[quote user="chartz"] Don't you worry. When using the two sets at the same time, just don't push the amp too hard... Leave the bass at the zero setting and the loudness disengaged and you should be fine! [/quote] By the way, I should also mention that I had the bass turned all the way up. I admit I was a bit worried when you said leave

I spoke to support person at Sherwood this afternoon and got a short lesson on impedance. He basically put my mind at ease and pretty much repeated what Jacques offered. The receiver has a safety shutoff if it ever overloads. I got everything hooked up, and we christened the unit with "the" Boston album, and followed that with REO Speedwagon

Actually, I use only one pair of speakers. It's just that both pairs are 8 ohms. So, if I use only one pair of the 8 ohm speakers, does that reduce the risk of harming the receiver? (As opposed to using two pairs?) I'm not at all familiar with impedance, although I did read up a bit on the subject online today, it's still not clear to me

The Sherwood came, I read the manual as I was setting up, and it says: For safe amplifier operation, use the speakers with impedance of over 8Ω when you use only SPEAKER A or B terminals and use the speakers with impedance of over 16Ω when you use both SPEAKER A and B terminals. Both sets of speakers I own have 8Ω impedance. I wasn't

Jacques, you were right about the typo; a Sherwood salesman verified that for me. I ordered this today, hope to have it within a week. Thanks again, everyone, for all of your help!

[quote user="chartz"] You don't need to call Sherwood at all. It WILL work, I guarantee! I take it for granted that your RX2 has RCA (Cinch) plugs for the amp of course, since you had an NAD. [/quote] Good question! I am nearly absolutely certain the RX2 has the RCA plugs, but it's been a few years since I looked back there. I'll

[quote user="burantek"] Hi Dan and welcome from me as well! Have you given any consideration to an older BeoMaster and be done with it? [/quote] Thanks! No, I hadn't done that, it really wasn't on my radar. I trust that by "older", you mean "pre-owned"? I'd have to consider price, the condition of a used unit

[quote user="chartz"] [quote user="DanDaMan"] • Input sensitivity, 47 kΩ Phono(MM) .................................................................... 2.5 mV [/quote]It will fit alright, go ahead! [/quote] Sorry, you were too fast for me to see this reply before I sent that last one!

I think, but am not sure, that the specs I just posted answered the question. Under Frequency Response, there is this line: Phono(MM), RIAA , 30 Hz~20 kHz Now, I don't know whether that implies that the receiver has the RIAA pre-amp, or whether an external one is assumed. If the latter, it seems to conflict with the other statement in the user manual

[quote user="chartz"] Victory! The Sherwood HAS a phono input so it'll work right out of the box! [/quote] Yes, but... (confusion reigns) As mentioned in my OP, the user manual for the 5502 specs that a turntable with an MM cartridge can be directly connected to the 5502, whereas an MC cartridge requires "a separate head amplifier