How to connect Home Theater receiver with a power Amplifier and why. Part 1

How to connect Home Theater receiver with a power Amplifier and why. Part 1. I came to realize there were'nt any videos on youtube to show how to add a power amplifier to your receiver, so I put this together. I hope it helps!!.
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[@mafosa8519]

great video! only thing i would add. that 12v triger has to be a "single pole/ mono rail"tip. some people may have there amp beyond that triger wires reach. when you buy the right lenth. that its easy to buy a "stereo" triger style. (wont work). just sayin.. larry

[@elrief1]

Great observation,I forgot to mention that. Thanks

[@rileypearson2332]

im just trying to see if i can hook up my Yamaha 6.1 up with my denon 6.1. basically so i can use more speakers and both are playing the samething. westher its a movie or any music.

[@elrief1]

I’m not sure how that would work out,since both receivers do processing. I have a few ideas but they are theoretical and I wouldn’t want to risk your equipment on that.

[@naokilin777]

elrief1 Can you tell me the link to buy 12v trigger cable? Thanks!

[@cao-hongwang9786]

Could you please give me some advice on which 12v triger cables to buy on Amazon? Thank you.

[@petermoore7796]

this video was exactly what i needed. if i could give one point of suggestion, turn the background music way down. Thanks again sir

[@tech4life884]

Williston audio made a Dyno video on this exact ONKYO TX RZ810 reciever and it actually produces over 250w/channel with 2 channels driven. Onkyo underrated this reciever bigtime.

[@alambe7275]

Excellent example you showed every little detail your video review of connecting a amplifier is the best on KZbin channel so far

[@Mudcat3434]

Thanks! I was scratching my head feeling like a complete newb. Lol Gotta start somewhere though! Thank you for the video.

[@elrief1]

Lol. I’m glad you liked it,as you said we all gotta start somewhere. Appreciate the support!!.

[@inchangahn6574]

Your background music is too loud so that I can hardly hear your vocal information. Would you be able to put it down?

[@elrief1]

Sorry no way to adjust the volume at this point. Thanks for watching!.

[@rajtabhbector9571]

What about subwoofer, you connect it to avr or amp?

[@elrief1]

The subwoofer in my situation would be connected to the avr since it self powered.

[@christianfinn4973]

Thank you.Actually I always wondered why....there’s only one input in those amps.Unbalanced and all that.....I thank you.No magazine in Germany explained it ever.Also ams like emotive brought me to a whole new section to watch over.I wanted to send you some pics I took of my system,for example the Klipsch bipolar above an Velodyne sub.But KZbin doesn’t allow to uploads pics in the comments.Also I wanted to tell you that operate 4 home theater systems in my house.Always experimenting.In my small bedroom I’ve got the subs turned around.They face the wall ,phase to 180^. I did it to be able to access the controls of the subs.I saw your setup with the Onkyo. Put LPF to off and choose a little above 50 Hz on the sub setting itself. This is my favorite bass sound.Cya. Christian

[@elrief1]

My apologies for the late reply,some how your message was sent to my spam folder and i just seen it now. I would love to see pictures of your setup,please send photos and or videos to [e-mail]. Thanks

[@michaeldunnings8502]

Very helpful and explained well.

[@desuhunachew2805]

Thank you for your demonstration how to hookup receiver to amplifire .

[@sungpark4000]

I bought new emotiva 7ch 200Watts per channel to connect onkyo tx-rz830 but no sound calibration can't find emotiva xpa 7 channel can you help

[@elrief1]

Calibration will not find the amplifier, it only boost your power output to the speakers.

[@berndtlindstrom830]

I understand you completely, hope and believe that the emotiva receives sufficient "signal" from the onkyo. My Behringer doesn't get it from the yamahan rx-v6. Then it's sad that a good power amplifier should cost as much, or more, than the receiver. Good luck and greetings from Sweden. Thanks for the video.

[@chucknorris2266]

Please answer this. So is everything plugged into the red positive in the back of the receiver?

