Just spitballing here cause I'm not All that good, but learning....
Most avr's are not meant to drive 4 ohm speakers. But the emotiva shut off too? Is this really bass heavy content?, they may drop even lower than the 2.2 ohms you saw on the meter. Focal lists the min. Impedance of the 826 at 2.9 ohms at 118 hz and the cc800 at 4 ohms at 210 hz but I'm not sure to trust that. The emotiva is only stable to 4 ohms. Are the amp and avr in a cabinet? Enough ventalation?
How does the denon or the emotiva deal with just one speaker connected? Do you have any 8 ohm speakers to hook up and try?
Like I said I don't know much but maybe I can be of a little help
also maybe try taking the denon out of the mix and run the emotiva right from a cd player and see what happens. Will it still shut off at a higher crossover?
Good luck and there are many good minds around here that I'm sure can help figure this one out.
Most avr's are not meant to drive 4 ohm speakers. But the emotiva shut off too? Is this really bass heavy content?, they may drop even lower than the 2.2 ohms you saw on the meter. Focal lists the min. Impedance of the 826 at 2.9 ohms at 118 hz and the cc800 at 4 ohms at 210 hz but I'm not sure to trust that. The emotiva is only stable to 4 ohms. Are the amp and avr in a cabinet? Enough ventalation?
How does the denon or the emotiva deal with just one speaker connected? Do you have any 8 ohm speakers to hook up and try?
Like I said I don't know much but maybe I can be of a little help
also maybe try taking the denon out of the mix and run the emotiva right from a cd player and see what happens. Will it still shut off at a higher crossover?
Good luck and there are many good minds around here that I'm sure can help figure this one out.