OK.. let me ask this then..
I said the reason why I don't want to get a different receiver is because of the fact that I like the aesthetics of the one I have. Can I, somehow, buy a SECOND identical receiver, and put two INPUTs two it from my source? i.e. I don't think optical output is two way communication, so, is it possible to either a) split an optical cable into two optical outs so that I can "repeat the process" or, b) split the currently unused, but present, electrical output on my device (and thus be plugging two "RCA" wires into the ORANGE jacks on the back of TWIN receivers?
I'd prefer A with optical, what I know as "toslink led" cables
As long as the cable lengths are the same, there shouldn't be any sort of sound time differential where one receiver is processing sound 2 seconds later then the other (i mean, at the speed of light, wouldn't it have to be like, 370,000 miles longer?)
I appreciate your responses. I'm a home audio newbie.
The reason why I don't change speakers is because I don't know if "better speakers" that are rated for more wattage will sound any "louder" if the receiver isn't driving more out to them.. Taking the receiver manufacturer at their word, and that they are putting out 100watts per channel (I know, they exaggerate) and the speakers themselves do 100watts per channel, would I benefit any further by getting speakers rated for 300 watts? The only benefit I can imagine is that I'd get a higher QUALITY sound when I "turn the knob up to 11" - because putting max power output of 100 watts out a receiver to speakers at 100 watts max input rating is going to give me some "loss in quality" whereas pushing 100 watts out a receiver to 300 watt speakers means the speakers will only be running at 1/3 of their capability [if my understanding is correct] and therefore, shouldn't "distort" at all.
I mean, speakers get their power from the receiver, so isnt' "100 watts still always 100watts"?
The benefit of "over-sized" larger wattage (or diameter for that matter) speakers is that I can turn the knob up higher before it sounds like crap, no?
Resident Loser said:
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jimHJJ(...BTW I think A and B refer to speaker selection, not channel...thats usually L and R etc....)
I actually knew that, mis-spoke my meaning. The way the setup is now, is that I can run 2 speakers [LEFT AND RIGHT, fronts] on "Speaker Selection group B"
or 5(.1) speakers [FL,FR,SL,SR,CENTER,Sub] on "Speaker Selection Group A" But not both.
I have a dinky little 10 year old sony receiver that can run Groups "A" and "B" simultaneously. this receiver can either do A (5.1) or B (2.0) ..
If I had this yamaha receiver [RXV2500B] could I in to "DTV - 5" then out on say, MD/TAPE - 1 then take that out into the DTV - 5 on the second rxv2500b?
Basically, reasking my question, is there anyway to "clone" my optical sound output?
What I have is the
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/HTIB/HTIB_150_1.htm
Yamaha HTIB 150.. + 5 more speakers that are third party.
But will this (toslink cable splitter) let me have one toslink optical cable coming out of my source, then have two going to two identical receivers?
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=102&sku=27027&engine=adwords!654&keyword=%28toslink+splitter%29
Will there be some kind of "noticable" signal degredation?