Getting twin channel stereo from AV receiver

[dave63]

I have just bought a Marantz CD6007 CD player which is connected to to my Sony STR DN1080 AVR via the AVR’s CD phono input. In terms of speakers I have a full 5:1 set up with twin front/rear speakers plus centre speaker and sub woofer) It sounds great, but I find that even though I’ve selected twin channel stereo on the AVR I’m still getting sound from both front and rear speakers (sub woofer turned off while using CD), whereas in that mode I would only expect sound to come from the fronts. The AVR is also connected through HDMI ARC to a Sony 4K UHD player, Freeview PVR and smart TV.

Grateful for any suggestions on how I can get my AVR to deliver the CD output in pure stereo via only the front pair of speakers? Thanks

 

[Gray]

What does your Sony user manual say about stereo mode Dave?
I've managed to avoid AV amps, but I know that some put twin channel stereo through 4 speakers.
Maybe they think that people still want to be surrounded by sound - and would want to use all the speakers they've got 🤔
Maybe some people do.
But you don't.

If the manual doesn't mention a way to cut the back speakers for front only stereo, you could always do that with your own single, physical switch.
You only need to break the positives to each rear speaker:
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