Home Theater Basics - AV Receiver Setup

[@thestig007]

This is a great video, man! So glad I found it. You're telling me things that the "experts" haven't said a word about. Love the detail you go into here.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

+TheStig ZeroZeroZero Thanks! Glad to help

[@isolinavargas1716]

thanks soooo much was struggling for months trying to figure out the speaker wiring and came across your video and within minutes had it working ....you are a lifesaver!!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Awesome, happy to help!

[@ibmgrunt]

I just got a new Pioneer Surround Sound A/V Receiver - VSX-532 for my 66th birthday... This is my 1st a/v receiver and it is as intimidating as my old 4-channel receiver I bought 1972 the Sansui QRX-6500, which I still have and use. Thanks for the video. It sure relieved some of my anxiety and give me some new ideas.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

That is excellent!!!!! Congratulations and Happy Birthday! Check out the entire HT Basics series including this one on speaker layout: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4eyn5JnbKlkgZY Have fun!

[@eazzy7211]

Ohhh foreal damn congrats headass boi 👎

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Hey thats the same one i just got, but im having trouble hooking up the speakers to it

[@gliveron]

Excellent basic setup instructions and to the point on most aspects, well done sir and Thanks.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Happy to help!

[@ianmauhs3182]

thanks for this! I scored a receiver and two speakers at good will and couldn't believe it would manage audio and video for all the video games and entertainment systems has, so we don't have to plug and unplug all the wires. And thanks for mentioning the optimizer mic, had no idea this technology existed.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching.

[@lego7627]

Thanks for the elaboration on the back of the receiver. I’m binging all your home entertainment vids to know what to get haha

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

😁😁 thank you 🙏🏾

[@No1Amo]

Thanks for covering ”power output” and what that means! I have never understood the -db / +db on the display, +db in my head is usually positive decibel. So the -db did never make sense to me, always thought it was a setting issue :-) thanks a lot!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching

[@KathyOdisse]

Can you show us how we input the auxiliary cord??

[@carllos25]

I just bought a small white and red male cables to a aux female cable receiver. You put the white and red into a input on your system and it's ready. Unless, of course, it already has an input aux.

[@rick2079]

Excellent video ! i moved to a house that has a wall integrated home theater speakers and now im getting a new TV, PS4 Pro and need to get a reciever to hook all the speakers on the wall. This video was a lot of help to guide me what i need to buy and how to set it up. Thanks!!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching and happy to help!

[@coregame1002]

I have a Denon AVR 2801. I put the 14 gauge wires through the holes in my surround sound speakers and wrapping it around the spokes on the receiver. Then, I got my RCA cable for the surround sound and Hooke sit up to the TV/DBS slot in the back of my receiver and hooked them up to the Audio In and Out plugs in the back with the yellow Video out put cable. It does work, but last night when I hook it up, I don’t what source it was on but I heard a buzzing on my speakers so they’re definitely working.

[@BikerGirl117]

Great video! Very informative and thanks for covering the basics for us noobs!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@ctscantechnologist]

You have a great voice for presentation.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks!

[@roseroseroserose6958]

WOW, now that IS ONE RECEIVER! Haha. 1st thought was wow, doesn't it blow out your entire power supply ^_^. Wish you were local so I could hire you to sort out my connections for me. But hopefully step by step I will get there. Thank you for the demo.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Happy to help. What other connections do you have? I may need to do a video on them as well. 😁

[@roseroseroserose6958]

​@@HomeTheaterHobbyist Thanks for the reply and offering to help,. ^_^. I just have some wirings I would love connected to this and that.... So far I have managed to hook my tivo box to a splitter so I can watch it in my bedroom also without paying extra each month for a separate tivo box ^_^. Now am searching if I can convert an old sitting 'idle' but lovely sony hi-fi speaker system - to be able to listen to it with a smart tv instead. But not had much luck or info on 'how to' with that type of speaker system. Model is SSWZ5E. Not sure what wires would go where, or if it's EVEN convertible, but wanna try. Have ordered some audio/video cable/ plugs, so will see what I can do.. - Failing that, my next move will be to get me a wireless speaker set. Not keen on having to keep charging a 'main' speaker, or else would have gotten a bluetooth one. Although IDEALLY, I DO want something I am able to move from room to room with... but I want something I can plug in socket - or back of tv and have it play continuously, rather than one that runs out of power. Sorry for the long post, but current dilema. ^_^ . 1st world problems huh? Haha. Kind regards from the UK ^_^

