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Re: AV Receivers - Question about power and crossovers

(1) The HK will not "automatically" do what you say! You have to enter its setup: "Subwoofer-Yes", "Main speakers-Small". This choice will filter out the bass from the main speakers and direct them to the sub. Since your main speakers, not being required to produce the deep bass now, will have somewhat more power handling capacity. You may have to try the "Main speakers-Large" setting and see which way you like. In this case the main speakers will continue on producing the deep bass along with the sub. It really matters on your main speakers and your room acoustics. There is no one single setup formula.

(2) If you do not connect one or more speakers, the burden on the power supply of the receiver will lighten. Less heat will be produced from the receiver. Power to the other speakers may slightly increase under some circumstances. The bad news is that the change will be so little that you probably won't notice any change.


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