Balancing Front A+B Speakers

[alanmawong]

I'm having a speaker setup problem with my Denon 2807 receiver. I'm using the Front A outputs for my main room and Front B for a set of speakers on my patio. I guess because of the difference in speakers, I am getting a vastly reduced volume level on the outdoor speakers. Does anyone know of a way to increase the power level sent to the Front B outputs relative to the Front A's? Everything in the manual seems to refer to balancing the Fronts in relation to the center/surrounds. I'm using the front B's for this because I'm using the Room 2 outputs for upstairs.

 

[Johnd]

You can purchase a speaker selector with volume control such as this one:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2rMxBIrpAat/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=15240&I=190SSVC2

Hope that helps. Cheers.

 

[mulester7]

.....Alanmawong, this will solve your dilemma for 15 bucks and change....the application for you will be to turn down the inside speakers that are evidently more efficient....the three prongs for each channel represent in, out, and ground......

http://www.mcminone.com/product.asp?catalog_name=MCMProducts&product_id=50-285&CMP=datafeeds&ATT=froogle

 

[jcPanny]

A + B speakers

Alan,
Your receiver is not really designed to run the A AND B speakers at the same time. Doing so could cause the amp to see a low impedance (4 ohms or less) and cause the receiver to overheat and go into shutdown.
Pick up an inexpensive stereo amp from Audiosource or Behringer and use it to power the patio speakers with the receiver's Zone 3 output.