[@elrief1]

Each channel has one rca running from a single preout channel to the back of your amplifier and the speaker wire runs from amplifier to your speakers

[@scottsears2387]

I'd like to ask some questions regarding the pyle preamplifier pd3000ba. I want to buy more power amps to daisy chain them or run them together to boost my Pyle's power. Or use my pyle as the main control center. Thinking about the eight channel pyle power amp 8000 watt unit to run with my pyle. Mines 3000 watt. So they say. My preamplifier has its own power output for speakers. How would that work?

[@adamclark94]

Is it OK to turn receiver all the way up to 100 then adjust gain until its one under clipping so I know even at 100 percent it won't clip or is that effecting the amps performance? Sounds about the same if I do it this way or only turn to 40 with amp gain turned all the way up

[@djsmith5194]

Yooooo!!! So glad I found this vid!!!! We have same setup (deck and speakers!!) I'm most definitely add amp to my setup now!!! Good lookin out on making this video😎👍🏾

[@chucknorris2266]

I got another question. Why won't you power your other surround channel?

[@elrief1]

In this video my amplifier only powers 5 channels,so I was limited to that. But the avr was able to power the remaining channels. currently behind the scenes I now have a emotiva LPA1 that powers the remaining channels

[@williamwestfall2874]

Thank you sir! Great video

[@noel5141]

Wow thx eleif ! 👍 , i been pondering 🤔 how to install a preamp for my home theatre speakers for sum time now and i havent jumped the gun because i could not find a video that showed how to do it with great detail ! Kudos bro thank u for ur time and video . 😎👍 ur awesome 👏

[@elrief1]

Thanks, I’m glad it helped!.

[@pete6705]

I am trying to set up a home theater for the first time, and of all the research I've had to do, the amp part is what I'm most confused on. Based on what I've read it almost seems like people are split 50/50. I've heard several people say it makes a huge difference in sound quality and I've heard several people say it's absolutely unnecessary to add an external amplifier, and will not make any noticeable difference.

[@coolacadien]

What happens when you only have behind the receiver a few outlet like yours to connect to a 5 channel amplifier but I have 8 cerwing vega Model E-712 front speakers. 4 at the front and 4 at the back. Not including the 4 subwoofers, one centre and 4 surround speakers all around the room? There’s not enough outlet to go to a power amplifier.

[@elrief1]

You may need a receiver with more preamps to cover your speakers. My receiver is 9.2 expandable to 11.2 with external amplification.

[@chuxrivera]

I have a yamaha 5.1 receiver but my only pre out port is used by the current subwoofer that came with it...if I don't have another pre out..would I still be able to do this?

[@elrief1]

I’m sorry man it’s not possible with that receiver. If the receiver doesn’t have preouts representing individual channels, it is not possible..

[@Tomeryy]

Is it possible to connect an amplifier in favor of front speakers to the Onkyo 676 that has a preout only in zone2?

[@elrief1]

No, if you don’t have preouts on your receiver representing the fron t speakers you cannot.

[@Tradeskilz1]

Music in the video is very annoying! Thanks

[@florenciomendez5529]

RCA to unbalanced? Which cables are those

[@ProChargedLS2]

I can use more than one amp, right? Say I have a 9.2 channel receiver and want to get some really nice stereo amps. I can use multiple amps to power the speakers themselves and just use pre-out to the receiver right?

[@elrief1]

Absolutely!. You can have an amp for every channel if you like..

[@ProChargedLS2]

@@elrief1 Sweet. I used to be into high end headphone setups, so I lack knowledge for speaker setups. I assumed I could run multiple amps, but it's one of those things that I wouldn't be surprised if only some A/Vs could. Reason being is I listened to some B&W 901s a while back which had 2 McIntosh monoblock amps, but that's a very high end setup. Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@steeveabitbol2466]

Would any RCA cable work? Do you recommend a certain brand/type? thanks for this video!

