Wiring Polk Atrium 8 SDI to 4 Channel amp
hockeypuckrb
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I currently have the Polk Atriums hooked up by dual input to a OSD Audio 2 channel amp. 2x50w @ 4 ohms. Sounds great but want more power to them. Can I wire each input to a channel on a Denon E400 theater receiver and just do matrix audio (It plays same signal in all speakers)? That would keep each channel at 8 ohms correct? Denon e400 is rated around 90 watts per channel. Thanks!
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Dual input???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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You are running one of them? I would be careful driving them to hard, two tweeters and one small woofer can only do so much outdoors- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Dual input???
Yes basically it has 2 tweeters and a dual voice coil woofer. Single channel in it runs at 8 ohms and 1 tweeter and woofer. You add the other channel and it runs both tweeters and woofer at 4 ohms. -
You are running one of them? I would be careful driving them to hard, two tweeters and one small woofer can only do so much outdoors
No running both but in parallel. Each speaker has 2 sets of inputs so its like running 4 - 8 ohm speakers. -
Ok.
The woofer while dvc is still limited mechanically by the spider and surround... You can only drive it so hard.
Your best bet to increase volume would be hi pass it and introduce a subwoofer- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
Ok.
The woofer while dvc is still limited mechanically by the spider and surround... You can only drive it so hard.
Your best bet to increase volume would be hi pass it and introduce a subwoofer
Tried a 12" sub in a little pool cabana/bar I have. Sub was too loud for people around the bar. Tried it outside the bar and obviously lost all its bump. Fully understand outside audio is so much harder than in a room.
It sounds great but sometimes you want that little extra "Amp to 11" sound. Better option might be 2 more speakers, run them all in single input and the 4 channel amp. That way I'm not driving anything too hard.
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You need to consider pro sound for amp to 11 results- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Ok, I see that Polk labels the binding posts as inputs on that speaker.
BTW, the increase in the SPL you would get by going from your current amp to the AVR is about 1dB.
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."
President of Club Polk