[@skynet40433]

Getting ready to set up a receiver that’s been sitting on the shelf for years because I’m too scared. Watching this, sweating. Thanks for the video. Here I go!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

How did it go? 😄

[@skynet40433]

@Home Theater Hobbyist So it turns out my bro must have given it a try: both wires (+/-) were twisted together and stuffed into a single connection point 😳 The wires looked like they were pretty thin (18 gauge) so I ended up buying a spool of 99.99% copper 12 gauge. I disconnected everything and I'll give it another go when I get the new wires in the mail.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Ok, let me know how it goes.

[@dusty5598]

Thank You. Good clear basic Information. Great to get a new comer started. Not too much high tec talk with too much detail. People can learn enough detail later if they want.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks!! Enjoy your new setup! And come back anytime to check out the latest videos!

[@williampickett3860]

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[@itz4u]

@Hometheaterhobbyist, I am so glad I found your channel. Your video seems easy but in actuality sooo complicated. My friend has a: BOSE sound bar that has: A)1.S/PDIF Output - B).a RCA input #1 C).a RCA input #2 -D).a sub out SHARP AQUOS QUATTRON What I see on the back(I'm assuming that's what I'm supposed to use for this case) VIDEO 1 w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO VIDEO 2 w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO COMPONENT w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO AND Pr Pb and Y (She has the BOSE RCA input #1 going into that component R AUDIO L AND VIDEO of the TV. AV YAMAHA HTR On the back of the AV I have no idea where to plug anything to the back of this. I twiddled around and put it in the CD in the DVD in everything I could and on the front put in the corresponding input and nothing works. I just want to get that SOUNDBAR connected. Its a old one she said that around when they first came out but those are the only terminals at the back I'm confused on making work through the tv(which doesn't work) the AV (which she has sitting there) and I'm lost. I see from your video the visual on the back looks so much like mine, but I can't get it connected and for the last 4 weeks till I seen this video, it started to make sense, but still don't know what I'm doing wrong. Its driving me nuts!! Can you tell me where I'm going wrong or what's the best way please, Thanks

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

From what you've said I don't think you need the Yamaha in the chain at all just use the Bose connected to the TV as it is. Then go into the TVs audio menu and select the audio output that the Bose is connected to. Hopefully this helps!

[@JoeysAutismAdventures]

I own the TSR-700. It has really good sound, and a 4k picture. I am very pleased with my purchase. The TSR-700 series is the same as the RX-V6A. It is totally special needs adult owned. Always well taken care of. I love Yamaha receivers. Airbus A320's is my hobby. I am a big fan of Dolby Atmos as well.

[@animaldw6996]

This vid was awesome man!! Just bought a new Onkyo TX-NR686 receiver. Hooking up the speakers to the unit with those Banana Cables would have been so easy. Cheers!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching! How do you like the Onkyo so far?

[@animaldw6996]

I love it! Sounds Great and I haven't even tweaked it out yet. Wish I had those Banana Cables man. I've never heard of them till this. Cheers

[@ronaldzingale8826]

Fantastic Help for setting up a home theater system - Video will help and teach you along the way Thanks So Much - Keep Posting

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Enjoy your system!

[@ctvaughn707]

Great video for beginners! Thanks!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Awesome! thanks for watching!

[@faw3511]

Good intro. You could serve big need if you would show how people with hearing problems, for example older people with high frequency hearing losses, can set a modern receiver to add definition and volume at the needed frequencies. Thank you.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

That's good point! I'll see what I can do to address that need!

[@ryans413]

Make sure you get speakers that can withstand the power your amp can give or else your speakers will blow up

[@charliebrown4454]

Where I get hung up is selecting the various options from on the front panel after everything is connected. I have a Marantz stereo with knob selector. Can you explain this for your audience? Thanks.