[@alexdixon4550]

Awesome bro...I just got the Pyle pt8000ch I can't wait to get that thing running

[@OwC317]

Yes. Good advice man !!you gonna help a lot of people 👍👌

[@elrief1]

+De Jonge Neven thanks buddy,I hope it does clear up some of the confusion. As always I appreciate your support.

[@OwC317]

elrief1 yes it does ,i am looking also for a power amp . Hehe that is 10 times louder then

[@elrief1]

+De Jonge Neven Good for you. Bit of advice,don’t blow your roof off. Lol 👍🏿👍🏿

[@durairajand7981]

Sir can we connect denon av receiver to the Philips spa 5250b multimedia speakers

[@sonicboomin]

What volume level do i leave amp on when I run audyessy or do a manual measurement with SPL?

[@teddyyusuf2206]

Teddy Yusuf 1 hour ago Thanks Elreif1, I have Onkyo AVR HT-R390 and NAD 3020.. Is it possible to pre-out the FR qns FL only using this NAD 3020? If could, appreciate if you could give me the cabling scheme. Thank you

[@djlive86]

When Connecting A Amp Do You Have To Change Any Settings In The Onkyo Menu Like Other Receivers?

[@elrief1]

No, it basically plug and play. The receiver will auto adjust to the new connections, some receivers will show info on display.

[@djlive86]

@@elrief1 Oh Ok Thanks I Just Ordered My First Amp And I Always See Videos On Other AVRs You Need To Go Into The Settings And Nothing On Onkyo When Connecting A Amp

[@elrief1]

Most receivers act the same Marantz, denon, Onkyo, pioneer etc. enjoy your new amp it definitely worth it..

[@djlive86]

@@elrief1 Thank You Definitely Appreciate It

[@tamilselvanp2163]

Hai sir am using Marantz SR 8012 AVR with Bic America PL980 tower PL 66 surround PL 28ii center channel which power amplifier to suitable my system, Marantz MM7055 or emotiva basX 7 which one suitable power amplifier sir pls guide me thank you

[@TheoTsant]

What if there is no preout in one receiver?thank you

[@elrief1]

If you have no preouts, this will not work for you.

[@GROB410]

Thank you 🙏🏿

[@devryguy27]

Hello everyone I have a question for you all?? I have a Nice New Onkyo Atmos Reciever and I bought a 8 channel external Amp. My Question is when I connect the speakers to the amp will my speaker level adjustments still work on my Onkyo Reciever or not??? Please help. Thanks or will I have to tinker with the gain on the back of the amp for each line input?.

[@flickboogers9325]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

[@elrief1]

Thanks

[@MOAB-UT]

Can I use a Crown 1205 power amp with my 5.1 stereo to do this? It is 2 channel 350 Watts per. I would have a Subwoofer and 2 Main Tower speakers.

[@durwoodeverett9202]

Great video sir finally someone really shows me how to get this done I have the $900 Onkyo for my living room and for my theater room I have 11.2 what is the name of your power amp thank you sir

[@elrief1]

Glad I could help, my amplifier is the emotiva XPA5 gen 1

[@johnnyparker4416]

Dude, cancel the Goofey Ass Background Music!!! It is hard enough to understand your instructions without the silly Background Music!!!

[@jeremycurtiss2352]

I am thinking about adding an amplifier. My Pioneer SC-1222k has preouts but not a trigger. Is there an easy way to have the amp and receiver turn on/off if the receiver has no trigger?

[@russellcox9037]

Most of the time I’ve noticed it’s a cumulative wattage, 40 watts per channel 5 channels 200 wats! Not 200 per channel, if notice most speakers aren’t rated for much more

[@elrief1]

Your correct when speaking about most receivers, but with this particular amp it is truly 200 watts per channel

[@paulibarra5449]

i use a receiver sony 5.1 and i put in the pre, out subwoofer an professional amplifier with 2 spekaers 18 inch and the sound is amazyng

[@vks4392]

Background Music is too loud. Camera is shaky. Pls fix it next time. Better illumination could be better. Thanks for the video.

[@tdvols]

Good job!!!

