New gear, slew of new options...

ahorvitz
ahorvitz Posts: 235
edited July 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I came upon a "divorce settlement sale" last week and took full advantage. He got to keep his Vandersteen speakers, but had to give up a lot. the ex-wife couldn't get rid of his gear fast enough (except the Lexicon and Niles pieces that she wanted too much money for).

I picked up a receiver- Pioneer Elite VSX-37TX, 301 disc DVD- P.E. DF-07, Rotel RB-985 MKII amp, and a Paradigm Servo 15a Sub (which I picked up for a friend- finances don't allow me to keep it).

The rig will be used 50% for music (mostly 2 channel) and 50% HT. Call me crazy, but I prefer my RT55i's for 2 channel listening to the RT1000p's. I have everything setup fairly vanilla right now, 5 channels from the amp to 5 speakers, with the fronts (55i's) bi-wired. I'd like to try EVERY combination possible- bi-wiring, bi-amping, using receiver and / or amp, etc., but I don't have, and don't want to buy, every speaker wire, adapter, and connector that I'd need to try all possible combinations, so I thought I'd seek input here from those with vast experience.

55i 245i 55i

:eek:

1000p 1000p

Here are my options... (There may be more. I'm open to ideas)

1) current- 5 speakers run off of the 985 with fronts bi-wired

2) would you ever bi-amp (fronts / rears / both) with the receiver amps running the tweeters?

3) bi-amp 55's from 985, run them and center from amp, run rears off receiver?


Thanks for your input.
Main Rig
Pioneer Elite SC-05, Rotel RMB-1075
RT800i, CS400i, RT35i, FXi50, Klipsch RSW-12
Pioneer Elite DV F-07, PS3, Wii
Monster HTS 3500 MKII
SC Analog 2, BJC Speaker Wire
Samsung HL61A650

2nd Rig
Pioneer Elite VSX-56txi, Pioneer Elite DV-47a
Cambridge Soundworks, MC150 (Center), MC100 x 4, Mirage LF-150

Office
Adcom GTP-400, Adcom GFA-535II, (need a quality CDP), RT55i
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited July 2006
    Congrats on the new gear! Why not try out all the combinations and see which one sounds the best to you? I'm not trying to be flip, just that your space may have more influence on the sound than we can appreciate.
    Carl

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  • ahorvitz
    ahorvitz Posts: 235
    edited July 2006
    Thanks. I didn't believe you were being flippant. That's the response I should have expected here, but I was hoping for a short cut!!
    Main Rig
    Pioneer Elite SC-05, Rotel RMB-1075
    RT800i, CS400i, RT35i, FXi50, Klipsch RSW-12
    Pioneer Elite DV F-07, PS3, Wii
    Monster HTS 3500 MKII
    SC Analog 2, BJC Speaker Wire
    Samsung HL61A650

    2nd Rig
    Pioneer Elite VSX-56txi, Pioneer Elite DV-47a
    Cambridge Soundworks, MC150 (Center), MC100 x 4, Mirage LF-150

    Office
    Adcom GTP-400, Adcom GFA-535II, (need a quality CDP), RT55i
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2006
    Sure, I will help, send it all down here for testing and evaluation and then I will send the best combo back and store the other stuff for you, I will even run it some so it does not get dusty!!!!!!!!!!

    RT1
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  • ahorvitz
    ahorvitz Posts: 235
    edited July 2006
    Thanks, but I'm not sure either of of wants me shipping this stuff!
    Main Rig
    Pioneer Elite SC-05, Rotel RMB-1075
    RT800i, CS400i, RT35i, FXi50, Klipsch RSW-12
    Pioneer Elite DV F-07, PS3, Wii
    Monster HTS 3500 MKII
    SC Analog 2, BJC Speaker Wire
    Samsung HL61A650

    2nd Rig
    Pioneer Elite VSX-56txi, Pioneer Elite DV-47a
    Cambridge Soundworks, MC150 (Center), MC100 x 4, Mirage LF-150

    Office
    Adcom GTP-400, Adcom GFA-535II, (need a quality CDP), RT55i
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