I have a 5.1 surround (Energy) and want to add two more speakers to make it 7.1 in my media room. Does these speakers can be used as two extra speaker . Also I would like to use the subwoofer in my living room with JBL BD100 speakers as the subwoofer it came with is nothing, is that possible ? Please advice I have a 5.1 surround (Energy) and want to add two more speakers to make it 7.1 in my media room. Does these speakers can be used as two extra speaker . Also I would like to use the subwoofer in my... » Read More I have a 5.1 surround (Energy) and want to add two more speakers to make it 7.1 in my media room. Does these speakers can be used as two extra speaker . Also I would like to use the subwoofer in my living room with JBL BD100 speakers as the subwoofer it came with is nothing, is that possible ? Please advice « Show Less
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Simply adding two more speakers to your system does not make it a 7.1. You risk burning up the amplifier by having speakers with mismatched impendences. Upgrading your speakers is great but speaker impedances have to match and your amp has to say it can handle that load. Far more bad scenarios then good for what you are looking to do.
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the acoustimass is a half hhearted version of a subwoofer. So if you are really looking for a subwoofer sound then this acoustimass will not do the job. I use for my apartment because I dont want it thumping too much or too loud.other question- yes I think you can use these speaker to make it 7.1. you probably will need a A?V receiver with 7.1 capabilities.
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yes these will work great in your arraingment you are trying to create. However the subwoofer is passive not active so it does not need power and the speakers run through it so cant seperate the speakers from it. Use it as a set you wont regret.
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If you want a 2.1 setup, the best answer is to buy another amp with either line level out or a subwoofer line out. For a solution though, you could run the speakers in a series (google how) and buy a subwoofer with speaker level inputs (though I don't recommend this). However, if you've bought this amp and want more bass just buy a set of speakers with decent woofers that are easily powered (good 2.0 sounds better than 2.1). I had this running a set of Large Advents and it sounded beautifully.
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This is a two channel or stereo amp. A sub woofer is designed to go with a surround system which has 5 or more channels. Like the other commenter said, your 50 watt speakers can risk damage if you turn the volume up to loud. Also, you could add another pair of similar speakers to balance it out. Each channel on this amp has outputs for 2 speakers, left and right. So you could run 4 speakers at once, 2 for the left channel and 2 for the right channel. 2 speakers rated at 50 watts for each channel should work nicely. This is somewhat like the setup I have. For each channel I have a large floor standing speaker (at least 75 watts) and a smaller speaker to reproduce the treble or higher end of the frequency. This is a two channel or stereo amp. A sub woofer is designed to go with a surround system which has 5 or more channels. Like the other commenter said, your 50 watt speakers can risk damage if you turn the volume up to loud. Also, you could add another pair of similar speakers to balance it out. Each channel on this amp has outputs for 2 speakers, left and right. So you could run 4 speakers at once, 2 for the left channel and 2 for the right channel. 2 speakers rated at 50 watts for each channel should work nicely. This is somewhat like the setup I have. For each channel I have a large... » Read More This is a two channel or stereo amp. A sub woofer is designed to go with a surround system which has 5 or more channels. Like the other commenter said, your 50 watt speakers can risk damage if you turn the volume up to loud. Also, you could add another pair of similar speakers to balance it out. Each channel on this amp has outputs for 2 speakers, left and right. So you could run 4 speakers at once, 2 for the left channel and 2 for the right channel. 2 speakers rated at 50 watts for each channel should work nicely. This is somewhat like the setup I have. For each channel I have a large floor standing speaker (at least 75 watts) and a smaller speaker to reproduce the treble or higher end of the frequency. « Show Less
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I took 2 other small speakers and put them in the same jack as the 2 main speakers. It seamed to work well in tell i realized that the sound quality was diminished because the power was being reduced by so many speakers. You could just take another pair and use that but you can run the risk of blowing out the speakers or your system. So check your speaker you would like to use and make sure they use the same range of power as the sound system. And yes you can splice but make sure its the same wire size. Hope this helps
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I hope you still have the operating manual for this thing because that's where it looks like the answer is, on pages 29-32 under "System Setup". Use "AMP" to assign the rear channels to ROOM 2 and SW M to select the subwoofer mode. There's a "gotcha" here too. There are 2 sets of speaker jacks for the rear channels. One for SURROUND and one for ROOM 2. They are not interchangeable. I learned this the hard way through trial and error. Good luck. This is an amazing piece of equipment once it's configured properly
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For "real" stereo, one speaker plays left and one right but one speaker alone sounds terrific to me. Go ahead and get one....you will end up getting another if you don't want to carry a speaker (though very light weight and not really a problem) from room to room.I think you will love one or two. I asked the company (excellent email response in less than 24 hours) about using more than 2 and that is not possible now but the company rep forwarded my suggestion to the techie types as a possiblity.aah
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No. Buy the 7.1 channel version and you will be able to have 5.1 in one room, and a two speaker system in another... but not with this model.