[@anastasiabenjamin5986]

Omg I hope i dont need a receiver too now! Smh guys i bought this cabrila surround sound system thinking it was all i needed but it was just speakers lol so ive since had to purchase a amplifier and more wires now im just like wth else do i need?...

[@MrXmacdaddy]

If your receiver doesn't have a 12v trigger to turn the amp on/off you could also try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2GwlaGjfdmgqJo

[@tomaszmichewicz7867]

Hello mate, need your help please. I’m about to add power amp to my home cinema receiver. Do I have to run calibration again, or just to leave it as it was set up on first time ??

[@davidclifton5186]

Can you hook pa amp into a receiver

[@elrief1]

I don’t believe you can. But I have never tried..

[@WestsideTech]

All AV receiver only give you a rating on a 2 channel set up. So if it says 200 watts that for only 2 Channel. That's how they get away with it.

[@elrief1]

It’s a shame,there should be a universal standard that these companies should abide by. It’s a gamble dealing with each company.

[@dixiedimacali4119]

Hi thanks for the tip godbless? I have a question, now to connect a av reciever to local ampli.. thank you sir

[@steeveabitbol2466]

Is the CENTER a single RCA cable or special wire you used to connect this? thanks!

[@adelmomew]

Thank you, your title should be connecting 12v trigger cable to receiver and amplifier

[@terryratliff2803]

how do i hook up a crown xli-2500 to a Denon Avr- S960H 8k ultra hd 7.2. I am trying to power a set of Cerwin-Vega XLS-215 Dual 15" 3-Way Home Audio Floor Tower Speaker.

[@elrief1]

I believe you need preouts on your receiver in order to do that.

[@marcmaxwell3726]

Hooked my luxman amp to my new demon 3700 withen 10 second. Fried my denon where did l go wrong ty

[@dimarzio9374]

i guess ill go with a stereo power amp since the main chunck of power devoured by the front speakers

[@designsinorbit]

Question for ya- my pre amp is a 90's Carver and obviously doesn't have any way to sense the signal for power from my receiver (so I will be pressing the power button every time). Do you know of a way to simplify this chance?

[@elrief1]

If it has a 12v trigger it maybe possible to set something up

[@AeroDude73]

Decent enough for video, but the music level was too high I believe in the background

[@ubermenschen3636]

Dude, your background music is too loud; it masked some of your speech.

[@paulbutter1317]

Great video, what amp is that , I'm looking for a 2 channel amp. Any recommendations

[@elrief1]

Thanks man,that is the Emotiva xpa five generation 2 and of your looking I highly recommend it. It also comes in a 2 channel setup,in fact you can get it from one channel all the way up to eleven channels.

[@paulbutter1317]

Debating on the XPA-3 and the NAD C275BEE . Any advice before I make a move . I have same onkyo txrz810 klispch 26FA , 110ws, 240s and 440c

[@elrief1]

You have great equipment,no matter which one you choose I think you will enjoy the outcome!!.

[@paulbutter1317]

elrief1 thx bro , just making up my mind it's crazy lol

[@elrief1]

Lol. There nothing wrong with that,it’s an expensive decision.

[@hi-fihaven2257]

Man that is a receiver, and what an amp, fantastic! Keep up the awesome work!

[@elrief1]

Thanks I will try my best!!

[@imogenaris1697]

So your receiver is powering your heights but also your subwoofer (s) then

[@toddgatesh4498]

I am confused. There are 2 rca pre-amp outs on the AVR per channel, red and white, yet you only have 1 RCA input on the amp? Do you use the white or the red out or is there no difference?

[@toddgatesh4498]

Okay, I figured it out. Red and white jack is left and right speaker, unlike the speaker wire itself.

[@12KuRt19]

Can you make a video on how you calibrate this set up?. Thanks ✌🏼

[@elrief1]

Not a problem,I’ll try to put it together during the week. Thanks

[@elrief1]

just release part two.check it out!!

