Could this be used as a center speaker only? Hook all three speakers to the center speaker output on a receiver? Ohm or wattage issues?
1436942
This thing came to me with 3 totaly seperate speakers with two wires to each. No instructions or anything just here it is. I have not used it since I only have two wires from my system to send the singnal to. Obviously I need some other part and the sender was less than helpfull at that.
470111
Budget wise connect all four speakers to channels 1 & 2 and bridge 3 & 4 for the sub. It would work, but as to get the best performance from your speakers and sub I would have gone with a slightly more powerful amp. If you gots the cash, buy mono block amp cause that makes a difference. I know this amp all too well. Connected things all different ways to test for perfromance.
736554
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.
351717
The amplifier only has two channels. How do you intend to create a third channel? It would, I imagine, defeat the purpose to parallel the front left and right speakers so you can have a center channel. And you have stated nothing regarding the specs of the speakers you do have (I'm not going to look them up) so, with the information you have provided, the answer is NO. Given the minimal information you provide, it appears that this amp would light up two of the three speakers, or one of the three speakers you have, depending upon how you configured the amp in- and outputs.
995307
Doug,A center speaker will not work as a stereo pair. It is only one channel.Eric C
1151437
I used mine as a center speaker. Instead of using the Yamaha's you listed I used multiple Klipsch speakers to get my 7.2 system
1299345
Speaker is great as center channel, but you would want to add a powered subwoofer.
378736
Hi, I purchased this amp for a two channel configuration, and I am very happy with the results; it has much more power and more fidelity than an integrated receiver. I think that maybe you only have to configure your system to provide the same power level to all the speakers; if not, the front speakers will sound louder than the rest. Regards.
1641395
You can connect it to the L/R channel and use it as a regular speaker. You will need an amp with a center channel output to use it as such
1273441
Absolutely you could!Just split the line for your center channel into a stereo left and right duplicated signal, then add it to the speaker via the RCA ports.You will probably have to do some sound leveling with the volume on the speaker to tune it in, but it will hold that once its good to go.Worst part is you will actually have to turn it on separate your system but other than that it should work fine.
628916
Sure you can. I used this speaker combo as a center channel and I installed the circular speakers in my ceiling for my other channels. So far regardless of my setup, the receiver has done all the rest. I have true cinema quality sound now.Good luck,Salvador
1748565
I'd leave the selector at 8ohm and run the mix of 6 and 8 ohm speakers. It should be fine. The only way you'd run into a problem is with 4ohm speakers, and in that case you should be using a discrete amplifier.
1435529
You have 5 separate channels on the back of the speaker. You could only connect the center channel but it would be a waste of the other speakers enclosed. There are much better choices if you are only looking for a center channel speaker.
868112
Jeanine, I have a 5.1 system (4 polk RC85i speakers (two on each side), once center speaker and the subwofer). My place is similar to yours. In my opinion your distribution could work very well...
256453
yes I used mine as a center channel speaker about 6 inches directly under the center of tv. no problems
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
1273442
I don't believe it will work as part of a surround sound setup. The input is optical and so I don't believe you can setup the amp to output via the optical port the centre speaker.