Does Bi-amping affect stereo music listening?

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At the moment my MA RS6 front speakers are bi-amped with my Onkyo 875 AV receiver as described by the Onkyo manual. I could understand this connection should be good for 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel movies. My question is if this kind of connection will affect stereo music listening when I use the Stereo mode in the receiver. Does the Surr Back channels of the receiver output any singal in stereo mode? I connected my CD player's preout to the receriver via analog input.

Peter

 

[Andrew Everard]

If the receiver is set for biamping, then the surround back channels are actually carrying the front left and right signals, and you can only 'do' 5.1, not 7.1.

And yes, it does improve the sound in stereo.

 

[Big Aura]

aren't you lucky it's "described in the Onkyo manual". Denon refer to it in passing, whispering from the page, but leave it up to you to figure out exactly how it works!

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew and Big Aura, thanks for your quick answer to my question. Now I understand.

 

[Anonymous]

can i do it on a onkyo 506

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes: manual, p17.

 

[Big Aura]

Andrew - are you a bit ... well, shall we say.... Rainman-ish?!

 

[Anonymous]

I prefer my music on the 875 played on the PL2 setting.

With the tweaks/improvements I have done on my system I have the clarity/openness/detail with all the settings, just like on the 'direct' one.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Big Aura:Andrew - are you a bit ... well, shall we say.... Rainman-ish?!

In what way?

 

[Big Aura]

in the way that you knew that the bi-amping part of the onkyo 506 manual was on page 17!

...just like counting cards, in Vegas... You should have went to the CES!

 

[Andrew Everard]

No just after 9000+ posts I have a hefty library of instruction manuals on the 'puter ready for reference.

 

[The_Lhc]

Andrew Everard:
Big Aura:Andrew - are you a bit ... well, shall we say.... Rainman-ish?!

In what way?

You're an excellent driver?

Film geekery, NOW I'm comfortable!

 

[Big Aura]

uh-oh, V E R N!

Uh-OHHH!