[@BruceWayne-pz8gv]

I’m trying to figure out exactly what cable I need to hook up the receiver to amplifier. I believe it is an rca cable. But, do two ends plug into the receiver or is there just one end that plugs into the receiver? I can’t tell if the receiver pre out has a red and white spot to plug the ends of the cable or if it is just one spot. Trying to figure out if I need a cable with just one end or a double on one end and single on the other for the amp. Can you please help me with that question? Thank you!

[@elrief1]

I know it can be a bit confusing,but it is quite simple. The red and white jacks basically represent left and right,for example Red can be left front preout,and White would be right front preout. All you have to do is run one mono(single) rca wire from lets say right front preout to your amplifier connecting it to one channel. Then at that point you would connect your speaker wire to that channel and run it to your right front spear. Then duplicate that for all speakers you want to connect to your amplifier. But you are limited by how many channels your amplifier has,so if you have a three channel amplifier,you might just do left,right and center channel. If you have five channel,you might do center,left,right,surround L,surround R etc.. The rca's I use is C&E 5 Pack, High Quality Composite Video Cable, RCA Male, Gold plated Connectors, 12 Feet, CNE499241,you can find them on amazon. Take a look to give you an idea of what they are. I hope I hepled,if not shoot me another message,I will help you more. Thanks

[@BruceWayne-pz8gv]

You are awesome for taking the time to respond to me. That is so kind, and I appreciate your willingness to help very much. I'm going to look for those cables. I just bought a Denon receiver today with Pre-outs on it since the Onkyo receiver I have doesn't have them. I thought for sure it did, but when I looked to be sure, I didn't see them. So, I'm going to use the Denon with my amplifier. I bought a Carver amplifier and I'm curious how it is going to work. I wonder what kind of a difference I'm going to notice. What kind of difference do you notice with your amplifier? How does it change the sound? Does it just make it so you don't have to turn up the volume as high? Thanks again for your interaction! I'm excited to try this out! I need to buy some of those cables now though.

[@BruceWayne-pz8gv]

Is this what I would need? www.amazon.com/KabelDirekt-Analogue-Shielded-supports-Subwoofers/dp/B00DI89FX4/ref=pd_sim_23_14?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00DI89FX4&pd_rd_r=7EQHCW1WR0183AAXR17Q&pd_rd_w=qaJqA&pd_rd_wg=V6JIG&psc=1&refRID=7EQHCW1WR0183AAXR17Q

[@elrief1]

No that’s the incorrect cables those are 1 to 2,what you need is 1to 1. Look up c&e mono composite cables on amazon,it’s basically a single male to male rca wire. In my case once I added the amplifier to my setup the sound quality got richer more pronounced and bass got deeper. The amplifier basically pushes your speakers as the should be. Try your setup before you add your amplifier, then add it and see the difference. I cannot truly explain it, you will understand when you try both ways. I truly love this hobby,so it brings me enjoyment when I can help someone and or learn new things. So anytime you got a question just shoot. Thanks man!!

[@elrief1]

C&E Composite Video Cable, RCA Male, Gold plated Connectors, 3 Feet, CNE499098 www.amazon.com/dp/B019304U12/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jTk-AbFCMMF52. Purchase in the length you need!!

[@MrTurbo87lx]

Great video. You made it really easy to understand the concept of the avr /external amp setup. Thank you

[@elrief1]

Np. That's what am here for,I hope it helped you!!. Thanks

[@chucknorris2266]

Would be helpful to hear you better if you can turn your music down a little

[@bobdexter1029]

Nice equipment, now you Really need some better cables.

[@paulbutter1317]

Just coped the Emotiva XPA , any cables or pointers thx bro

[@elrief1]

I use the c&e rca’s from amazon, and TNP 3.5 mm mono 12v trigger cable. Choose the lengths of cable you need. They are both cost effective and a decent quality,and remember to disconnect power sources before making any connections. After you make your connection set each speaker to unbalanced, then return power to your units. Congratulations on a great choice!!

