Thanks for the responses. I understand that you all run full range speakers all the way around but the qustion I have is do you run them in full range mode from the processor. In other words, sisnce your using seperate subs, did you specify "small" when setting up your pre/pro? I've heard that it's a sin to specify "large" during setup AND use a seperate subwoofer. Unless, of course, your full range speakers only go down to say 45 or 50 HZ. I'm thinking about using 4 full range speakers with full sub 20hz capability and built in 500 watt amps (each).Isn't 4, 12" subwoofers powered by 2000 watts better than a single 2000 watt powered sub?
Full range/no sub home theater
Are there many people out there that run a home theater system with ALL full range speakers? In other words, no subwoofer. It seems to me, and from my experience, that running such a system would be the way to go. I'm in the planning stages of building a system and I was going to run seperate subs until I heard a system that had no seperate subs at all. every speaker in the room (7.1) was full range with full sub-sonic capability. Obviously, the sound was something that I will NEVER forget. Not wall or window shaking bass but the kind of bass that is so low and so tight it actually hits you and hits you hard. Each speaker had it's own built-in powered sub, of course, but I didn't get a chance to ask the guy how they were wired. The speakers in question were the Klipsch RP-5's I have several questions.
1.Is it possible to wire the speakers full range without using the LFE input and still utilize the built in sub amp?
2. Is the LFE signal from the pre/pro a dedicated signal from the recording or is the signal merely "re-routed" from the main "small" speakers?
3. If the LFE signal is used, does the pre/pro need to be set up to use "small" speakers? Can "large" speakers be specified when running LFE signals?
4. Would there be any benifit to running the speakers as "large" AND using the LFE input?
5. How many times can an LFE signal be split?
6. Is the LFE signal the only thing that will power the built in amp or can the amp be powered if the speakers are wired direct without LFE?
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
1.Is it possible to wire the speakers full range without using the LFE input and still utilize the built in sub amp?
2. Is the LFE signal from the pre/pro a dedicated signal from the recording or is the signal merely "re-routed" from the main "small" speakers?
3. If the LFE signal is used, does the pre/pro need to be set up to use "small" speakers? Can "large" speakers be specified when running LFE signals?
4. Would there be any benifit to running the speakers as "large" AND using the LFE input?
5. How many times can an LFE signal be split?
6. Is the LFE signal the only thing that will power the built in amp or can the amp be powered if the speakers are wired direct without LFE?
Any help would greatly be appreciated.