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Posted by Jussi on March 23, 2000 at 06:40:14:

In Reply to: Surround Sound Processor that's good with two-channel? posted by Duke on March 18, 2000 at 12:09:37:

An alternative to the setup Bob W. suggests:

Run everything into your 2 channel pre. If you don't have 2 pre outs,
get a pair of Y adaptors. One leg goes to your 2 channel power amp,
the other to your ss processor. Now you choose to turn on the processor
and surround amps or not. The 2 channel always goes direct, and the
big advantage is that you have one volume control. With the other setup
you have to balance two volume controls -- probably you just need to
settle on a good one on the 2 channel pre when using the ss, and adjust
volume via the ss processor. You can also play with surround on your
audio material, for kicks, in this setup.

The one disadvantage, depending on how well your preamp is buffered,
is that it sees the two components on the output side, which MAY affect
the sound when the processor is turned off.