XPost: rec.audio.pro   
   From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   On 13/06/2022 3:12 am, super70s wrote:   
   > I'm getting ready to set up a surround-sound system for watching my DVDs   
   > and Blu-rays, for the first time. According to the receiver manual the   
   > normal procedure is hook up the front speakers from the "A" terminal on   
   > the receiver, then hook up the rear speakers using the "surround-sound"   
   > terminals on the receiver.   
   >   
   > However since I don't particularly want to listen to my CDs and LPs in   
   > surround-sound, I was wondering if it would hurt anything to run another   
   > set of wires from the "B" terminals on the receiver to the same front   
   > speakers, then activate that using the "B" speakers button on the front   
   > of the receiver. Of course you wouldn't want to have the "A" and "B"   
   > buttons activated at the same time.   
   >   
   > I've never tried to run two sets of wires to the same speaker(s) before   
   > and thought I'd check in here before I experimented and screwed up   
   > something bigtime.   
   >   
   > I suppose I could always diminish the sound to the rear speakers using   
   > the "A" setup while listening to CDs and LPs using the "+" and "-"   
   > controls on the front of the receiver but this seems like it would be a   
   > big hassle since (according to the manual anyway) you have to kind of   
   > work at it to strike the perfect balance between the front and rear   
   > speakers for the surround-sound effect.   
   >   
   > Hope I explained myself clearly and TIA.   
      
      
   **Yes, you did. DO NOT DO IT! You will, almost certainly, destroy your   
   amplifier.   
      
   Read the book and follow the instructions contained within. Do not   
   deviate from those instructions.   
      
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