hey guys i recently posted last week about my sony s350 and pioneer reciever that i could not get the hdmi to work with.. all sugestions were helpful but she still would not work.. i returned the s350 and found a s550 for less and returned the pioneer and found an open box pioneer vsx1018txh-k for a good deal i know that even at a year old they are out of production but i thought 910 watts would be better than what i had... got it all hooked up got the hdmi input to work with the component video and actually got the true dolby light to come one and it sounds pretty good my problem is that the volume setting required for what i like is -25 which is very high as far as the range of this receiver at this level don't get me wrong is sounds good but i thought i could get a little more with this "better reciever" if i set it at -20 and onscreen exposion or something happens it shuts off. it is not getting hot and is well ventilated do i need to ohm check all my wires and speakers to make sure there is not a problem or am i asking to much from this reciever? the system is in a spare bedroom in the basement two polk audio moniter 70 polk audio cs245 surrond are polks don't know the number two velodyne subs cht-12 and a polk sub for the center chanel... any input would be apprecitated.. she sounds good but i think there could be more
The first thing to do is to check your speaker wiring. Make sure there are no wire whiskers touching adjacent wires, or a chassis. Do this very carefully.
Now your receiver is rated at 8 ohms, however since it is THX certified it ought to be able to handle a four ohm load. Now speaker manufacturers lie, and you mains and centers are rated at 8 ohms nominal. However from the driver layout this is impossible, and they have to be four ohm speakers or less.
Not only that, but the monitor 70s are three ways, with two mids and two bass drivers. It is likely that these speakers have complex phase angles between voltage and current.
If you find your speaker wiring is in good order, then your speakers are not compatible with your receiver, and will eventually cause premature failure of your receiver. In this regard, I suspect you monitor 70s as the likely culprits.
If your speaker wiring is in good order, then your options are to buy speakers that are an easier, load, or if your receiver has preouts, purchase an external amplifier.
