Would Current Speakers Work With This Receiver? I have a set of six speakers that was included with my current 5.1 system, Sony HT-DDW660. Their rated impedance is 6 ohms. Anybody have an educated guess if they would work with the STRDG720? TIA. Would Current Speakers Work With This Receiver? I have a set of six speakers that was included with my current 5.1 system, Sony HT-DDW660. Their rated impedance is 6 ohms. Anybody have an... » Read More Would Current Speakers Work With This Receiver? I have a set of six speakers that was included with my current 5.1 system, Sony HT-DDW660. Their rated impedance is 6 ohms. Anybody have an educated guess if they would work with the STRDG720? TIA. « Show Less
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Thanks H. Choi. I notice from the manual that it says use 8 - 16 ohms below the speaker terminals, but one doesn't have to believe everything they tell you. :-)
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Impedance it selected at the Amp or Receiver, I don't see why not. I have all 8 Ohm speakers, so this is not an issue for me. You can't mix/match 8/6/4 Ohm. Hope this helps!
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Glad to help, but you should first check your manual. I found the manual online for you and on page 105 and it tells you that you can change receiver from 6 ohms and 8 ohms. So the answer to your question is yes.
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Hey everyone,I just purchased this system and wanted to jump in. I'm using the Sony STR-DG820 as my receiver and have SS-B1000 bookshelf speakers as my fronts. I bought this system to use as the remainder of a 7.1 channel setup. Polk seemed to recommend the setup that Schor talked about when using their satellites in the package as front speakers. Would anyone recommend this setup with the larger bookshelf speakers or would using the sub-out on the receiver be better? Any thoughts? Thanks
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In the past I have had to deal with mismatched speakers of high wattage. I used a matching impedance amplifier.. Unacceptable here, So a possible solution could be, hook it up as normal. If it works to your satisfaction all is well. If not go to Radio Shack and buy a 4 ohm-1 watt resistor and connect it in series. Depending on speaker design, that could bring out the power to an acceptable level. If that fails... well ... its filter stuff and the cost is probably unacceptable.
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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.
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Per manual, page 14, "Setting the speaker impedance" (USA & Canada models only): "under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the speaker impedance to " 6 Ohm MIN." In this case, you can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers". Hope this helps.
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Bill, I doubt anything "went wrong", but the Yamaha may not deal with potential impedance differences between your main speakers and your sub. Luckily, Yamaha allows you to set up levels for each set of speakers (front, center, back, sub) from within the setup menus. Using the remote, do the following: setup -&gt; speaker -&gt; level -&gt; scroll down to "sub" and raise the level (default is flat (0db)) until you like how it sounds. hope this helps, gfd
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Dear Grant,Thanks for your inquiry. The number of channels that a receiver has will have no bearing on how well it will work with speakers. The Klipsch RF-62II speakers are very efficient, meaning they will work well with most any stereo or home theater receiver that offers 75 watts per channel or more. Please let me know if I can be of any additional assistance.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Hello NebTheWeb, This receiver is capable of driving 6 ohms speakers. I use a set of Totem Dreamcatcher (4 ohms) and the receiver is behaving great.
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It is better to have speakers with wattage ratings higher than the receiver. 150 watt speakers will work fine with this receiver as long as they can handle 8ohms. Check the ohm ratings for the speakers, you did not say what kind of speakers you have so I can't answer that. Look on the rear of the speakers for the ohm rating.
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6 ohm stuff I think usally comes with home threatre in a box type kits - I know the sony all in one box solutions are 6 ohm. I'm not sure, but I don't think you should mix the ohm ratings, but I think the worse thing that will happen is either your receiver or speaker will break.
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Hi, Jerry! The manual says to use speakers "with an impedance of 8 ohms or more." The speaker connections are not RCA, they're bare wire connectors with a screw-on type fitting. I hope this helps you out. Good luck. By the way and for what it's worth, we've enjoyed our amp and it hasn't disappointed us at all.
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I cannot think of any reason why it would not work just fine. I am not proficient in sound numbers but my receiver is 100 watts per channel and have 4 of the 6 speakers pairs hooked up and it works just fine. No problems at all.
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I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it WOULDN'T be, though. I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it... » Read More I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it WOULDN'T be, though. « Show Less
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It's not meant to be "hooked up" into a 7.2 system. You really need to match your speakers with your receiver.if your receiver did happen to have pre-outs you take a risk. Of damage. I have a 7.2 system that I've matched speakers to receiver. It has 130w per ch. and will play loud and clear enough for our neighbors! This amp is a 2 ch amp meant to be played in a stereo system ( 2 speakers). Hope this helps
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I did some brief reading about how to match amps and speakers, and my understanding is that the amp's power rating should be less than that of the speakers--around half the peak rated wattage. But as well as power you have to make sure the impedance of the speakers matches the output impedance range of the amp. If you're running two 8 ohm speakers in parallel on each channel, that's actually 4 ohms, so check those numbers. We use this Grace BTAR122 in conjunction with two 80 watt Polk Atrium 4 speakers and it sounds fantastic.