Hi, I am a relative newbie posting for the 1st time requesting advice on the proper way to connect and configure speakers to my receiver.
I purchased a Yamaha RX-V485 receiver to power (4) Niles OS5.5 outdoor speakers to provide music to my backyard (patio / screened porch). I am looking to have all 4 speakers to have the same output.
I have read several postings as well as read the manual and looked online for guidance and am frankly confused.
From what I read I think I have multiple options but am not sure and if I do I would appreciate feedback on which would be considered optimal and why?
What I think my options are:
1. Connect 2 speakers in series to each of the 2 front speaker outputs
2. Connect 1 speaker to the FL, 1 to the FR, 1 to the each of the zone B outputs. If this is the optimal configuration would I need configure the speaker size and crossover frequency
Being the woofer size on my outdoor speakers meet the criteria of a small speaker but the fronts default to large if the subwoofer is set to none, should what should I do? Should I trick the system to think I have a sub and set the crossover to 100HZ?
If I leave the fronts set to the no subwoofer default of large should I also tell the system the rears are large?
Will the volume output from the fronts and surrounds be equivalent?
I am also confused by the choice of 20 different sound programs....I think the best for what I am trying to accomplish is:
5ch Stereo - Use this program to output sound from all speakers. When you play back multichannel sources, the unit mixes down the source to 2 channels, and then outputs the sound from all speakers. This program creates a larger sound field and is ideal for background music at parties.
Speaker Specs:
- Woofer Size 5 (Inches)
- Woofer Construction 5" Interlaced Carbon Fiber Cone Is Extremely Rigid To Reduce Breakup And Lower Distortion
- Tweeter(s)1" UltraSilk Dome With Fluid-cooling And Ultra-wide Dispersion For Clear, Detailed And Extended High Frequencies
- Frequency Response 100Hz - 21kHz +/-3dB
- Impedance 8 (Ohms)
- Power Handling 100 (Watts)
- Sensitivity 90 (dB)
I appreciate you reading this far and look forward to your advice.
Thanks!!