Bi wiring sda-srs
313GUY
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Long time lurker, first time caller.
I have a nice set of SDA-SRS's and am thinking about trying bi-wiring. I am looking at a used Outlaw 1050, which will be my first HT receiver if I get it. My question is, can I use it as a stereo receiver and bi wire 2 of its channels to my Polks, or is this is crazy idea? Are there risks involved to either of the components if I do this? It seems like such a waste to have a 6 amps in the receiver and only use 2 of them when they are hooked to speakers that are "bi-ampable". By the way, I have never bi-amped them with anything else, so they have been "jumpered" since I have owned them.
I have a nice set of SDA-SRS's and am thinking about trying bi-wiring. I am looking at a used Outlaw 1050, which will be my first HT receiver if I get it. My question is, can I use it as a stereo receiver and bi wire 2 of its channels to my Polks, or is this is crazy idea? Are there risks involved to either of the components if I do this? It seems like such a waste to have a 6 amps in the receiver and only use 2 of them when they are hooked to speakers that are "bi-ampable". By the way, I have never bi-amped them with anything else, so they have been "jumpered" since I have owned them.
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Welcome to Club Polk. You would be much better off buying an amp than a receiver. BiWiring is way over rated. You would be better off getting a single high quality pair of cables than 2 sets.
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Thanks for the reply and welcome. My reason for trying this is mainly to exploit more of the 6 amps in the receiver, though. I am not totally versed in what bi-wiring does for me anyway. Does it separate the signals to high and low drivers?
I am using the SDA cable between the speakers, by the way. Does this complicate it further? I have been using a variety of vintage receivers and integrateds in the past, and was looking for a more permanent solution. -
I have to agree with Ben. Though I have no experience with SDA's I do know that most multi-channel receivers share a common power supply. Therefore, bi-amping is a moot endeavor. You would need separate amps and that would seem to complicate the common ground issue. Perhaps others will chime in with more experience, but a good amp and a good set of speaker wires would probably yield much better results.-Kevin
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My understanding of the Outlaw receiver is that it has 6 discrete amps onboard. Can anyone chime in on the truth of this claim?
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You mention bi-wire and then bi-amp...huge difference, so which is it?Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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I am obviously a newbie when it comes to the nomenclature. What I want to do is hook wires to both sets of binding posts on each of two stereo speakers. The other ends of these 4 wires will terminate at the speaker outputs of a single multi channel home theater receiver which advertises 6 amplifiers. I do not know if this is bi-wiring or bi-amping or both, because I admit I do not understand the difference and confess I was not aware of on previously. If you would be kind enough to explain the difference and how each relates to what I am considering, it would be appreciated.
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Ok, I tried to look up the difference between bi amp and bi-wire and have gone from ignorant to completely confrazzled. (Yes , I made that work up, but my spell checker now accepts it.) It seems what I am considering is a combination of both methods.
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Some reading material, so that I don't have to type it all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-wiring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-amping
http://www.oregondv.com/Audio_FAQ_Bi-Wire_Bi-amp%20.htm
http://stereos.about.com/od/optimizingperformance/p/bi-wire.htm
Personally, bi-wiring is a waste. You are much better off replacing the factory jumpers with high quailty wire.
Bi-amping with other channels in your AVR isn't really bi-amping, more like ghetto bi-amping. The fact that you have SDA's complicates the matter considerably.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Some reading material, so that I don't have to type it all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-wiring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-amping
http://www.oregondv.com/Audio_FAQ_Bi-Wire_Bi-amp%20.htm
http://stereos.about.com/od/optimizingperformance/p/bi-wire.htm
Personally, bi-wiring is a waste. You are much better off replacing the factory jumpers with high quailty wire.
Bi-amping with other channels in your AVR isn't really bi-amping, more like ghetto bi-amping. The fact that you have SDA's complicates the matter considerably.
loving that term.....and good advice! and links!
