Hi all...
This weekend, I deployed a new Pioneer SC-1223-K, plugged into my existing 5.1 set of speakers. I also added a pair of speakers in the adjacent kitchen, wired through a volume attenuator .
I set up the Pioneer to have the kitchen speakers be the "B" speakers, and then set it up to output A+B (A=-the 5.1 set, B= the kitchen speakers). When the music got loud, the receiver would shut off. When the TV-program got loud, the receiver would shut off. As soon as I set the receiver to just output to A, the receiver has handled loud content without issue.
I strongly suspect the wiring job I did with the volume attenuator. I simply found the screw-down connectors tricky to get the wires into, and it is possible some stray strands are touching in adjacent locations. It is probably because I have 12 gauge wires and the specs on the volume attenuator says it takes 14 to 16 gauge wires (I ought to point this out to Monoprice.... he he he).
If so, do I clip off a bunch of strands to reduce the gauge?
Other suspicions:
Thoughts? Theories?
Thanks in advance!
This weekend, I deployed a new Pioneer SC-1223-K, plugged into my existing 5.1 set of speakers. I also added a pair of speakers in the adjacent kitchen, wired through a volume attenuator .
I set up the Pioneer to have the kitchen speakers be the "B" speakers, and then set it up to output A+B (A=-the 5.1 set, B= the kitchen speakers). When the music got loud, the receiver would shut off. When the TV-program got loud, the receiver would shut off. As soon as I set the receiver to just output to A, the receiver has handled loud content without issue.
I strongly suspect the wiring job I did with the volume attenuator. I simply found the screw-down connectors tricky to get the wires into, and it is possible some stray strands are touching in adjacent locations. It is probably because I have 12 gauge wires and the specs on the volume attenuator says it takes 14 to 16 gauge wires (I ought to point this out to Monoprice.... he he he).
If so, do I clip off a bunch of strands to reduce the gauge?
Other suspicions:
- Maybe I have the jumper set incorrectly. My speakers are "8 ohm compatible", and the receiver marks it's wattage at 8 ohms. The specifications table says that for 8 ohm speakers, an 8 ohm amplifier and 2 pairs of speakers, the jumper should be at x2. That's where it is. Maybe I've misinterpreted things?
- The receiver's specifications says "120 Watts per Channel ([email protected]). The volume attenuator is listed as 100W, I find it hard to believe I'm playing things too loud for the volume attenuator, but... maybe?
Thoughts? Theories?
Thanks in advance!