Does anyone knows if this product will work on a 5.1 Harman Kardon Home Theater System? I need to have 2 speakers outside and 3 inside my house
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Should work fine if your receiver has A and B speaker outputs. I have this splitter hooked up on the B set of speakers on my Kenwood receiver, and then split two pair of speakers outside.
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I do not see why it would not work as long as you follow the instructions that go with it. It's very light weight and at first one may think that there is nothing to it. But it works great.
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I am not sure if the HK amp setup differs from my Sony amp in the way sound is dispersed (i have a 2 zone switch on mine (a, b, or a&b;), but if it's similar, it will work just fine. I have three zones set up - my default amp is connected to A (5.1), then, when i switch over to B, i have 2 additional zones set up - one in the kitchen and then another outside - i can play them both together or separately. It works great and i have never had any drop out issues at all.
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I am not sure if the HK amp setup differs from my Sony amp in the way sound is dispersed (i have a 2 zone switch on mine (a, b, or a
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Yes, it will work fine on your receiver. You would connect the inputs of the speaker switch to the left and right FRONT speaker jacks on the receiver, then connect your main surround speakers to the Speakers 1 jacks. The Speakers 2, 3 and 4 pairs of jacks can support speakers outside or in other rooms. Note that when you run speakers in other areas, it would be best to switch your receiver's playback mode to TWO CHANNEL STEREO, which will turn off the center and surround channels.
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You need a multi channel 5/1 or higher receiver which would have a connection on the back for a center channel speaker. A stereo 2 channel receiver would not have that connection.
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Thanks for your question. You could run two pair of outdoor speakers off of an external amplifier that would hook up to one of the zone line outputs. If you run the outside off of unused speaker outputs, then I would not play two pair of outdoor speakers very loudly when playing them simultaneously. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Pioneer dealer.
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first check if your speakers have an input digital for the cable because the sound card have an output digital (the digital cable comes with it) if not then you need the Digital to Analog Audio Decoder Converter - Transfer the DTS/AC-3 Digital Signal and Stereo(R/L) Audio Signal into 5.1 Analog Output, i had the same problem with this device my 5.1 speakers got the digital dolby surround sound, also i needed to configure on the system (program) the 5.1 channels (speakers) also the digital sound and i choose the dolby system. good luck
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I tried this with two brand different speakers but doesn't work. You need a HiFi (WiFi) system...
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It should work just fine. The setup program will optimize the receiver based on the speakers hooked up and the type and quality of the speakers. The receiver is really designed as a home theater system so there will likely be lots of features that you will not utilize with your setup!
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Yes. Its a 7.1 plate so just use the "rear" connections for the outdoor speakers and the rest for 5.1
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The manual says the the unit will prevent the impedance presented to your receiver from dropping below 5 ohms, regardless of the number and impedance of speakers connected to it. However, I don't recommend the unit as on the one I got two of the switches would not stay pushed in. I only use it for 2 sets of speakers so it's okay, but two switches are clearly defective. Impedance matching must be turned on for it to perform as stated above. Good luck.
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Michael is correct, but if you're looking for particular brands to be suggested you can't go wrong with pairing JBL speakers with Harman Kardon receivers. I've been a fan of Harman Kardon for awhile and I will either get their receivers or Denon. Denon is a bit pricey, but either will do. And like Michael said...you can pair it with any 5.1 surround sound system of your choice.
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Think of this unit as 5 individual power amps to do as you please. Use "Y" input connectors to create 2 sets of 2 speaker outputs. Add an external equalizer if you need further adjustments. What you'll want to do with the 5th channel is anyone's guess. I hope this helps.
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I could not get the darn thing to work at all. I bought a NEW Denon 5+1 receiver and had extra cables to outiside deck speakers (should have gotten 7+1) that could not hook up as I had four surround plus sub and center channel in LR. Thought this would allow me to get the outside speakers working like a splitter that I could turn on and off. Was wrong or either not using correctly but does not very complex. I pushed every single combination of buttons and never got any sound to go through outside OR inside.
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If your receiver can handle 7.1 its just a simple matter of adding two additional speakers. I would recommend adding to floor speakers to your front channels and using the DefTech speakers as your center, side, and rear surrounds.I hope this helps.-Dex
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That's what I used it for -- while it does from time to time have some limitations (occasional cross-static, minimal volume irregularities, etc [which may actually have to do with my not exactly "new 5.1 surround sound system" itself]), for the most part adaptor works great !!!! Hope that helps.
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It won't work ... Since the 3.5 is for toslink not aux... What exactly are you trying to do? Maybe I can help you...
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Is your 3.5 mm connector stereo?, even if it is I'm guessing there are inexpensive adapters (probably @ Radio Shack) that will convert a 3.5 mm plug to either 2 wire (mono) or 4 wire (stereo). Pay attention to wire polarities (+ & -) as traditional 2 wire speakers connections are + & - , even if the wires are connected backwards the speakers will still work-- result you will be driving them backwards & they will not sound as clear. Solution, just reverse the wires. Good luck
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If you already have a 5.1 setup, then why do you care about audio on this projector? Oh, after thinking about your question, I realized that you must not have a Home Theater Receiver. This projector is not an AV receiver. You can only hook up headphones/small speakers to this projector. You should really be using separate receiver for your speakers.
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I have this USB card and I like it. I use the optical digital output to my home theater (DVD) system and that works well. Do your 5.1 speakers have separate inputs for r, l, sub, and rear? With this system, it has 2 options for 5.1: either digital optical, or 4 separate wires running to inputs in your 5.1 system. In my case, I did not have 4 separate analog inputs for these speakers, so digital optical was my only option. If you do not have digital optical or 4 analog inputs on your 5.1 system, then I would not get this product.