Hey all,
I recently purchased an entry level Sony home theater system (HT-DDW790). I removed the supplied Front speakers in order to use my Pioneer S-H252B-K 8" speakers (3 way). I have had these for a number of years and they really thumped with my old Kenwood stereo receiver. After banging my head against a wall, I found out that despite the fact that the receiver is capable of pumping enough wattage to the speakers, it was incapable of directing bass frequencies to the larger speakers. I believe I have found the solution in Sony's 5.1 STR-DH500, as among the settings, I can choose "large speakers" for the two front channels.
So I have two questions:
1) Will the built in crossovers on the Pioneer speakers properly direct the appropriate frequencies to the mids and tweeters, or simply give me the bass I am looking for?
2) The STR-DH500 has an RCA jack for the subwoofer as opposed to spring terminals. Can I wire the existing subwoofer to the RCA jack on the receiver (via some hand wiring) without distortion or feedback?
I'm a tightwad and I really want to keep this a budget home theater until I can afford to really sink some cash into it.
Thanks in advance.
I recently purchased an entry level Sony home theater system (HT-DDW790). I removed the supplied Front speakers in order to use my Pioneer S-H252B-K 8" speakers (3 way). I have had these for a number of years and they really thumped with my old Kenwood stereo receiver. After banging my head against a wall, I found out that despite the fact that the receiver is capable of pumping enough wattage to the speakers, it was incapable of directing bass frequencies to the larger speakers. I believe I have found the solution in Sony's 5.1 STR-DH500, as among the settings, I can choose "large speakers" for the two front channels.
So I have two questions:
1) Will the built in crossovers on the Pioneer speakers properly direct the appropriate frequencies to the mids and tweeters, or simply give me the bass I am looking for?
2) The STR-DH500 has an RCA jack for the subwoofer as opposed to spring terminals. Can I wire the existing subwoofer to the RCA jack on the receiver (via some hand wiring) without distortion or feedback?
I'm a tightwad and I really want to keep this a budget home theater until I can afford to really sink some cash into it.
Thanks in advance.
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