I am curious if it is possible to run a powered sub in 2 channel with an integra DHC 80.2? I cant seem to get it working. I know you can with onkyo receivers but it doesnt seem possible with this integra processor. Thanks for any help you can give.
Do you mean your sub is hooked up with two cables from the Left/Right front preouts from the Integra (and not using the single subwoofer output)?
Or, do you mean you have the sub hooked up with a single cable to the Integra but when you select the 2-channel only mode the sub is not working?
Many AVRs and Pre/Pros have a "Pure Direct" mode for 2-channel analog connections from CDs or TTs - if this is what you mean, then by the nature of "Pure Direct" and 2-channel - there is no .1 signal for the sub 'cuz the AVR preserves the 2-channel analog only path thru the AVR.
If so, maybe a 'work around' for now is to select "All Channel Stereo", then manually turn off the center and surrounds, and save the setting.
Maybe what you are experiencing for 2-channel stereo is 'normal' - i.e. - if your source is only 2-channel (L/R analog connections), then that's all you get out of the Integra?
I checked your manual - for the "Direct" mode there is a footnote that basically says (if I am reading right) - the number of channels being played (including the subwoofer) depends on the number of channels in the original source.
So, at least for Direct, if there are only two channels for an 'old fashioned' stereo LP or CD, then that's all you get - two channels and therefore, no sub.
Maybe they forgot that footnote for "Stereo" mode?
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