[@bishlap]

son, that receiver's as big as you!! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. Enjoyed the video.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@brandonmata4675]

Supper helpful now I understand so much better thanks.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Glad it helped!

[@POLLITOU2B]

Very informative, I am glad KZbin recommended this video right when I bough my speakers and my amplifier, I just wish someone see this comment and could guide me through the whole process of hooking all up. Please, anyone....

[@1972mercurycougar]

A good point to note. Yamaha home theatre in a box, YHT-4950-UBL, includes 385, and 485, receivers, You have to manually set the Ohms to correct setting. (Label on back of Speakers.) The default Ohms setting, is NOT, correct!! It made a huge difference in sound. Some guys don't get into the menu that deep. Just a heads up.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks

[@cozmicmojo2181]

For anyone troubleshooting surround sound with the actual device here's the steps that I found buried on forums that are not in the instructions. Set Impedance: Look on the back of your speakers and check what Ohm rating they have. With the receiver powered off, hold down the 'Straight' button on the front and power it on. It will take you to the impedance menu automatically. Hit 'Straight' again to select the Ohm rating of your speakers (6 or 8 Ohms) Turn on your HDMI Settings: Hit 'Setup' on your remote to access the HDMI Control menu. Set "HDMI Control " to ON. Set the "TV AUDIO INPUT" to AV2 Set "ARC" to on HDMI control lets you control the Yamaha receiver volume and power with the TV remote. Connect Receiver to Smart TV Plug your HDMI cable into the HDMI ARC port on the back of your TV (Just look for the port that says 'ARC') Plug the other end into the HDMI Out ARC port on the back of the receiver. Go into your smart tv settings and under the sound>Sound Output options select Receiver(HDMI). If you don't have this option then something is not turned on in the HDMI settings steps above. Mine wasn't displaying the receiver option until I turned on 'HDMI Control.' Troubleshooting: While you're watching your program, scroll through the input sources till you hear sound. It could be the TV Audio Input is set to another input. *Keep in mind, if you're streaming, Netflix and Hulu offer different sound options with each show or movie so the surround may be different with literally every show or movie you watch. While watching a program and looking at the receiver input source display you should be able to see the speaker icons for which channel that show or movie is actually using. Netflix's surround sound isn't great. Hulu is better but it doesn't seem to use all speakers. Hope this helps.

[@happstreeservice1147]

I think it's time you upgrade your TV man! On another note, great explanation on this topic. Thumbs up!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks! I do have a 4K TV now but I still like my Plasma! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnisknuIoM2pjck

[@jeffwoodard3991]

Like the video easy to follow, would like to hear more of similar contact

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thank you!

[@mikehubert2512]

Great quick overview. I'd love it if you got into all the speaker connections and the difference between them.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks!

[@jetfan6129]

That's one huge unit. But you covered the basics very well. Thanks.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

+Jet Fan Thanks!

[@babymaker13th]

Home Theater Hobbyist. No responce except for the same tutorial that will not explain how to get my unit to display true hd or Dd or sorround sound or pcm and so on

[@babymaker13th]

The eco was of so i turned it on is that what i should do ? Thank you for your responce

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

I was thinking the Eco mode should be off. Maybe Google this issue for your receiver to determine if others have had the same issue

[@raymondleggs5508]

I've seen bigger

[@jasonclark625]

So I’ve had my Yamaha rv-x679 for about three years and it would always go to av3 when I use my ps4 blue ray or fire stick and other things as well. Recently my one year old got her hands on the remote and now the only way I get sound out of everything is if I change it to av4 manually. Usually it would change to av3 by itself when something turned on.. I’m not understanding how to get it back to av3 for sound or change something to where it’s changes to av4 when something is turned on.. any help would be appreciated

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

That's a hard one and I don't have any great solutions other than factory reset 🙁. Even that is not guaranteed, sorry. Let me know how you solve it when you do. 🙂

[@firefox00-7]

Thank you Sir. I had lost the plot with my device until I saw your video. Great work

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@aleksionas]

Also, while holding straight button while powering the device on you will get to the advanced options to chose your speakers oms and other hardware options.

[@KevinContreras2013]

Dude you’re the man!! Thank you!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching! Glad to help!