[@paulbutter1317]

Thanks a lot bro !! Really appreciate all your help and input.. can't wait

[@unknownkosmos1822]

How to connect 2 power amplifiers to 1 av receiver?

[@elrief1]

Same process using two amps. Don’t over think it. Your mains on one amp while the remainders on the other amp..

[@unknownkosmos1822]

@@elrief1 Sorry for this question, but any details step by step or links with pictures how to connect 2 power amps Parasound A51 to av receiver denon AVC-X6700H??

[@elrief1]

@@unknownkosmos1822 sorry I don’t know any specific links, but you can try calling either demon or parasound for specific information on the process. I haven’t had any experience with parasound.

[@unknownkosmos1822]

@@elrief1Ok I will contact Ati and Parasound for bi amp connection with av receiver denon and marantz. Thanks

[@christchurchcitizenscollec625]

What if my AVR only has 2 Pre-outs for the Power Amp and none of those separate speaker pre-outs? Does that mean I'd only have 2 speakers hooked up to the Power Amp and that I would lose Atmos and 5.1 sound, essentially only having 2.0 x2?

[@elrief1]

Is the 2 preouts the subwoofers preouts?.

[@christchurchcitizenscollec625]

@@elrief1 No, they are labelled "line Out'

[@Tonyplat98]

It is 130 Watts into 2 channels only.

[@elrief1]

I you speaking of the emotive or the Onkyo?.

[@Tonyplat98]

@@elrief1 the onkyo your receiver.

[@elrief1]

Yes you are correct about 130 watts. That why I use the emotiva at 200 watts a channel, the Onkyo is just for processing..

[@kevonmanuel]

Pfffff. Real men unplug and plugin their cables and speaker wire when the amps are on. It's called skill.

[@elrief1]

+NewYorkBlack lmao and real men pay a lot in repair bills. Thanks for the support.

[@whatzShakin519]

You Gottr..Nothing but skill my friends

[@elrief1]

Lol. You gotta have a lot of skill!!

[@alambe7275]

funny!

[@whatzShakin519]

funny aint the word'

[@tm8505]

Just for clarification. I noticed that the rca preout for the center speaker was one jack from the avr and one jack to the unbalanced "in" to the amp. It appears the other rca connections for the remaining preouts(front l/r and rear surrounds) will require one cable with two rca connections on the avr preout end and one rca connection on the opposite end going to the unbalanced "in" Jack of the amp. Do I have this correct? Kinda new to all this so please have patience. Thanks.

[@mrguudkat9987]

The center speaker only requires 1 jack since it's a "center speaker" and not a left or right speaker. If you had 2 center speakers then you could use them as regular speakers and do left and right.

[@Geenbullshit]

@@mrguudkat9987 and when you have a frontspeaker (3 or 4 way) as center it will be still a 1 jack connection with the same sound quality as with an normal avc?

[@NCPADS]

Your background music is dominating your voice.

[@ahm5817]

Good day, Really hope i can get some help here. Im new to home theatre systems amps and all this, so PLEASE bare with me for asking stupid questions. I want to buy a home theatre system the amp is Yamaha RXA1070 powering a 5.1 B&W speaker system, they are selling this as a package so i cannot switch amps etc. But now it comes to this, cause i really want to go big, i want to buy this system times two, yes...two of these sytems so it will be twpo Yamaha RXA1070s with a setup of 10.2 channel. How do i connect the two systems together without volume up on the one amp and volume up on the other then volume down and volume down, would like to control them at the same time and work together? Is this possible? If so, how? Kind regards all the way from beautiful South Africa.

[@andyorozco6675]

Does your onkyo can not fully power the rp280s? I have the onkyo tx-nr656 with rp280s and it sounds loud and clear all they way to 70 level volume. If I place them on a dedicated amp, do you think there is a difference? Great video.

[@MoreAmazonShorts]

I have an emotiva A700 on the way. It's only 100 watts per channel. I want to use it for my surrounds, surround backs, and front heights. Is there volume control on the amp itself? If not, how do I get a good mix as far as the volume levels per individual channel?

