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My home theater has two rows of seats (with the back row raised off the floor 10 inches), and for each row I have a pair of surround speakers. This is somewhat like a movie theater, where all the speakers on the side are playing the same rear surround channel data.
To power these surround channels, I have a Pioneer Elite VSX 24tx (5.1 channel amp) powering one set of rear surrounds, with the preamp out going to a Sony GX808ES to power the second set of surround speakers.
The problem with this setup is that I have to adjust volume levels on both amps independently, which is annoying. Since the volume controls are scaled differently, there isn't a 1:1 relationship and it is hard to get the same sound pressure output from each set of rear speakers. I'm looking at the available 7.1 amplifiers, and I'm wondering it they will allow a setup to play 5.1 sound to two rear right surrounds and two rear left surrounds.
To power these surround channels, I have a Pioneer Elite VSX 24tx (5.1 channel amp) powering one set of rear surrounds, with the preamp out going to a Sony GX808ES to power the second set of surround speakers.
The problem with this setup is that I have to adjust volume levels on both amps independently, which is annoying. Since the volume controls are scaled differently, there isn't a 1:1 relationship and it is hard to get the same sound pressure output from each set of rear speakers. I'm looking at the available 7.1 amplifiers, and I'm wondering it they will allow a setup to play 5.1 sound to two rear right surrounds and two rear left surrounds.