[@leonardchavez1057]

Is there a way to connect to receivers together

[@royanpeter3049]

A great video helped me understand the basics in detail for a novice like me . I would like to check once i have the speaker setup and all running . i would like to find out how will i adjust the sound out put , meaning i dont want to have my surround sound while i am watching general programming like news . Like to know how will i shift between the sound output from surround sound while watching movies , playing games to a general viewing like news etc . Look forward to hear from you

[@lancerobertson1620]

Tech-Heads, I love them! Great presentation my brother.😊👍

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thank you!

[@rahulsaini824]

Sir , nice Explained..Sir I have request .please give full demo with all connection

[@ourtermsln5548]

Very good explanation. I need you to show how to put it on and operate. thanks

[@DanielGreen07]

This guy knows his shit 👍

[@Nathanielnimtz]

Watching this at the end of 2018. Is HDMI 2.1 expected to be relevant for the foreseeable future? In the past 16 years or so the HDMI specs have gone through 17 HDMI versions. Anyway, great video! You explained what other audio channels neglect.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

I totally understand what you're saying, there have been a lot of HDMI specs! I think 2.1 will be viable for a while since true 8k content is still pretty far out there. Most 4k movies are not 4k all the way through the pipeline. They are shot in 4k, Hollywood works with a 2k digital intermediate, then it's converted back to 4k. The 2k intermediate is due to the fact that not all of the tools used in editing are ready for 4k. I said all that to say, I doubt Hollywood is any where near ready to produce 8k content using a totally 8k pipeline. Not to mention distribution, do we have the bandwidth to stream 8k? Will there be a disc format? What about traditional broadcasting? Their still broadcasting in 1080. Overall there are lots of things that need to be addressed before 8k is any where near mainstream.

[@Digmen1]

Very interesting. A lot of the new recievers are no longer having a USB input port on the front. This means that I cannot play my mp3's on them!

[@dennishancy5313]

I am mechanically challenged. Wish you were here to show me what I am doing wrong. My connectors to the speaker wires look different. There are black and red "clips" in the back. I need to put the speaker wire in the hole, and then clip it shut. I made sure I connected red to red and black to black. But I'm still not getting any sound. Anything else I can check?

[@kevinconley1969]

I have hooked up my speakers to this same receiver but I get no sound coming out

[@WanderVooks]

Same thing happening to me right now, did you sort it out? Could you please help me out?

[@jimmytrang1075]

Thank you soooo much for this video. I am a novice and this is great

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@tonybarstow9813]

For a newbie like me this video is great, nice one 👍

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe and share the videos! 😁

[@SuperFredAZ]

Upper left hand corner on back panel is not USB, it is 12 V trigger to operate a relay to turn on power when a specific input or all inputs are operating

[@alexlanning712]

I'm going to show this to my sister

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Awesome! 😁

[@mofrakker]

Finally, the one detail I was looking about external connections, explained. I want to buy a receiver to connect from my blu-ray to and older projector (that has HDMI input, but no ARC). So basically, I would connect the BR output to the receiver input (HDMI), get the digital sound through my speakers and video output to my projector? That's what I would think, correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways, awesome video bro. Thanks!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Yes that should work! Thanks for watching!

[@rmk22sr.2]

Great video you cleared a lot of things up for me

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshuarichards3362]

A very helpful video. Thanks, now I know what to do with my speakers I was given!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Awesome!

[@davidcole2337]

Very nice Tutorial. Great Job..

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks!

[@luckyvaliin]

I feel the lack of highs in my 5.1 speaker setup. I have onkyo txnr656 av receiver and it supports upto 7.2 setup. I bought a pyle tweeter box which has 4 tweeters in it. Could you please explain me the right way to connect this additional tweeter box to my av receiver so i can listen better highs. Appreciate your help.

[@debbieardagh7916]

Hi, I have attached a usb with movies to the front usb port, i get the menu to choose the movies, when i choose a movie i hear the sound but can't get the picture??

[@butterbean4195]

great video. but i have a question.. i have a modern hisense tv and a older yamaha 6030 the tv have 3 hdmi ports the receiver has no HDMI ports..i have a hdmi to 3 rca jacks cable but i cant get video from my dvd/cd player only sound.. what am i doing wrong? Im pretty sure the tv is set up right , i have it set to HDMI (ARC) 1 i get sound from the dvd player to the receiver but nothing to the tv..

