and hear" range. Third, as with all speakers, make sure the total connected impedance of the speakers is within the recommended range for the receiver But, these are the same issues you need to deal with whether you use an AMP or an A/V receiver so the answer to your question is still YES.
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I went through a steep and maybe incomplete learning curve when I wanted to add multiple speaker pairs to my setup but I do not believe you have to have speakers to all of the inputs for 8 ohm output. This switch is auto impedance matching. My system is 4 ohm amplifier and I've had 1, 2, 3 and 4 pairs of speakers connected at various times and have never had 6 pairs, the switch has worked great and I use it all the time when I am at home. One thing I would caution on is that while description says that you can use two sources at the same time I've found that you get bleeding from one source to the other side. I went through a steep and maybe incomplete learning curve when I wanted to add multiple speaker pairs to my setup but I do not believe you have to have speakers to all of the inputs for 8 ohm output. This switch is auto impedance matching. My system is 4 ohm amplifier and I've had 1, 2, 3 and 4 pairs of speakers connected at various times and have never had 6 pairs, the switch has worked great and I use it all the time when I am at home. One thing I would caution on is that while description says that you can use two sources at the same time I've found that you get bleeding from one source... » Read More I went through a steep and maybe incomplete learning curve when I wanted to add multiple speaker pairs to my setup but I do not believe you have to have speakers to all of the inputs for 8 ohm output. This switch is auto impedance matching. My system is 4 ohm amplifier and I've had 1, 2, 3 and 4 pairs of speakers connected at various times and have never had 6 pairs, the switch has worked great and I use it all the time when I am at home. One thing I would caution on is that while description says that you can use two sources at the same time I've found that you get bleeding from one source to the other side. « Show Less
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I am using the amp to drive to Klipsh 5.2 reference speakers in a 7.2 surround sound system. The amp I'm using to drive the other surround speakers is an Demon 4308 receiver. The amp has so many controls (also via the web) that it allows you to use those two amp's power to drive other amps in the receiver that drive all the surround sound speakers...Bottom line. I am EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE AMP. It was recommended to me by a friend of mine who's in the business. I used to be a rep for JVC in the late 80's to early 90's. Now they don't make nearly as good as stuff as they did. But as for the amp I have driven those speakers so loud that I thought I was going to come out of my skin watching the new Godzilla (also have 2 12 in Klipsh 1000 watt each power subs) I hooked them up in such a way that the LFE signal was not only going to the subs but to the front main speakers too. The amp did great. Hardly got warm! Frankly I could not believe it. Then only after about 20 minutes of extremely loud sounds did the amp shut down. Guess what. It was not the Emotiva. It was the Denon Receiver. Over drove it. Even with the receiver's front channel amps bridged into the surround amps. Thinking about going to Denon separates next time I upgrade but I'll for sure keep my Emotiva amp on the front channels. Very happy indeed......
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I used to connect these speakers to my 5 year old Onkyo receiver TX-SR606 (90W per channel). It's more than adequate and loud enough. Last year, I upgraded my receiver to Onkyo 818 last that have pre out capability (you need Onkyo 7 series or above to connect your receiver to external amplifier) and use Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier. It's worth the upgrade. Sounds great especially with 24-bit uncompressed recording. It really makes you listen to your old collection once again.