Pioneer Receiver VSX-818 Overload

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thompva7

Audiophyte
My Pioneer Receiver VSX-818 keeps overloading, especially when I have both A and B speakers playing. It also happens when I turn the volume up. Please help. I'm getting tired of this garbage. I need to fix this immediately. Thanks.
-Vince
 
bandphan

bandphan

Banned
My Pioneer Receiver VSX-818 keeps overloading, especially when I have both A and B speakers playing. It also happens when I turn the volume up. Please help. I'm getting tired of this garbage. I need to fix this immediately. Thanks.
-Vince
The garbage is trying to run both sets at the same time at a high db:confused: explain a little more as to your listening situation and what speakers. AB is an either or type deal.
 
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thompva7

Audiophyte
I'm using Klispch 5.1 System

I'm using Klispch 5.1 System.
 
bandphan

bandphan

Banned
Which klipsch? Althougth most of their line is efficient you still havent said whats hooked to speaker set B?
 
bigred7078

bigred7078

Full Audioholic
a/b speaker sets are not made for high volume levels. As was mentioned its meant to use set A or set B at a given time. Using both just increases the load for the amp
 
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thompva7

Audiophyte
My speakers

The speakers I'm using are Klispch 5.1 indoor and Bose 151 outdoor. Any help you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you.
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Audioholic Jedi
The speakers I'm using are Klispch 5.1 indoor and Bose 151 outdoor. Any help you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you.
You can't run A & B speakers together. The impedance is too low, and demanding more current from your receiver than it can supply. If you continue to do this you will destroy the receiver's amps. If you want to run both sets of speakers together, then you need to run a separate amp from zone two to drive the Bose speakers.

When you use A & B outputs together, it just couples the speakers together and it is the same thing as connecting the wires from the two speakers together and just using one set of speaker terminals.

Receivers have all the amps in one case and are usually limited in their ability to provide large currents over time. However make sure you check your speaker wiring and that you have no whisker shorts at the receiver or speaker terminals.

You did not state which 5.1 system you have. If it is this one for instance, Klipsch rate it at 8 ohm nominal. However, because of the driver layout, it has to be 4 ohm below 400 Hz, and that region will consume 2/3 of the amp power at least. Manufactuers are very loose (lie) about their impedance specifications.

If everything is connected right, and you have speakers with more than one bass/mid per speaker, and you can't play at your desired listening level, then you will need to add external amplification, with higher current delivery capabilities.
 
bigred7078

bigred7078

Full Audioholic
The speakers I'm using are Klispch 5.1 indoor and Bose 151 outdoor. Any help you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you.
lol we already answered it for you....you cannot run both a+b at the same time and turn up the volume.
 
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