[@travisgulley2652]

I found out that if you use both speaker channels set a and b the minimum impedance the receiver can handle is doubled meaning if the minimum impedance for the left and right channels is 8 ohms then the minimum impedance becomes 16 ohms because when you wire speakers up to speaker channels set a and b your cutting the impedance in half that's usually why on av receivers it will say 8 ohms set a or b and 16 ohms set a and b.

[@touchthatwire80]

Nice video. You're a good teacher

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thank you!

[@sankaranev3173]

Great video, clear instructions. Thank you.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

You’re welcome! Don’t forget to subscribe and share the videos!

[@jeffandkumchakeller5169]

Great video. How do I adjust the brightness on my display for a str dg500

[@hairmasterbarry]

THANKS again this worked on my RXV683 also.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Sweet!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Haha I love how you're getting all sorts of random questions from people about their particular receiver issues. Smh

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

😀😀

[@kausarrahman3887]

LOL

[@l2xclan938]

Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to explain. Helped me a lot

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Happy to help!

[@mylesthomas4168]

Good Job Sir.. Its been a While Scince I Set up a Modern Stereo , in the 70's ( Praise God ).. Thanks Man !🎸 Happy Easter Season.. I Am Partying ..😇 - UncLe MyLes + edm.Ab. Can

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Happy to help!

[@johngalv9288]

Since I switched to X1 Xfinity box on TV, my Yamaha system doesn't work...(RX-V371) driving me crazy! Xfinity service did not help at all... That's why I'm checking youtube videos. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Sorry to hear that, were you able to figure out the issue?

[@craigwilson2966]

I have a very similar receiver and have been trying to get the ARC feature to work with my Samsung UN55MU6290 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV. I have been through all the manuals, configured and re-configured all of the settings and still get no audio out of the tv into the receiver. You've probably heard of this issue before but its makes the SmartTV features basically useless so in our case we are using an older SONY BlueRay player to acccess Amazon and other video services. Any suggestions?

[@joaniestraw5075]

Well presented and really informative. Will save this for sure...thanks so much!

[@stevejosrph6065]

A very good video you made it so simple great job...Thank you

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

You’re welcome, happy to help!

[@lucilledarrell7123]

Can you show me how to hook up an iPod to a RX620 and what settings the front panel should be set at pleased.

[@billwilkison3722]

Unfortunately, you didn't describe the "Scene" set up for this Yamaha receiver - getting that coordinated with the HDMI inputs is very consufing, and illdefined in the manufacturers set up manual .......

[@paulf7464]

How do you hook up a second zone and control it from the remote control. I have a pair of speakers outdoors that I would like to play

[@ericacollier6468]

I have a LG surround sound system with a blu ray 3d player it requires a hdmi to connect to the tv.. And I have a samsung bar with subwoofer connected to my tv and it requires a optical cord to hear it I play both of them while watching movies.. Is there anyway I can get one of these and hear it with the rest of them by using a hdmi cord or headphone line cord?

[@musicman195959]

Excellent video.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thank you very much!

[@jaycie5021]

12 gage cable is waythicker then you need for most aplications 16 is even pushing it. There are online calculators that will give you the actual required thickness.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks, can you send me a link to the calculators?

[@Believer7154]

Great job. Keep up the good work!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Thanks

[@sj460162]

Thankyou..nice video. I just bought the Yamaha 271 but through optic I dont see dts confirmed in the AV window? Any advice?

[@DDgametime]

Great video series! I have an older Yamaha HTR 5440 receiver and I want to tweek the Set menu but I'm a bit lost on what the best settings are. Do you have any videos demystifing that? I'd love to learn but can't find anything. Thanks!

[@damianwildman4936]

What are your views on sonos connect amp? I thought it was versatile but it limits me to the app as I'm unable to connect to all content on my phone especially youtube.....which is a deal breaker for me!

[@SergeantRedBull]

Great video. Easy to follow. Thanks!

