Help with home cinema set up

[amarocknrollstar]

Ok, this is exceptionally embarassing. Got a new AV amp a while ago but just never really had time to set it up properly. It's been a long time since I last used my sweet Arcam Xeta 2 before replacing it with my current Yamaha monster. Problem is - I just can't seem to remember to how to bloody connect it up! Rotel pre/power 870s I am running. Two tape loops on pre amp, one bridged mono on power and well, it's a yamaha DSP-AX620 - you can only imagine what's on offer at the back of that! There is no pre in/out on the back of the av amp. Please help. Cheers Stevie Here is a pic of the back

 

[amarocknrollstar]

Anyone....?

 

[Anonymous]

I assume you are wanting to connect it so as the rotel drives the front two channels and the AV handles the rest???
If so i believe(and don't quote me on this) that your AV amp/receiver must be connected via pre-outs to your stereo amp,and as yours hasn't one i'm not sure if this is possible???
Have you tried posting in the HOME CINEMA section?

Sorry couldn't be more help!

 

[amarocknrollstar]

Thanks very much for your help buddy.
Tried home cinema forum but to no avail.
Yup, with rotel driving fronts.
Guess I'll just have to try all 678903456780 combinations!

 

[Anonymous]

No prob

have just checked the spec of your Yamaha on superfi(see link) http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/696
and it states that it has 6 channel pre-outs and it looks like they are the ones marked, MAIN,REAR,CENTRE in the OUTPUT section on the right hand side(i'm guessing they're marked OUTPUT instead of PRE-OUTPUT) but i'd check!

 

[amarocknrollstar]

Thanks bluedream, I'll give it a go

 

[amarocknrollstar]

Hey buddy.
Done and dusted.
Thanks.
Had sort of figured that but was using the in on the av and out on the rotel.
Thanks mate.
Stevie