I need some stereo component advice.
I have a Sony 7.1 AV receiver in my family room. It drives a Sub/Sat/ speaker set with two rear surround speakers and a center channel. It also powers these speakers, thru the two speaker outputs (one output to the A/V family room set), the other to a speaker selector for the other three:
- BIC Towers
- 2 pairs of Advent outdoor speakers (pool/Patio)
Typically we listen to either Pandora via the TV or XM satellite thru a Pad/phone (via the AUX input on the receiver)
I recently changed a Monster brand, 4 speaker selector:
https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Cable-SS4-Multi-Speaker-Selector/dp/B00004Y3UX
For a Russsound selector, with four volume controls:
Russound SDB-4 ez Dual A/B Input and 4 Pair Speaker (2 in 4 out) Selector Volume
https://www.russound.com/products/connectivity-and-control/speaker-selectors/dual-source-with-volume-controls/sdb-4-1-4-pair-dual-source-speaker-selectors-with-volume-control
The volume has been decreased significantly with the RussSound selector. I'm not looking for concert level volume (in case the neighbors are reading this...) but it's diminished enough to be a problem.
Is my receiver not powerful enough to drive these? Unfortunately, I'm at the beach and don't remember my receiver spec, just a stand Sony AV from Best Buy, maybe 7-8 years old(no digital inputs, blue tooth capability, etc.)
I have a Sony 7.1 AV receiver in my family room. It drives a Sub/Sat/ speaker set with two rear surround speakers and a center channel. It also powers these speakers, thru the two speaker outputs (one output to the A/V family room set), the other to a speaker selector for the other three:
- BIC Towers
- 2 pairs of Advent outdoor speakers (pool/Patio)
Typically we listen to either Pandora via the TV or XM satellite thru a Pad/phone (via the AUX input on the receiver)
I recently changed a Monster brand, 4 speaker selector:
https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Cable-SS4-Multi-Speaker-Selector/dp/B00004Y3UX
For a Russsound selector, with four volume controls:
Russound SDB-4 ez Dual A/B Input and 4 Pair Speaker (2 in 4 out) Selector Volume
https://www.russound.com/products/connectivity-and-control/speaker-selectors/dual-source-with-volume-controls/sdb-4-1-4-pair-dual-source-speaker-selectors-with-volume-control
The volume has been decreased significantly with the RussSound selector. I'm not looking for concert level volume (in case the neighbors are reading this...) but it's diminished enough to be a problem.
Is my receiver not powerful enough to drive these? Unfortunately, I'm at the beach and don't remember my receiver spec, just a stand Sony AV from Best Buy, maybe 7-8 years old(no digital inputs, blue tooth capability, etc.)