I’m confused by all the AVR’s, including my Yamaha RX-A3060’s preamp section on the rear panel. In the setup menu, you can tell the AVR you’re using the L/R channels for external amplification, or the rear/front presence speakers, plus there are other configurations. What is confusing me is why have these options at all? Why isn’t the AVR smart enough to know you’ve plugged in an external amp using the preamp outputs? For example, neither the Yamaha’s, Denon’s or Marantz’s have the configuration of using L/C/R (three front channels) using a dedicated outboard amp.
Which brings me to my question, how should I configure my AVR to let it know I’m using a three channel amp for L/C/R and a four channel amp four my ceiling speakers? Will this help or hinder the sound quality since there is no configuration for this setup? Or will it simply just keep the unused amps on, yielding no benefits to the speakers still connected to the AVR?
Which brings me to my question, how should I configure my AVR to let it know I’m using a three channel amp for L/C/R and a four channel amp four my ceiling speakers? Will this help or hinder the sound quality since there is no configuration for this setup? Or will it simply just keep the unused amps on, yielding no benefits to the speakers still connected to the AVR?