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royalty
royalty Posts: 246
edited June 2009 in Troubleshooting
So I have an onkyo 706 and I also have this older sony receiver that I dont use. I was wondering if I could use the onkyo to power my center and two fronts and then use it as like a pre amp and connect it to the sony receiver and use the sony receiver to power the two surrounds. Is this possible?
HOME AUDIO:
Electronics:
HK 354
Front Power: CARVER TFM-35
Center Power: Audiosource Amp One
Speakers:
Center: CSi5
Fronts: rti10s
Rears: monitor 50s
psw 125 + psw 505 = BOOM

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited June 2009
    No.

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  • royalty
    royalty Posts: 246
    edited June 2009
    the manual says the receiver can function as a pre amp and can be hooked up to a power amplifier....the sony receiver cannot be used as and amplifier?
    HOME AUDIO:
    Electronics:
    HK 354
    Front Power: CARVER TFM-35
    Center Power: Audiosource Amp One
    Speakers:
    Center: CSi5
    Fronts: rti10s
    Rears: monitor 50s
    psw 125 + psw 505 = BOOM

    CAR AUDIO
    Infinity 6032CF's all around
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited June 2009
    the sony receiver cannot be used as and amplifier?

    Nope.
    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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  • royalty
    royalty Posts: 246
    edited June 2009
    ok thanks
    HOME AUDIO:
    Electronics:
    HK 354
    Front Power: CARVER TFM-35
    Center Power: Audiosource Amp One
    Speakers:
    Center: CSi5
    Fronts: rti10s
    Rears: monitor 50s
    psw 125 + psw 505 = BOOM

    CAR AUDIO
    Infinity 6032CF's all around
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2009
    The Onkyo would put out more power driving 5 speakers than the Sony would driving 2 speakers anyway.....

    If you really want more power, sell the sony and get an older 2 channel amp for a few hundred $ to run your front speakers off of. If not - don't worry about it and rock on.

    To directly answer your question, you may be able to make the sony work with the Onkyo but I cannot think of a situation that would make it worth while to even try.

    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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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2009
    McLoki wrote: »

    To directly answer your question, you may be able to make the sony work with the Onkyo but I cannot think of a situation that would make it worth while to even try.
    Exactly.It can be done but it's not worth doing.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited June 2009
    It would also be frustrating since you would always be having to adjust two separate volume control knobs. +1 on the advice above. Save your $$ and work towards getting a separate amp.
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  • ctv4f
    ctv4f Posts: 2
    edited June 2009
    Hi, a have a surroundbar 360dvd, I have some trouble to find one radio station example the station is 96.9fm and when I search I see 96.8 , 97.0 twice and then 97.1, it does not catch 96.9why? i tried to turn the main power off and on same thing.

    thanks
    john
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited June 2009
    ctv4f wrote: »
    Hi, a have a surroundbar 360dvd, I have some trouble to find one radio station example the station is 96.9fm and when I search I see 96.8 , 97.0 twice and then 97.1, it does not catch 96.9why? i tried to turn the main power off and on same thing.

    thanks
    john

    I have no experience with the Surroundbar, but thread jacking isn't the best way to find an answer, lol. Try re-posting in your own thread and you will get more/better responses. Welcome to Club Polk.
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    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
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  • royalty
    royalty Posts: 246
    edited June 2009
    haha too funny
    HOME AUDIO:
    Electronics:
    HK 354
    Front Power: CARVER TFM-35
    Center Power: Audiosource Amp One
    Speakers:
    Center: CSi5
    Fronts: rti10s
    Rears: monitor 50s
    psw 125 + psw 505 = BOOM

    CAR AUDIO
    Infinity 6032CF's all around
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited June 2009
    Wow threadjacked.

    I bet you could do it, but it would sound horrible once you get it set up, and you'd just dismantle it.
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    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

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