onkyo 797

eaadams
eaadams Posts: 213
edited February 2005 in Electronics
I have an onkyo 797. It is supposed to do one rear center or two w/ 1/2 impedance. Would adding a rear center lower the amount of power available to my Fronts, Center and Rears? Or are all the amps seperate?
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited February 2005
    It would probably lower your total power (watts and amps) when all speakers are being driven, but unless you are running speakers that are really hard to drive on it (sda's or LSi's), I don't think you would notice.

    The rear effects are not typically utilized that much so I would not sweat it. If you really were worried about it, I would run all the rear channels from the AVR (including rear center) and get an external 3 channel amp for the front (where it will make the largest impact)

    If you have the speaker already, I would say go for it. - One thing to keep in mind - I would timber match the rear center speaker to the rear speakers. (just like the front center should match the front speakers) - I am not sure what speakers you are running, so thought I would mention it.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • eaadams
    eaadams Posts: 213
    edited February 2005
    Yea my rears are minimonitors. But I was thinking of getting a CSi30 for the rear, so that would not be a match. There are some minimonitors on ebay but I dont know if they are worth $50
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