Is it possbile to have an external amp power the surround back speakers while the receiver powers the front wide speakers?
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I wouldn't think so and there is no need to, this amp will handle them all. I have 2 main front, a center speaker, 4 rear surround speakers, plus a power sub woofer all hooked to this unit and I've been very pleased with it. Call Pioneer tech department with questions they were very helpful to me.
380744
Dear Mark,I have never used an external amp but according to my knowledge yes you can add an external amp there are various connections on the back panel.Uday
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Dear Mark, I have never used an external amp but according to my knowledge yes you can add an external amp there are various connections on the back panel. Uday
859719
Yes, I do the same thing running 2 sets of speakers on the "B" Channel and 1 set on the "A" channel. Shouldn't matter what brand of receiver.
2007956
This is not a powered mixer. You could hook up but why? Your receiver can power and adjust your passive speakers. If you want to full effect of this mixer, you need powered speakers.
1440456
That depends on the impedance and make up of your speakers. The amp has only one channel but also allows you to bridge your load to recieve max power..
543246
No. This hooks into the back of your receiver. The speakers hook into the speaker outputs.
580622
No... The rear speakers still need to receive power somehow so the system uses a receiver in the back of the room that plugs in and the speakers are wired into that receiver therefore you don't have wires that run from the back of the room to the front of the room where your stereo system would most likely be. The receiver in the back of the room wirelessly to the main stereo unit to receive sound.
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Yesss but you wont get the full surround sound without 5 speaker and a good receiver. These speakers can handle a lot of power and sound great .. I think you would be wasting your money for 2 speaker set up with these.
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Interesting scenario. The only I can think of is to split the connection since you probably only have one center channel speaker output on your receiver. The other thing you can do is use your rear center channel connection if your receiver has it.
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yes, you will need a receiver or an amp to power the two speakers. the sub has an amp built in.
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The receiver will work with just the two speakers, but does not sound as good without the subwoofer I turned off my subwoofer and put it on 2ch stereo to hear the difference and I would recommend getting the subwoofer if you want the better sound but if you don't want to get one it wiil still work fine. You should also think about getting 2 more speakers to get the whole surround sound with the subwoofer. I hope this helps.
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I have no problem running large front speakers along with a sub.... with the rear surround speakers at the same time.Phil
1906059
The 775 has pre outs. If you have high wattage speakers then you can use an external amp to power them since most receivers these days don't supply enough power for anything other than entry level speakers.
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Eric this is a pre-amplifier. It doesnt put out any power to drive your speakers. You need to pair this unit with an external power amplifier. If your on a budget, I would recommend Emotiva amplifiers. I personally own one and its been running amazing, a big difference from receivers with built in amps.
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We have two of them and no you do not need an external power amp to run the speakers or monitors, this unit will work fine.
378737
Your receiver has plenty of power to drive the Polk speakers. You don't need the extra amp.Good luck
1071720
This system does require an amp/receiver. Mine is a 200W Yamaha. I use mine solely for rear surround.
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I have a 200X5 powering my center front and high speakers, with the UPA-500 powering the rear and rear side channels. It does take a little bit of adjustment w/in your receiver to balance the levels, but my system sounds great. Hope this helps.