4 x Usher Audio S-520 System

[hairoun]

Good day. I want to do a four speaker setup using the Usher S-520's. I am not aiming for surround sound. This setup is for a pretty large room, so I want speakers in each corner solely for listening to music.

I am looking at the Pioneer VSX-519V-K or VSX-819 receivers and was wondering if it had enough outputs to handle 4 of these speakers or if I might have to connect the speakers in parallel. Is this safe for the receiver? Speakers? Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

[adwilk]

Good day. I want to do a four speaker setup using the Usher S-520's. I am not aiming for surround sound. This setup is for a pretty large room, so I want speakers in each corner solely for listening to music.

I am looking at the Pioneer VSX-519V-K or VSX-819 receivers and was wondering if it had enough outputs to handle 4 of these speakers or if I might have to connect the speakers in parallel. Is this safe for the receiver? Speakers? Any recommendations?

Thanks

I'd imagine that either receiver would have A/B speaker outputs which you can run simultaneously, or a DSP mode that plays an all channel "stereo" that would work for you. Should be fine.

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum!

The Pioneer VSX-519 does not have enough speaker outputs to run two pairs as A/B speakers.

The VSX-819 does have enough speaker outputs to run two pairs as A/B speakers, but the listed minimum impedance with both pairs running is 12 Ohms. The Ushers are 8 Ohms nominal, and I can't say that no damage would occur if you run both pairs on the VSX-819.

The VSX-1019 would allow you to connect both pairs with a listed minimum impedance of 6 Ohms, so you'd be set.

 

[adwilk]

The VSX-819 does have enough speaker outputs to run two pairs as A/B speakers, but the listed minimum impedance with both pairs running is 12 Ohms. The Ushers are 8 Ohms nominal, and I can't say that no damage would occur if you run both pairs on the VSX-819.

Anyway to know if the 819 could be hooked up with one pair as main L/R and one pair as surround L/R and let a DSP mode send stereo signal all the way around. I'm thinking every AVR I've ever owned does that...

 

[adwilk]

Anyway to know if the 819 could be hooked up with one pair as main L/R and one pair as surround L/R and let a DSP mode send stereo signal all the way around. I'm thinking every AVR I've ever owned does that...

I guess I could have looked it up.. According to page 34 in the manual, the receiver has ext. stereo dsp function that sends the stereo signal to all channels activated... This seems like a viable option, Right?


EDIT: The 519 Supports this as well.

ahhhh... samurai...

 

[hairoun]

Thanks for the replies everyone. So it looks like the 519 is fine to run two pairs of the Ushers? Thanks.

 

[TLS Guy]

Thanks for the replies everyone. So it looks like the 519 is fine to run two pairs of the Ushers? Thanks.

You don't wan to run two pairs of Usher's or anything. I don't care how big your room is, you just need two speakers. A set up with speakers at both ends of the room fed the same stereo signal, sounds dreadful. Choose which end of the room you will be facing and face towards a single pair of speakers.

 

[lsiberian]

You don't wan to run two pairs of Usher's or anything. I don't care how big your room is, you just need two speakers. A set up with speakers at both ends of the room fed the same stereo signal, sounds dreadful. Choose which end of the room you will be facing and face towards a single pair of speakers.

Agreed. You're asking for trouble if you don't heed this advice.

 

[hairoun]

You don't wan to run two pairs of Usher's or anything. I don't care how big your room is, you just need two speakers. A set up with speakers at both ends of the room fed the same stereo signal, sounds dreadful. Choose which end of the room you will be facing and face towards a single pair of speakers.

So what if I put all four speakers facing in the same direction?

 

[TLS Guy]

So what if I put all four speakers facing in the same direction?

That won't be as bad, but not good as you will have comb filtering issues and a poor lobing response. A single pair will be much better.

 

[mazersteven]

Good day. I want to do a four speaker setup using the Usher S-520's. I am not aiming for surround sound. This setup is for a pretty large room, so I want speakers in each corner solely for listening to music.

I don't know if you have the Usher's yet. But for a music only system you might want to consider a speaker that produces a little more low end.

And for the cost of 4 Usher's, you could purchase something like these.

SVS MBS-01
http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-mts01.cfm

Just a thought.