I have a denon receiver, and Im looking for Speakers. do I have to buy 4 of this type and 1 Subwoofer ? My denon is 5.1 channel. Thank you
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You don't have to. I actually used these as my rear surround and the TSi400's for the front and a cs-10 for the center. But I'm sure 4 of these and a sub would sound excellent. If you want the full "5.1" you'll need a center speaker. 5.1 = 5 (speakers) .1 (subwoofer) roughly
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These speakers are sold in pairs. They will work fine in a 5.1 system provided the room is not larger than about 15 x 20. You will also need a center channel speaker, the Polk CS-10 uses the same drivers and will compliment these nicely.
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I get the need for the AV cable, but does a single male to male cable work? The subwoofer has left and right in-jacks, so do you need to buy a female to male splitter to connect to the male/male cable coming from your receiver's sub/out? I think the instructions say you can hook up the AV cable to the sub/in Left but why wouldn't you want to use a right and left sub/in hookup? I don't get it? Also, can someone tell me whether 16 g speaker wire is good enough or is 12 g better? I'm not too tech-savvy.
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Sorry, I'm a newbie at home theater stuffs, but why do we need a separate "subwoofer cable"? Won't the speaker wires work? I'm using a HTiB and they all use one type of speaker cables, even the subwoofer. I'm just curious as I'm about to get this system and have to learn how to set it up with a receiver. Thanks.
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Yes, that is correct. You need one rca cable from your denon out and connect it to the input marked as 'sub in'.
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U need a 5 channel amp gor the sub or u can hook up 2 speakers to one channel using total of 2 channels for 4 speakers and use the other 2 chanels brigged for the sub
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Yesss but you wont get the full surround sound without 5 speaker and a good receiver. These speakers can handle a lot of power and sound great .. I think you would be wasting your money for 2 speaker set up with these.
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Yes, you can connect up to 1 subwoofer to this receiver. Keep in mind that it must be a powered subwoofer with an RCA style plug. "Subwoofers," or bass speakers, that use speaker wire will NOT connect to this receiver.
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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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It'd be better to get a 2 channel or 1 channe monol. This isn't exactly made for subwoofer. Look for 1600.2
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I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you. Hope this helps. I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you.... » Read More I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I am using a Pioneer 7-channel receiver whose model number is VSX 816 I bought 7 years ago. These Bose speakers run well with this receiver. If you want more bass, you can buy an additional sub woofer for perfect sound.
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Actually, I bought an old Sony home theater receiver from Craigslist for $20. These older receivers (the ones with Dolby Prologic but not Dolby Digital and/or DTS) have A and B speaker outputs, which can both be run at the same time for a total of four speakers in stereo. If you're not put off by the idea of buying things from Craigslist, this might be the best and most affordable option (affordability being, I assume, the biggest criterion if you're buying these speakers, as was the case for me).I hope this helps. :)
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Andrew:>Here's the problem: the stupid Pioneer certainly has 7.1 OUTPUTS to the 7 speakers and the sub, but the INPUTS are only 5.1You can still use the 7.1 outputs to the 5.1 inputs; just don't use surround back left and surround back right.
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i bought thru amazon. i had same question as well. i habe 4 satellite speakers 1 center speaker and a sub+woofer. fyi i love it!
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The zone 2 I am not setup yet, and 7.1 channel I don't know why I have out put only 5.1 or 5.2. I check the seting but still don't know how to get the out put for 7.1. I have 7 speaker and 2 subwoofer still try to setting up. I will let you know when I got it.Best RegardMinh
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I actually contacted Onkyo about a similar thing. I want to run a 7.1.2 and use an amp with the RCA line out jacks. All I need to do is get an amp to power from the RCA jacks and I'm good to go. You should be able to run it with a rear pair and 4 atmos speakers, but something would have to be doubled up on the actually timing with the Dolby computing. It won't be a true 7.1.4...but you can run a true 7.1.2 with this system and an amp to power the additional speakers.
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It can be either a 7.1 or 5.1 channel output, what really matters is that it is a good quality receiver, yamaha, onkyo, denon, marantz, etc. These type speakers require a good quality (high power) receive to push them and sound like they were built to sound. I hope this helps with your decision, good luck.