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mhmacw
mhmacw Posts: 832
edited February 2010 in Electronics
does anybody have any idea of whether or not you can turn a surround receiver to a strictly 2 channel. also like to bridge the b channels to the a channels all internally. my thinkng is if i relieve the transformer of the power draw of the surround processor i might get more head for the 2 channel. just bored and trying to find somethin to break lol
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2010
    most all receivers can play in stereo 2 ch mode.. just enable it to do so.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited February 2010
    danger boy wrote: »
    most all receivers can play in stereo 2 ch mode.. just enable it to do so.

    yes thanks i knew that lol. im trying to relieve the transformer of unused laod. i wont use the surround processor after this mod if its possible and would like to eliminate it from the circuit. i believ ive read the technics stuff was notorius for powering up all circuts at all times. thats why they get so hot.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    I wouldn't consider this to be a good idea. But give it a try if you've got a spare receiver lying around that you don't mind ruining. :p

    For that matter, i'm not sure this is even possible. It's a bit more than just tying in the transformer. It'll include deleting an entire set of circuits within the board, and adding a new set.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited February 2010
    IMO it is best not to try to use a HT AVR amp in any other way than what it was intended on being used.

    If you want more power I would suggest looking for a seperate amp and use the AVR as a preamp.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited February 2010
    i do have a couple of them lying around(actually a stack of them haha) i haven seen the shematic but thought somebody might know if it was just a clip this or that thngto disable that particular circuit.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    i do have a couple of them lying around(actually a stack of them haha) i haven seen the shematic but thought somebody might know if it was just a clip this or that thngto disable that particular circuit.

    Hahah, no... not that simple. :D

    Send me a spare receiver! I'd like to move my Elite out of the bedroom for HT duty.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited February 2010
    if this deal on my projector and screen/sub ever goes through. ill have eithe the sadx 940 or a 7.1 sony receiver(dont remember the model) for sale
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