A/B Speaker Problem On Reciever?

Question

Well, you see, I previously had a Pioneer AV Receiver, but it only had one section for front speakers, and I want four speakers running in stereo.

I was aiming for a Stereo Reciver, but none of them had a Subwoofer output

So I exchanged it and got the Yamaha RX-V461 AV Receiver, which has A/B for front speakers, but, I have to run them seperately and now I feel like a huge idiot for not realising this, is there anyway to have them both playing at the same time without having to hook two of them up to sorrounds?

Because I have a Sony Reciever. that lets you run 4 fronts, so I figured this one would too.

Answer 1

I have a Kenwood KR-A10 reciever, an older one, which also only has A/B speaker outputs, and no sub output. Although, i have 6 speakers running through my room. here's what i did, and this is probably the best thing to do: leave the B speaker outputs empty, and only use the A speaker outputs. I have two bass speakers and midrange/tweeters hooked up in serial to them. so the left midrange is connected to the left bass, and the same with the right. If you need help on how to do that, email me at [e-mail]. That takes care of 4 speakers. then, i got a Yamaha Sound Field Processor DSP-E200, which only has enough power to run smaller midrange speakers. I've hooked up my surround speakers to that, giving me 6 speakers, that run in surround sound, and in stereo, and it all sounds great. To complete it all, i've hooked up an equalizer to it all, to get the best sound possible.

Answer 2

No. If you can't run A/B together then you don't have any choice in this receiver with regards to the main speakers.