Kyle Knapp
Auditioning
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- Mar 16, 2015
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My son just upgraded his HT system, and persuaded me to take his older Onkyo HT-S6200 7.1 system off his hands.
I've never had a surround system before, and previously have been pretty happy with my old stereo (plus subwoofer). I'm very pleased with the HT-R670 reciever, easy to set up, and makes it easy to control all my components.
I'm experimenting now with speaker setup, So far I've set up only the 2 front speakers + center speaker + sub, and I'm hoping to get some advice before I go much further.
First off, I'm disappointed with the sound coming from the SK?-670 speakers (all 7 speakers are identical I think, except for the 3rd digit of the model number, which seem to correspond to placement). I did an A-B comparison with my old Sony SS-U201 cabinets, which I've had since the 1980s - the Sonys have a much richer, fuller sound. (The grilles don't come off, so I don't know for sure what's inside them, but from what I can feel through the grille I think they're 3-way, or maybe 2-way with a port, with 8" drivers).
My question is, can I just use my old Sony speakers in place of the Onkyos for front left & right? (possibly important detail: the Sonys are rated 8 ohms/200watts, Onkyos are 6 ohm/130w - I don't fully understand what this means, is it a problem? Does the number of speakers matter - ie, can I get away with using a pair of 8 ohm speakers if I set up as 5.1 instead of 7.1?)
Thanks so much!
I've never had a surround system before, and previously have been pretty happy with my old stereo (plus subwoofer). I'm very pleased with the HT-R670 reciever, easy to set up, and makes it easy to control all my components.
I'm experimenting now with speaker setup, So far I've set up only the 2 front speakers + center speaker + sub, and I'm hoping to get some advice before I go much further.
First off, I'm disappointed with the sound coming from the SK?-670 speakers (all 7 speakers are identical I think, except for the 3rd digit of the model number, which seem to correspond to placement). I did an A-B comparison with my old Sony SS-U201 cabinets, which I've had since the 1980s - the Sonys have a much richer, fuller sound. (The grilles don't come off, so I don't know for sure what's inside them, but from what I can feel through the grille I think they're 3-way, or maybe 2-way with a port, with 8" drivers).
My question is, can I just use my old Sony speakers in place of the Onkyos for front left & right? (possibly important detail: the Sonys are rated 8 ohms/200watts, Onkyos are 6 ohm/130w - I don't fully understand what this means, is it a problem? Does the number of speakers matter - ie, can I get away with using a pair of 8 ohm speakers if I set up as 5.1 instead of 7.1?)
Thanks so much!