[@bzorro1]

Hi Elrief, if you wanted to biamp your LR speakers, would it possible to plug in your cable wires from your av receiver to your high frequency input of your speaker and run the other set of cables from your emotiva amp to your low frequency output of your speaker( biamp mode) Does that make any sense?

[@vdubfr3k]

Nice video very clean and direct! We have the same receiver have you by any chance bench tested it to see what the true power is?

[@elrief1]

No I haven’t bench test the receiver. I more or less rely on info I found on AVS Forum. Thanks for watching

[@Loudkona]

What about adding a power amp for a subwoofer

[@jeffnewell2662]

How does the trigger cable work if you add a Panamax 5300 power conditioner ?

[@elrief1]

If your Panamax has trigger ports, start from your receiver out to your Panamax in then connect from your Panamax out to your amp in. I hope that helps and I haven’t confused you more..

[@jeffnewell2662]

elrief1 ok, that’s different then somebody just told me they said doesn’t need to go to the Panamax at all? The trigger too amp only from the Denon 3600 because everything is plugged in to the Panamax and it should stay on all the time?

[@jeffnewell2662]

elrief1 just trying to make sure what’s the correct way. Real big-time rookie at this learning as I go

[@elrief1]

Your receiver is sending the signal when you turn it on and it passes through the Panamax to your amp. That seems more logical to me, but why put trigger on it if it’s useless 🤔. Give a try couldn’t hurt anything..

[@jeffnewell2662]

elrief1 do you yourself? Or know any one That keeps the power conditioner on all the time?

[@superarsenal009]

What model is the amplifier in this video? Thanks

[@elrief1]

That’s the Emotiva xpa5

[@davidclifton5186]

Or multi chan recovers possible

[@Manihsi]

just got denon AVR x4400h with klipsch tower rp-280f and center channel rp-62ii, what amp should i get it? and thanks for nice video

[@germanrendon3084]

Hi which cables you’re using to connect from receiver to amp?

[@elrief1]

These are the cables I’m using, choose your length and count amzn.to/2RqtidW

[@germanrendon3084]

I saw that cable but it’s for video I guess you used it just to explain how to connect it ..... I’m really confuse, thanks anyway

[@kcleach9312]

good video but turn down the back round music!

[@jhernandez626]

KC LEACH agreed it’s too loud was able to tough it out and watch the whole video glad I wasn’t the only one

[@nobaccos]

can i use a subwoofer cable or a coaxial cable to connect this hardware ???

[@elrief1]

nobaccos I believe the subwoofer wire will work..

[@nobaccos]

thanks for you`r reply it really is much appreciated because im looking at this amp in my living room and i have no idea what im supposed to do with it, lol. what cables did you use to connect your emotiva to your receiver`s pre out ( red and black ). im not going to be using XLR INPUT

[@elrief1]

Lol!!. I used the C&E composite gold plated cables from amazon,they are cheap with great reviews. Give them a try,they definitely impressed me.

[@nobaccos]

yeh i get it now lol its one wire per channel ( as you said in your vid ) lol yeh thanks its up and running, thanks again.

[@elrief1]

lol,anytime. I'm glad your all set up now. Hope you enjoy!!

[@user-wj9xq7ig2v]

No preout on your receiver? You can use line out converter to take the speaker out and convert to rca. Not the best situation but it only costs about 10 bucks.

[@almonzowilder4091]

Darn it. I'm trying to figure out how to send the line level signal to the separate amp. When I went to equalize my speaker volume, no sound came from my front speakers.

[@kengvang9356]

I'm looking into the Emotiva amp as well. Upon research, there are those that say that amp needs 1.5 volts coming out of the preouts of the AVR for the amp to perform at its optimal. Based on the specs that I found online, the Onkyo 820 only has 1 volt coming out of the preouts. My question is, "Have you noticed any issues with your amp not getting enough volts? I know that your AVR is the 810, but I'm pretty sure that the voltage coming out of yours will be the same as the 820."

