riskylogic
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For the last fifteen years, I've had two different systems: A stereo system in the living room, and a home theater system in the basement. My old stereo system was basically 2.2: I had a pair of Piega speakers with not great bass response that I supplemented with a pair of 10" Ruark powered subwoofers. The Piegas were driven by a Classe amp using the XLR output from a Classe premap. The subwoofers used the RCA outs from the preamp.
Now, we have moved to a townhouse, and I have upgraded the stereo system to an AV system. Besides buying more speakers, I replaced my Classe preamp with a Yamaha RX-A3080. The 3080 has XLR inputs and outputs for stereo, so I am still using those with an Oppo and the Classe amp. But, I'm conflicted on the subwoofer hookup. The mimic my old stereo system, I should plug them into the front preouts. And that does indeed work for when using the XLR input for stereo and for quad recordings where otherwise the subwoofers just sit there. However, for 5.1 and Dolby atmos purposes that's not what the system is designed for. So, I've been switching the subs back and forth. I have a third subwoofer from my old HT system that I could use for 5.1 purposes, but there's really no good place to put it. I think maybe I need an A/B switch:
https://www.amazon.com/Sescom-SES-AUDIO-AB-Stereo-Audio-Switch/dp/B008BMLXAU
Is that crazy?
Any other suggestions?
Now, we have moved to a townhouse, and I have upgraded the stereo system to an AV system. Besides buying more speakers, I replaced my Classe preamp with a Yamaha RX-A3080. The 3080 has XLR inputs and outputs for stereo, so I am still using those with an Oppo and the Classe amp. But, I'm conflicted on the subwoofer hookup. The mimic my old stereo system, I should plug them into the front preouts. And that does indeed work for when using the XLR input for stereo and for quad recordings where otherwise the subwoofers just sit there. However, for 5.1 and Dolby atmos purposes that's not what the system is designed for. So, I've been switching the subs back and forth. I have a third subwoofer from my old HT system that I could use for 5.1 purposes, but there's really no good place to put it. I think maybe I need an A/B switch:
https://www.amazon.com/Sescom-SES-AUDIO-AB-Stereo-Audio-Switch/dp/B008BMLXAU
Is that crazy?
Any other suggestions?