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Originally Posted by Acousticality /t/1502616/the-official-onkyo-tx-nr929-owners-thread/180#post_24409361
This is a debated topic, but bi-amping and bi-wiring does nothing as far as I'm concerned. Adjusting the levels +/- dB through calibration or manually does the same thing.
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Originally Posted by onkyose /t/1502616/the-official-onkyo-tx-nr929-owners-thread/180#post_24407597
New to the forum.
Just got my 929.
Love it so far.
Had front speakers bi-wired on old Harman Kardon amp so connected fronts to 929 bi-wired at first.
Then wanted to try bi-amped. Redid all the banana plugs from bi-wired to single strands. Then hooked the fronts up again but now bi-amped. Ran the full auto set up. The fronts are now not as loud as the sides. I will rerun the setup once again later today. Anyone got some feedback?
I have enough wire to bi-wire the bi-amping or is that getting insane. Oh. Do not ask my wife about the insane part. Her answer is: I just stay out of it. Forgot to add: changed settings on 929 to Bi-amped already.
Update - Reran the full setup and got much better. balanced for the room and louder sound from the fronts. Something went wrong with the previous audio setup.
I suggest Onkyo owners check the microphone. I auditioned the Onkyo TX-NR626 before returning it and upping the ante to the TX-NR929 and the antenna was DOA OTB. Plug in the microphone and the system would stop after sending signal to the front left and then say that it could not find a speaker. Plugged in a microphone from my Samsung Theatre in a Box and the 929 was able to complete the set up.
Now realizing that my wish to bi-amp the fronts means that I am limited in a number of ways that include (I am still reading and trying to grasp the 160 Pages Owners Manual that I downloaded.) :
• Powered Zone 3 is not available in the following cases:
– The “
Speakers Type(Front)” setting is set to “
Bi-Amp” or
No ■
So - bi-amping limits speaker availability.
Question for the forum: If I give up on bi-amping the fronts, am I better to add Wide Front or High Front.
System Configuration:
Basement audio room 22 feet wide by 25 feet long.
Onkyo TX-NR929
Mission 7 Series
Tower fronts
Bookshelf surrounds
Wall mount curved front surround backs
2 Mission subs 10" and a 12"
Mission centre
I can add but would have to buy the high/wide fronts.