[@elrief1]

I haven’t had any issue’s with using the amp with my receiver. When I first went to setup my amp like this,I too had that same concern;but I couldn’t find an answer. I’ve tried it and have not looked back. I definitely recommend doing this. I hope I’ve helped. Thanks

[@kengvang9356]

Yes, this does. I didn't want to have to fork out lumps of money only to have it not work especially when the amps cost the same if not more then some AVRs. I wonder if the the voltage on the preouts increase as you turn up the volume. Your setup does sound sick so obviously it is working as promised.

[@elrief1]

I’m glad it did help and thanks for the compliment. I am absolutely satisfied and by the way which model emotiva are you looking at??..

[@kengvang9356]

Same as the one you have. I too plan to use the the AVR to power my ceiling speakers. Do you think that you are getting the 130 watts per channel at 2 channels driven as spec'd out?

[@elrief1]

I absolutely do not thinks so. I would always get a lot of distortion from my towers when it was just the Onkyo receiver. I think it is grossly underpowered!!. My plan is to purchase a Marantz preamp,such as the av7703 or 7704 and a additional emotiva amp.

[@addonisryan]

Your Klipsch speakers are extremely efficient and although they can accept more power they do not require enormous power.I do commend you on choosing to provide them with more than enough power ,via a very good amplifier.which will keep the distortion extremely low since the amp will not work hard to deliver enough power for them to sound their best.The power supply is the heart of any amplifier and home theater receivers often involve compromise due to space and budget constraints in order to fit all of the processing and other gadgets while also squeezing in a multichannel amplifier.An external amplifier will ALWAYS be better because it only has one job. Nice video, it was clear and concise, Keep up the good work!

[@brogrodro6180]

Good video dude but after I watched this then went to attempt my it for myself my Yamaha pc2002 power amplifier doesn't have RCA,,, it only has XLR in and out as balanced, and unbalanced looks like big microphone or big headphones type plug but the speaker connectors are the same as yours. The receiver is an Onkyo TX-SR605 can you or anybody help me out

[@elrief1]

Can you send me some photos of the rear of you amp and receiver. [e-mail]

[@junboo8730]

I have a doubt. To connect the front speakers and rears. Do I have to use a Y splitter going from the receiver pre-output to the Amp( the amp only has one input hole) or I'm missing something?, you connected only one cable from the center speaker. Is there no negative or positive on that one. I'm confuse here.

[@elrief1]

Hey man, I think your over thinking it. One channel per speaker, no y cables needed. You must purchase an amplifier according to your needs. So if you wanna power 7 channels, you need a 7 channel amp. Next thing, you connect one wire from your receivers preout to one channel on your amp and from that one channel run your speaker wire to the one speaker. You repeat this process till you have all the speakers covered. 1 channel per one speaker.

[@junboo8730]

elrief1 Haha yes I overthink it. Thank you for this video, going to subscribe, it did helped me. Your system is awesomeee. I bet it sounds better than a theather.

[@elrief1]

Thank you, I appreciate it!!.

[@TO-vw3sy]

elrief1 I think he's asking do you choose the red or white pre out on the receiver, or does it not matter?

[@longshot9078]

how can you do it with a VSX523K pioneer AV reciever??

[@elrief1]

If your receiver has proeouts on the back you can add a amplifier..

[@AexoeroV]

Hello, do you believe that if a power amp is added to a receiver it will aid and the sound will be much better than on it's own?

[@elrief1]

If the amp is more powerful than the receiver its most likely be beneficial

[@AexoeroV]

@@elrief1 I see, thanks for the info and reply!

[@ubermenschen3636]

When would you select ‘balance’ for your speaker?

[@elrief1]

If your using xlr cables you would use balance at that point

[@VonSpud]

Thanks, made it look straight forward.

[@sainaveenbali]

what happen if we hook non preamp out (i.e the wires for seakers on receiver) to the amplifier? also can we use pre amp out of subwoofer and use to to play stereo active speakers :D