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post #1 of 9
4/24/10 at 9:15pm
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I have a question and I have no idea if it's stupid or not.

First off, I don't know a lot about speaker wiring.

I have a Yamaha 5990 receiver currently in 2 channel mode powering a set of 6 ohm Klipsch KG-4

I have the option of picking up another set of KG-4s for a pretty darn good price and I heard from somewhere a while ago that they sound pretty good stacked up. But I have no idea how to wire it, or if it's even possible.

I'm just looking to get a more powerful sound out of the speakers for home theatre use, but the last thing I want to do is fry any of my equipment.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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post #2 of 9
4/24/10 at 9:49pm
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Originally Posted by Schnit View Post

I have a question and I have no idea if it's stupid or not.

First off, I don't know a lot about speaker wiring.

I have a Yamaha 5990 receiver currently in 2 channel mode powering a set of 6 ohm Klipsch KG-4

I have the option of picking up another set of KG-4s for a pretty darn good price and I heard from somewhere a while ago that they sound pretty good stacked up. But I have no idea how to wire it, or if it's even possible.

I'm just looking to get a more powerful sound out of the speakers for home theatre use, but the last thing I want to do is fry any of my equipment.

Thanks in advance for any help!

...a quick search on the 5990 revealed 120 watts x 7...so I'm not sure what you mean by "stacking", but you could put three across the front, or go front left, right and surround left, right and get a center channel.
What do you mean "two channel mode", this is a 7 channel receiver.
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post #3 of 9
4/24/10 at 10:04pm
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The only way I can decently setup my room right now is 2 main speakers (+sub) with no surrounds so I just have the front left and front right connected and the receiver set to 2.1

I thought about plugging them into the rear outputs on the receiver and leaving them in the front of the room but I don't think I'll get equal power that way. Maybe I'm wrong?
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post #4 of 9
4/24/10 at 10:40pm
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Originally Posted by Schnit View Post

The only way I can decently setup my room right now is 2 main speakers (+sub) with no surrounds so I just have the front left and front right connected and the receiver set to 2.1

I thought about plugging them into the rear outputs on the receiver and leaving them in the front of the room but I don't think I'll get equal power that way. Maybe I'm wrong?

You have seven individual channels of amplification. One channel for each speaker. Hook up four speakers, front left, right and surround left, right. Tell the receiver what speakers are connected, experiment with the different settings...example: my processor has a "music" mode, others I've seen have a "five channel" mode where all speakers are playing.
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post #5 of 9
4/24/10 at 11:08pm
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Originally Posted by Espo77 View Post

You have seven individual channels of amplification. One channel for each speaker. Hook up four speakers, front left, right and surround left, right. Tell the receiver what speakers are connected, experiment with the different settings...example: my processor has a "music" mode, others I've seen have a "five channel" mode where all speakers are playing.

My yamaha at home at least has a 5 channel stereo mode.. If the OP is looking to "stack them" that might work out..Kind of strange though.

OP: To be honest, if you want a "more powerful sound" get new speakers or an amp and use the 5990 as a pre-out. Those klipsch have a surprisingly high power handling of 100-500 watts, so you might benefit more from adding an amp..
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post #6 of 9
4/24/10 at 11:36pm
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Originally Posted by twin2 View Post

My yamaha at home at least has a 5 channel stereo mode.. If the OP is looking to "stack them" that might work out..Kind of strange though.

OP: To be honest, if you want a "more powerful sound" get new speakers or an amp and use the 5990 as a pre-out. Those klipsch have a surprisingly high power handling of 100-500 watts, so you might benefit more from adding an amp..

I think the OP wants to hook up 4 spkrs to 2 channels...yeah, I could stand at the bottom of a hill and put two people on my back, but that is going to be one hell of a walk
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post #7 of 9
4/24/10 at 11:46pm
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Originally Posted by Espo77 View Post

I think the OP wants to hook up 4 spkrs to 2 channels...yeah, I could stand at the bottom of a hill and put two people on my back, but that is going to be one hell of a walk

hahaha. I still go with an amp being a better choice.

I'll admit, I've tried this out of complete boredom and curiosity before I knew anything about speakers, although I'm still at the bottom of the chain now. I tried it with a pair of Paradigm Atom V.1's(8ohm) and a vintage pair of B&W DM610i's(Large 8" woofer 6ohm bookshelves) all powered by an extremely underwhelming Yamaha HTR-6230. The only thing I can say about it is that it looked really cool... Thats about it.
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post #8 of 9
4/25/10 at 11:58am
If the receiver has an all-channel stereo mode, it's easy. Just connect to FR, FL, SR, SL, run setup to identify the speakers in use and set them all to "large," and then put the speakers wherever you want them, using "all channel stereo" for all inputs.

Whether this will sound any better is another question. It will certainly have the potential to be louder.
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post #9 of 9
4/27/10 at 3:04pm
I think your going by the old saying more is better. I dont think you should have 4 fronts. It doesnt work like that. Since both speakers have a tweeter you will be messing with the imaging. I would agree to put one of them as the center channel. If not, I wouldnt get them. I dont think you would accomplish anything by having them stacked.
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