If I have a 7.2 channel receiver, should I bi-wire my 2 ES80's or Use 2 wires?
1990676
the advice I found, and only after trying it with Bi-wired with my receiver, was unless you actually have two amps to power the speaker, wire it with the bridge in place via the single channel. You won't notice enough change with it bi-wired, and you only end up losing a pair of channels that you could otherwise use for rear surround or a second zone.
1990677
You only use one wire to this one & another wire to the other. Positive & negative ... 2 channel,2 speakers
810862
I've been happy with wiring the second inputs separately on the big L and R speakers and using that for the low end, but I'm also not a major bass-head. I'd suggest trying that first and then if you feel you need to add a sub, do it.
1301734
a 16 gauge wire is your best bet (just use the one provided in the suggested stuff) , as for your 7.1 set up, you'll need a 7.1 channel receiver and 2 extra speakers
324604
The manual states "Dual binding posts allow bi-amp or bi-wire connections, for the ultimate in customized high performance audio". I just used the lower set on each speaker and they sound fantastic. Go to http://www.audioholics.com/frequent-questions/the-difference-between-biamping-vs-biwiring for an explanation of the two options.
2237030
These speakers are Very Efficent and DO NOT need to be Bi-Wired.Leave the jumpers in place--wire up the speakers--and use them.Bi-wiring from a AVR uses a terminal from that AVR and reduces power outputto all speakers from the AVR--it's not a win-win situation with an efficent Speakerlike a Klipsch. These people that are Bi-wiring are reducing the total power inputto their speakers and not gaining anything.
581866
The single important thing is that you wire both speakers identically. If you use the wire with a white stripe on the red terminal of the speaker and receiver on one side, do the exact same thing on the other side so that you don't have your speakers out of phase. That will cause you to have muddied sound because the speakers will be fighting each other.
318011
If you only have one set of wires in the box it probably will not work. You require two sets of wires.
2233060
I'm reading through the manual in anticipation of mine arriving, and it looks like you can wire them separately. The complexity comes from the fact that there appear to be two separate drivers in the speaker enclosure, but you only have a single center channel out of the receiver. The simple way to go is to only drive one of the speakers, and ignore the second driver in the enclosure. If you want to be adventurous, you could think about wiring the two speakers in parallel. The drivers appear to be 8ohm, so two wired in parallel would show a 4ohm load to the receiver. If the receiver is rated to handle a 4 ohm load, then you should be good to go. If, on the other hand you were to wire them in series, you would get a 16 ohm load, which would be easier for the receiver to drive, but would probably be too quiet. Good Luck
870112
Honestly it would be better to just buy a splitter and plug it in, instead of messing with the wiring. I'm sure if you have the ability to do it, then by all means do it. Personally, buying a splitter would be easier and safer
134599
Depends on how you have them wired. Wire each set of 6x9s in parallel for a 2ohm load. This will go on channels channels 1 & 2, then use channels 3 & 4 for the 5x7 speakers. This should work fine.
261429
I don't know the answer for that. You need to check on your receiver or pre-amp's manual, but if you want to use only one sub-woofer than you don't need this kind of cable, what you need is a straight forward cable. I don't think your receiver is designed for doing that. I have two sub outs on my receiver for the purpose to use two separate sub-woofer so you can put one on each side of the room or one in the front one in the back at your surround speakers. I don't recommend you to do that, you should never mix signals. This cable is designed for if you have a sub and does not have a LFE input but has inputs for left and right than you connect the double Y part to the sub and the single end to your pre-out. Also you can contact with Mediabridge they have excellent technical support. Good luck and don't do it!!!
1639366
I am using a Denon AVR-2313 rated at 105 WPC and bi-amping the RTi-A7s (one pair of wires to the mids/tweeters, the other pair of wires to the woofers). I have no complaints.
333783
That depends on your receiver... Check out page 5 of the subwoofer manual for wiring instructions - http://www.jbl.com/images/media/ES250P(120V)_OM_EN.pdf
1620644
Thanks for your question. You will require speaker wires to be run from your equipment rack to the rooms that you would like speakers in. If you hook up a 7 channel surround system, the remaining zones can be driven using separate amplifiers to run the additional zones. If you hook up a 5 channel surround system, the remaining speaker outputs may be reassigned for one of the other zones. Best thing might be to go to the manufacturer's site and download the full users manual to determine if this unit's features will work for you individual application. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Pioneer dealer.
1271778
Two subs is definitely not a waste of money depending on your room. If you have nulls and voids a dual sub setup could help fix that.
949807
Yes, the bi-amp capability really comes from the receiver/pre-ampIt does not bridge if that is what you are wanting to do.
1581838
If you have a receiver that is 5.2 or 7.2 you can run one RCA cable to the Red and one to the white for the 2 sub outputs. That's what I did.