RSP1068 - Choosing which surrounds for 5.1 music?

[howburger]

Hello everybody:

Been a while since I've posted. I've got a 1068 with Emotiva ERD-1 dipole side surround speakers. They work great for movies, but for 5.1 music I would like to play through a pair of high quality direct radiating (center back)speakers. I've scoured the 1068 manual and I don't see any function that allows you to redirect 5.1 discrete surround information from the sides to the rears. Is this possible?
Thanks in advance.

Harold

[Kevin D]

Not without some relays and one of the 12v triggers. IE, you would have to make something. But certainly easy to do.

Kevin D.

[FernandoF]

Harold,

This is just an idea that might work : if you use the multi-ch analog connection for music, you can connect the Side Surround L/R OUTPUTS from the player to the Center Back L/R INPUTS on the 1068. I suppose that should do the trick.

For movies, use the digital connection and everything will be played through the correct speakers.

Let us know how it goes ! :T

Fernando

[howburger]

Thanx Kevin and Fernando. Fernando, I think you gave me the solution to my dilemna. The problem will be that I won't have the digital versatility that my processor offers, morover, the bass management will not be very flexible. Oh well, I think the sacrifices won't be too great.

Thanx again,

Harold

[bnieman]

Harold,
I do not believe bass management applies to the 7.1 inputs on the 1068 anyways. The only "bass management" on the 7.1 analog inputs is to have full range from all speakers sent to the subwoofer or for the subwoofer to only playback the LFE channel (this setting is called LFE Redirection). With that said Fernando's suggestion would work with absolutely no downsides.

:T

[howburger]

Thanx Bryan, you're right, I will have LFE redirection capabilities just like when I play two channel via the analog bypass. The only problem with using the LFE redirect, the way I understand it, is that in my case my main speakers go down to about 50 HZ and the multi bypass runs the mains full range and crosses the sub at 100HZ, so I have that range between 50 and 100HZ that becomes a little tubby. I wish that the multi bypass offered a crossover to the mains as well as the sub. Am I not understanding the functions properly?

Harold

[bnieman]

Harold,

You are understanding it correctly... I too wish there was a modifiable crossover point. Your only option is to change the crossover directly on your subwoofer.

On the RSP-1066 you couldn't even turn off the LFE redirection. At least on the 1068 we can turn it OFF.

Cheers!
Bryan

[howburger]

Thanx Bryan.