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Honestly don't know. I only have one sub on my system but I have additional rooms where a sub would definitely enhance the sound. I never considered 2 subs in one room. For rock, jazz, classical one sub does the trick.
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I wish that I could help you out. I'm using the speaker's from the home theater system that I already had hooked up. There are 100watt wall and ceiling shelve size speaker's. I do believe that the speaker's you do use, will have to be speaker's for surround,(FL&gt;Center&gt;FR&gt;RL&gt;RR&gt;) for 5.1 system. The rear speaker's are also known as(SL&gt;SR). If you use just any kind of speaker's, like for stereo. Then you wont get the separation, any true affect of surround sound. I wish that I could help you out more, and hope that this will help you some what. Nick
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I believe you should be able to since the missing speakers between the 5.1 and the 7.1 are used for mid room surround, however with the whole system in I'm not sure if you'll be able to have just stereo sound coming from the remaining port. Its possible you'll end up with those speakers only playing the sound that would come through the two mid speakers in a 7.1 system.
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I assume what you're asking is...instead of using the two JBL standard 'bookshelfs', you want to replace them with the two JBL 'center' speakers? If so, I think it would be ok. I bet in a blind test you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I'm also assuming you're substituting because of height or size restrictions because of your wall unit?
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I've got it hooked up in a 7.1 configuration using existing rears as back surround. If you use the right terminals on the speaker, it will combine drivers for you to set it up the way you need to- using existing surrounds.
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Sure you could use these as surround speakers. In fact I am using them as surround and it really sounds great. I have 5:1 sound system. Connect them to the two surround speaker connection in the back. Left to left speaker and right to right speakers. If you need more advise please let me know
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Both amps are nice and both are 7.1 vs the 5.1. Can't imagine them not having an option to set up for 5.1. Or you could buy two more satillite speakers for it. But the klipsch speakers are amazing sound! You won't hurt the speakers if you hook up to the 7.1 if that is your concern.
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This is quite a powerful audio receiver. Depending on whether you want to take full advantage of the 7.1 feature or stick with simply 2 speakers, you will want to shop for the best front, side, rear, surround speakers and subwoofers. It is hard to recommend the "best" speakers because they range in value and price. Try searching online for speakers and see what will fit your budget. All the best :)
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Depending on the number speakers you may use, most of us have two, left and right for stereo, you should be able to compensate for the issue mentioned from the audigy control panel. I have three speakers with a bass added and it took some playing with the controls to get the sound I wanted. It gives you an option for speaker/headphone configurations from stereo to 5.1 surround sound and one for headphones. Your mileage will vary. Hope this helps.
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you can order 2 more speakers like our rear L&R; but you need a 7.1 unit most are not 7.1 they are 5.1. But if you have a 7.1 unit you can just buy 2 more speakers and put them in the middle are the back however you want. really easy