Hi folks,
I have the following system:
- Marantz SR8015
- Front speakers: Focal Aria 948
- Central speaker: Focal Aria CC900
- Side speakers: Focal Aria 906
- Front surround: Klipsch RP-500SA
- Sub: 2x Bowers&Wilkins DB4S
Currently, the subs RCA input get the signal from the sub RCA on the Marantz, there are two of them.
By the way, I am very happy with the current setup for both music an movies.
In this configuration however, they are basically getting the very same signal (LFE+main), so for the music case, there cannot be any stereo separation on the very low frequencies.
I tried to source into the amplifier a 25Hz tone only on the left and only on the right channel and, in both cases, both sub are playing the same signal.
In your experience, is there a clean way, with the Marantz, to send into the sub XLR input a replica of the front left and right signal to leverage them as an extension of the Aria 948 for the very low frequencies? I would be just curious to hear the results.
The ideas I currenly have for doing this are:
1. Use Zone 2 to play a replica of the same source of Main Zone, but I guess in this case Audissey calibration cannot be done, so synchronization would not be reliable
2. Use Front B speakers, but I would need an additional component to obtain the line out level signal from a power signal, which I don't know if exists.
Thank you in advance.