How to connect: AV Receiver + Stereo Amp + Speakers (2 floorstanders) so I can listen to both music and movies?
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How to connect: AV Receiver + Stereo Amp + Speakers?
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Lost Angeles
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I presume you have rear, centre and a sub running from your AV receiver if so you do the following
1) The front left and right preouts of the A/V Receiver go to an input on the stereo amp (Tape 2 for example)
2) Some stereo amps (not many) have a fixed-level input especially for this purpose so you can miss this step out: set the volume of your stereo amp to about half and run your speaker calibration routine on the receiver. Then always use this volume setting on the stereo amp whenever you watch AV - overall volume is handled by the receiver.
3) When watching AV, have both amps on - the stereo amp will handle the front speakers, the AV amp will handle the rest.
4) When watching stereo, the AV amp is out of the equation so won;t degrade the sound.
(JD you may recognise this it's one you did earlier hope you don't mind i've used it here it save me typing another one out)
1) The front left and right preouts of the A/V Receiver go to an input on the stereo amp (Tape 2 for example)
2) Some stereo amps (not many) have a fixed-level input especially for this purpose so you can miss this step out: set the volume of your stereo amp to about half and run your speaker calibration routine on the receiver. Then always use this volume setting on the stereo amp whenever you watch AV - overall volume is handled by the receiver.
3) When watching AV, have both amps on - the stereo amp will handle the front speakers, the AV amp will handle the rest.
4) When watching stereo, the AV amp is out of the equation so won;t degrade the sound.
(JD you may recognise this it's one you did earlier hope you don't mind i've used it here it save me typing another one out)
Gerrardasnails
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Lost Angeles:
I presume you have rear, centre and a sub running from your AV receiver if so you do the following
1) The front left and right preouts of the A/V Receiver go to an input on the stereo amp (Tape 2 for example)
2) Some stereo amps (not many) have a fixed-level input especially for this purpose so you can miss this step out: set the volume of your stereo amp to about half and run your speaker calibration routine on the receiver. Then always use this volume setting on the stereo amp whenever you watch AV - overall volume is handled by the receiver.
3) When watching AV, have both amps on - the stereo amp will handle the front speakers, the AV amp will handle the rest.
4) When watching stereo, the AV amp is out of the equation so won;t degrade the sound.
(JD you may recognise this it's one you did earlier hope you don't mind i've used it here it save me typing another one out)
And the Cambridge Audio 840A is one of those amps that has fixed input. I've called mine "Sony AV" and when I switch from say "CD" to that input, the volume moves to the programmed level and you cannot increase or decrease it.
I presume you have rear, centre and a sub running from your AV receiver if so you do the following
1) The front left and right preouts of the A/V Receiver go to an input on the stereo amp (Tape 2 for example)
2) Some stereo amps (not many) have a fixed-level input especially for this purpose so you can miss this step out: set the volume of your stereo amp to about half and run your speaker calibration routine on the receiver. Then always use this volume setting on the stereo amp whenever you watch AV - overall volume is handled by the receiver.
3) When watching AV, have both amps on - the stereo amp will handle the front speakers, the AV amp will handle the rest.
4) When watching stereo, the AV amp is out of the equation so won;t degrade the sound.
(JD you may recognise this it's one you did earlier hope you don't mind i've used it here it save me typing another one out)
And the Cambridge Audio 840A is one of those amps that has fixed input. I've called mine "Sony AV" and when I switch from say "CD" to that input, the volume moves to the programmed level and you cannot increase or decrease it.
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