thanks for the info guys. each speaker does have its own cable. the fronts are bi-wireable and the center and surrounds have 2 thin wires with an rca plug on the end, so i could probably just remove that and seperate the two +/- wires.
Here's what happend after i connected them up:
I connected the existing all-in-one speakers to the 2nd hand HARMAN KARDON AVR 2550 (watching batman begins on sky one hd in dd) but it went into PROTECT MODE and shut down after about 10 minutes at -25dB volume level and was also getting quite hot. So before i give them another go and damage something, do you guys still think they will be ok to use?
Here's the spec from the speaker tech sheet:
FRONT SPEAKERS
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3-way, Frequency range: 42Hz-40kHz (-16dB), Impedence: Total 6 ohm, Input Power: Total 160 W (Music), Output sound pressure level: 84dB/W (1.0m), Biwireable.
CENTRE SPEAKER
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2-way, Frequency range: 75Hz-22kHz (-16dB), Impedence: 8 ohm, Input Power: Total 120 W (Music), Output sound pressure level: 85dB/W (1.0m).
REAR SPEAKERS
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1-way, Frequency range: 120Hz-20kHz (-16dB), Impedence: 8 ohm, Input Power: Total 60 W (Music), Output sound pressure level: 84dB/W (1.0m).
HARMAN KARDON AVR 2550 spec sheet
How would you rate these speakers for home cinema viewing?
What's a normal setting for the volume when watching a movie? i had it on -25dB above and that wasn't that loud before it shut down.
What does it mean by the word "Music" in brackets after the Input Power?
Could the problem be the 6 ohms on the front speakers?
The existing amp had power output as follows in surround mode: 2 x 70w (fronts), 45w (center) and 2 x 25w (rears). Considering the new av receiver has only 40w x 5, is this another problem?
would appreciate your thoughts.