A + B Speakers = Stereo?

JoeLansing
JoeLansing Posts: 6
edited April 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
Dumb question of the night. I've got an Onkyo HT-R520 http:\\www.lotsoffun.org\share\onkyo520.jpg This is the manual for it. http://lotsoffun.org/share/onkyo520.pdf .... I have 4 Monitor 40 speakers. Do I just connect to the Front *A* and Front *B* speakers R/L to get 4 channel stereo or is there a better way? I've got a 38' x 16' room. Bar, Pool Table, seating. No theater crap. I just want it to rock. I'm trying to start with a Monitor 40 in each corner, then add BIC F12 or something. Maybe 2 Dayton 12's. I love the 4 monitor 40's for $65 each. The Onkyo 520 still has a sticker on the front that says 1,000W but that's with the sub it came with. It does pull 6.5A from the wall so it's not wimpy. I want it to rock good stereo.
- Joe
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  • JoeLansing
    JoeLansing Posts: 6
    edited April 2012
    Smallies wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._A._Baracus

    So what does that have to do with A and B fronts?!?!?!

    - Joe
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited April 2012
    Yes, A and B for 4 channel stereo. I might add that the room is fairly large for monitor 40's and that receiver is pretty much entry level so just be careful trying to crank it up too loud.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,572
    edited April 2012
    JoeLansing wrote: »
    So what does that have to do with A and B fronts?!?!?!

    - Joe

    He hasn't been taking his meds.
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited April 2012
    f1nut wrote: »
    he hasn't been taking his meds.

    ouch!
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  • olilugo
    olilugo Posts: 405
    edited April 2012
    I looked at the picture. the A channel connections are for your maim front stereo speaker.
    The B channel were ment for providing stereo to a second room. if you make A+B active that means you should be able to listen the same music in the two different room say room A and room B in he house. if you enable only room A or room B then sound will only be in whatever room you enabled.

    keep in mind that B channel is ussually a lower power rating than the A channel.
    Current HT setup
    Mains: B&W 804s
    Center: Polk CSi5
    Surround: Polk FXi3
    Sub: Velodyne DLS-3750R
    Receiver: Pioneer SC-07
    Amplifier: Sunfire TGA5200
    TV: Sony KDS60A2020
    DBP: Sony DBP-S350
    CDP: Pioneer DV-48AV
    Interconnect cables: SignalCable analog II
    speaker cables: SignalCable Ultra Speaker Cables Bi-wire
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  • malvrich
    malvrich Posts: 49
    edited April 2012
    my onkyo is similar and the Bs are indeed meant for zone 2.
    i suggest connect all 4 sp. then set speaker config to reflect left, right, surr. left, surr right, sub(?) and no center.
    then run the receiver in "all channels stereo" mode.
    this will still have all 4 in A and bypass B.
    from what i gather this will prob get you the most efficient performance
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