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vdefeo12]

I am connecting a Denon AVR S760H that has 7 hdmi ports on the back. My question is if I connect every item I have through the HDMI ports on the receiver and one HDMI ARC out to the tv do I have to always have my receiver and surround sound on or can I still watch connected items through the tv without receiver on.

[@johnbradley5236]

If I wanted to connect (2) front bookshelf speakers which which connections on the back would you use? I have the same reciever. What are your speakers of choice?

[@sarasartori6859]

Nice cideo! A pity that they didn't put an usb input to connect your pc and stream hd audio flac files. This has a ton of connections.

[@davesherlock1314]

I just bought and connected a new Yamaha RX-V685. I have everything working except I haven't been able to figure out how to assign different activities to a customized Scene. The reason I bought the receiver is I need to have my Netflix and Sat TV audio adjusted specifically for dialogue, i.e. emphasis on higher frequencies, minimal base. Then for DVD and Radio I want full hifi with lots of base and all frequency ranges. Specifically on the RX-V685 how do I set up these Scenes? The owners manual is not very helpful. Thanks!

[@thechronic6708]

Hi after resetting my receiver the red standby light no longer goes on, do u know how to fix this please?

[@llb2893]

Awesome! Just so happens I own that same receiver also.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Sweet! How do you like it?

[@viigee202]

Very good video. It was informative and useful. The one question I have is how to you connect the speakers without banana plugs?

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

The red and black caps on the terminals unscrew. Once unscrewed there are holes in the terminal and you place the bare speaker wire in the holes and re-screw the caps in place.

[@viigee202]

@@HomeTheaterHobbyist ok thank you I'll try it out tonight

[@seancolon9890]

I have almost the same Yamaha receiver only mine is only 5.1 I can get sound from the TV, but when i use the Netflix App from the TV, the sound only comes out the TV speakers??? Any idea on setup.. (tried Optical cable, and also have HDMI going from TV to receiver and ARC is turned on )

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

That’s weird! I doubt this will work but maybe look at the Netflix settings to see if an adjustment there would work. Sounds like you tried everything else.

[@RobPGamerVaper]

I have (I guess) A little older Yamaha Surround System without HDMI ports ;( This system was given to me by a Friend it has the Receiver Subwoofer and 5 small speakers 3 have Adjustable Stands 2 do not and there's a Center speaker. I think he has another Subwoofer and a couple more small speakers. It's an Amazing system 270W from Receiver. Any how the Sub he gave me has it's own input/outputs Power and Volume. Sad it does not have HDMI.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Lack of HDMI is a bummer but if you decide to upgrade the receiver at least you'll already have speakers😀!

[@arlynkuefler7738]

Nine speakers and sub! total sound double garage theater😎😊

[@SilverWedge]

I appreciate the explanation.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Awesome!

[@kana4114]

I have a Yamaha Receiver but I’m not sure if I can hook up my Yamaha Turntable… How do I do that? Thank you

[@michaelmcleod5606]

thanks bro

[@rmk22sr.2]

Excellent video I Have a problem I have a Pioneer Elite SC-81 I hooked up correctly with HDMI cables but only get a blue screen on TV

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Try another HDMI cable, that one maybe damaged.

[@rmk22sr.2]

Thanks for your reply a friend of mine told me to do a hard reset shut the receiver off all the power plug and leave it out for a while I did that and everything works fine now thank you

[@timothymorgan764]

Can a turntable run through the AVR?

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Yes many have a phono input

[@timarmesto9602]

why does the subwoofer have a different connection? it's separated and not color-coded the same way, is there a reason for that?

[@cronoscrypto7296]

Thanks for the lesson . Much appreciated.

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

My pleasure!

[@nath019xx3]

Wouldn't you have plugged the television into a/v in? Because its going into the receiver? Honestly not sure?

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

You would only do that if the TV’s connection says “Audio Out”. Typically that’s done over a digital optical cable on modern flat panels. Or they use a hdmi connection labeled “ARC”

[@nikkinikki8215]

I want to know where do I put my aux cord so I can listen to Pandora😞

[@HomeTheaterHobbyist]

Should be along the rear near the phono input. What receiver do you have?

[@MarkRampersad]

How to see the subwoofer on the speakers display on the Yahama receiver