Ok! here is my silly question!
I have a Denon AVR-787 that has the capability to have A+B speaker set up. Also, I'm getting a hold of some old Sansui speakers dont know the model number yet.

Q-1 Would it benefit me to have A+B in my 7.1 HT setup?
Q-2 Is the trim levels the same for speaker A and speaker B?

I love music and I know that the Sansui's are by far better speakers than my Quest speakers at home and listening to music I can switch between the speakers but how about movies would having both A+B be to much?

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1) no.

2) I am fairly certain the outputs are just paralleled together so yes. Unless you just want more speakers to cover a large area for a party or something, it's a bad idea.

Just pick the better speakers and use those. Using one pair of speakers, even the inferior pair, is going to be better than using two pairs at once with all the combing artifacts you inevitably introduce.

well, thak you Mr. Wiggles!
I had a sneaking suspicion it would help and it seemes a little greedy and selfish of my part to do so, you know, the more the better. thruth is that my Quest speakers are really something when it comes to Movie sound tracks, they really perform the way they should, if not better than expected by many people. They are absolutely not for audiophiles and 2 channel Hi-Fi listening.

I have another set of JBL's Studio Monitors 4400 upstairs that I am currently using for my music enjoyment, the only thing is that I'm using a cheappo Panasonic Amp (slim line) and I know thay arent getting the kind of processing power they deserve. So the music quality suffers a little. It will only be a matter of time until I can get a decent receiver amp for those puppies.

Thank you

Have a great day.

You can run two sets of side surrounds with those outputs if you want, but unless you have a really long room, I see no reason to do so. There is a such thing as too much of a good thing. As Chris points out it will probably just create more issues than it is worth.

The best use of those outputs is that they facilitate using 2 different pairs of side surrounds, individually. With the main benefit being the ability to use one pair for movies and one pair for multichannel music. So, for example, you could have one pair that is positioned directly to the sides for your movies in 7.1 and another pair that is positioned slightly rearward for your multichannel music in 5.1. Or, a pair of bipole or dipole speakers for your side surrounds with movies in 7.1 and another pair of monopoles for your 5.1 multichannel music listening.

You can run two sets of side surrounds with those outputs if you want, but unless you have a really long room, I see no reason to do so. There is a such thing as too much of a good thing. As Chris points out it will probably just create more issues than it is worth.

The best use of those outputs is that they facilitate using 2 different pairs of side surrounds, individually. With the main benefit being the ability to use one pair for movies and one pair for multichannel music. So, for example, you could have one pair that is positioned directly to the sides for your movies in 7.1 and another pair that is positioned slightly rearward for your multichannel music in 5.1. Or, a pair of bipole or dipole speakers for your side surrounds with movies in 7.1 and another pair of monopoles for your 5.1 multichannel music listening.

i'm not sure I follow you about having the B output as side surrounds, I already have 7.1 plus the B outputs. In all the reading I have done in the manual it doesnt say anything about making the B output as a surround. i do have an option to cancel my rear surround and place more juice to the B speakers.

But it doesnt matter anyways! i just thought it be a good idea to do so but it will only look cluttered and it will serve no other purpose. Maybe i'll just use the Sansui's in my garage to rock it when I'm working there...

Thanks for the info and input.

You can run two sets of side surrounds with those outputs if you want,

i'm not sure I follow you about having the B output as side surrounds

In the past, the "speakers B" on Denons was for the surrounds. I checked your model and the "speaker B" are for the fronts.

Ed

In the past, the "speakers B" on Denons was for the surrounds. I checked your model and the "speaker B" are for the fronts.

Ed

thank you sir

i'm not sure I follow you about having the B output as side surrounds...............In the past, the "speakers B" on Denons was for the surrounds. I checked your model and the "speaker B" are for the fronts.Ooops. Sorry. :o That's what I get for assuming.

So, no, there would be no benefit to adding another pair of front speakers to your current setup. In fact, it would be detrimental.

Yes, the same level trim, as well as any other settings and processing (i.e. bass management), would be applied to both the A and B outputs