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RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1?

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In Reply to: RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1? posted by ^Shrike on December 24, 2013 at 10:39:05

You could use the existing 2-channel rig as the front L&R of the full HT setup. Use either a pre-pro or 5.1 AV receiver (but the receiver must have preamp outputs for the front channels; low-end receivers do omit these outputs to save some pennies). You'll need to allocate a stereo input on the Wright preamp for the HT front L&R channels.

Since the subwoofer is part of the 2-channel rig, you need to make sure that the pre-pro or AV receiver has flexible bass management, and you can direct all bass and LFE to the front L&R channels.

If everyone will be sitting close to the sweet-spot, then you might not need a center-channel speaker. Assuming that your stereo rig can produce proper imaging, you can use the L&R front speakers as a "phantom center". That reduces one less integration issue: speaker matching.

Regards

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RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1? - ^Shrike 12:15:34 12/30/13 (2)
"You'll need to allocate a stereo input on the Wright preamp for the HT front L&R channels."

I'm not clear on preamp inputs? I would have thought that I'd use one of the outputs from my preamp?
- RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1? - blue_z 18:17:14 12/30/13 (1)
  > I would have thought that I'd use one of the outputs from my preamp?
  Not if you want to keep the 2-channel system intact.
  My HT system is a superset of the 2-channel system.
  The line-level audio connections are:
```
  
                         pre-pro   
 5.1 audio source  -->      or        --Lf-->    preamp_L_in  -->   L pwr amp 
                         AV recvr    --Rf-->    preamp_R_in  -->   R pwr amp 
                                     --Ctr-->        not used  
                                     --Lr-->         rear power amp 
                                     --Rr-->         rear power amp 
                                     --LFE-->        subwoofer amp  
  
```
  Regards
  Edits: 12/30/13
  - RE: How to incorporate 2-channel system into 5.1? - ^Shrike 07:57:15 12/31/13 (0)
    Thanks for the clarification! I'm actually starting to get it, lol.

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