I hope the forum can help me out with the following “dilemma”. I just upgraded (if you want to call it that) my Yamaha CR620 receiver and Realistic Speakers. It still works (Other than a bad Phono Input) as good as the day I bought it, but I hear electronics have made some headway in the last 35 years…. So into the hobby room it went.
I purchased the Pioneer VSX 21-THX receiver and a pair of JBL ES80’s. I have the JBL’s bi-amped. Needless to say, it sounds great. I broke out all my once played vinyl (I was the type of guy who played his albums once just to tape them). Pink Floyd dark side of the moon…..wow. Very nice sound. What’s not to like over the CR620.
Sorry for digressing. My question is. I plan on using it only for music (tape, albums, CD’s, radio) for the near future. Home theater may be in the works, but not yet. Would using the surround amps on the receiver for 2 additional speakers, first of all work, and would they do anything to the “Quality” of the music?
The manual says the Pro-Logic setting offers up to 7.1 channel sound from 2 channel sources. I was tempted to hook up the old radio shack speakers, but I don’t know what impedance they are etc, and don’t want to do any harm. I’d like to error on the safe side.
Would the pro logic setting (Or another setting …..There are about 11 additional settings (THX, Neo6 music, etc)) power the surround channel/amp from “music” sources. And if they did, would you feel this would offer anything to my music only sources.
I was looking at the JBL L830’s for the “rear” speakers.
I don’t want to turn this into an expensive Quadraphonic system, but if anyone has had good results with this type of hookup (Again, for mainly MUSIC listening), I’d like to hear about it.
I appreciate any help from the group. Thanks
