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• How to combine stereo and surround sound in one AV system
• Connecting an Amplifier to a Receiver without Pre-Outs
• Set up your Sonos Amp
• How to Add an Integrated Amp into Your Home Theater
• How To Connect A Subwoofer To An Old Amplifier Or Vintage Receiver
• Adding a power amp to a receiver....
• Pre-Out vs Sub-Out: All You Need to Know! Explained for Newbies
• Receiver vs. Amplifier vs. Preamp – Key Differences
• Adding Amplifier with AV Onkyo receiver
• How do I Connect Multiple Speakers to my HiFi Amplifier

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How to combine stereo and surround sound in one AV system

The answer depends on many factors including:. Let's assign a point system to determine if you may benefit from an external amplifier, or if you would be better served by saving your cash. Please keep in mind this is not a biblical source. They are in fact just guidelines based on common sense and experience, so please use them as such.

Add up the points from each column of the above table to find your Total Score. So what are your listening habits like? Do you often listen at ear-bleeding levels that would send your mother-in-law out of your room in a hysterical rage, or do you listen at levels where you can still have a comfortable conversation?

How big is your room? Did you cram all your equipment into a small bedroom, stuffing your TV and subwoofer in the closet to accommodate everything, or do you have a dedicated theater room that can seat more than two people?

What kind of speakers do you have? Speakers that dip into the 4 ohm range at low frequencies tend to demand a lot of power from an amplifier. Are you running your speakers full range, or are you running bass management and redirecting the low frequency content to a dedicated powered subwoofer?

Not all output ratings are created equally. Conversely, finding a separate amplifier capable of driving complex 4 ohm loads with authority isn't too difficult, and isn't necessarily an expensive proposition either. This will clean up the sound and provide a nice shot of adrenaline that your system just may be in need of. Adding external amplification isn't just about making things louder, it's also about preserving dynamic range of the music to avoid unwanted compression.

Graphed below you can see the relationship between perceived double loudness vs frequency. If you want to calculate how much more perceived loudness you can potentially achieve by adding external amplification simply pull out the scientific calculator and plug in the following:. Equal Loudness Curves - courtesy of Hyperphysics. Editorial Note about Equal Loudness: It takes 10dB of added output to double perceived loudness in midrange region Hz to 3kHz band but much less around dB at bass and high frequencies.

For more information on the relationship between loudness and the DB, please check out our article The Decibel db Scale and Audio Rules Well, we discuss this topic in great detail in the video below so you're gonna have to watch it to get our take.

Of course we encourage you to voice your opinion on our forum too. Some may fear that adding an external amp will in a sense " waste " the unused internal amplifiers of the AV Receiver. Our answer to that is to simply reroute them. Most modern AV Receivers allow you to reroute them to power speakers in another zone or to add height channels to do a full 9. Another option would be to power a second set of speakers in another room from the main zone if your receiver doesn't have multi-zone capabilities.

You can turn them off by toggling the main speaker A or B switch. Fear not as there is always a use for those unused amplifier channels. Of course if the budget allows, it's always a good idea to buy more power. Gene manages this organization, establishes relations with manufacturers and keeps Audioholics a well oiled machine. His goal is to educate about home theater and develop more standards in the industry to eliminate consumer confusion clouded by industry snake oil.

Confused about what AV Gear to buy or how to set it up? The answer depends on many factors including: Listening habits - how loud you listen. Speaker Load - some speakers present a more difficult load impedance than others; efficiency also plays an important role. A Detailed Look at your Conditions Determining questions on adding an amp: how loud do you listen? Adding an amp isn't just about making things louder, it's also about preserving dynamic range.

See also: AV Receivers vs. Separates: Which One Is Better? Is it Time to Upgrade Your Subwoofer? About the author: Gene manages this organization, establishes relations with manufacturers and keeps Audioholics a well oiled machine.

View full profile. Read the Complete Thread. Ramesh47 posts on January 19, Hi All Hoping to get some advice on my stereo dilemma I wish to upgrade my stereo listening music experience. I am thinking of getting an older version of used Mcintosh MC watt per channel stereo power amp to be connected to my Onkyo receiver to power my front 2 speakers for stereo listening. The Onkyo hence becomes the preamp. For movies, mcintosh will likewise power amp my front speakers while Onkyo drives my other 5 speakers.

Appreciate it if you could let me know if getting the mcintosh power amp will help significantly in my stereo listening though there is a slight difference in power between the mcintosh and onkyo. Appreciate your advise pl. Tks a lot.

Total BS…. More than likely a real power output rating is 50W or 25W x 2… M Code, Maybe Gene, or someone with Audioholic could do a review on those types of gear like they did with cables. It sure would put to rest any ideas. Post up their thoughts and facts. In the case of a solid state amplifier, it's output power should not decrease with time. However, your hearing acuity will decrease with time and you will have to adjust the volume then.

In your case, having to turn the volume way up, there seems to be a problem with your equipment as the situation is not normal. For starters, I suggest that you verify or change the interconnects between the preamp and the power amp and see if this procedure works. What I want to know is this: Can an amp power output decrease with age? Subscribe to our newsletter.

Connecting an Amplifier to a Receiver without Pre-Outs

That is, in the one amplifier box, there are two different amplifiers. For the purposes of this article, we are talking about connecting multiple speakers to a single amplifier only, that is, either the left or the right, or any single amplifier. Of course you can connect multiple speakers to both the left and right amp of a stereo — you just need to follow the principles twice, once for each amp. By adding an extra speaker to the output of an amplifier, you are adding to the load of the amplifier.

Set up your Sonos Amp

If you are a new owner of a receiver or are now looking to purchase one, you have probably noticed two output ports labeled Pre-Out or Sub-Out. After a few hours of research, here is what I learned about these two ports. This port allows an audio signal to pass through the receiver without amplification so that it can be amplified by another power amp. The speakers are then connected directly to the external amplifier instead of the receiver. With such a connection, the signal will be amplified by the external power amp that has been connected. An external power amplifier usually does a better job at amplifying audio than many receivers can. Hence the presence of pre-out ports offers the possibility of adding separate power amplifiers in order to generate more power to drive your speakers.

How to Add an Integrated Amp into Your Home Theater

I started working for the Stereo Barn in late I knew the red wires went in the red holes, black wires in the black holes, and that was about it! Well, everyone starts from somewhere and after assembling and disassembling numerous demo stereo systems I learned pretty quickly the ins and outs of a stereo system and how everything works together to make your music sound the best it possibly can. What I realized is a lot of people who come to our store looking for a stereo system may not have the slightest clue how to set one up. Understandably, they have not had many years of experience connecting stereo equipment on an almost daily basis to learn how to do it themselves.

How To Connect A Subwoofer To An Old Amplifier Or Vintage Receiver

If you are new to the audio game, then it can be a bit overwhelming to look at the back of an AV receiver and wonder which plugs go where and how to connect various devices. Fortunately, with a little direction, connecting a power amp to an AV receiver does not have to be too bad. How to connect a power amp to an AV receiver? First, add a trigger wire between the two devices so they turn on simultaneously. Be sure to use an unbalanced connection.

Adding a power amp to a receiver....

Released in early , the Port is a newer and more versatile and more expensive version of the company's Connect no longer available ; it has a better built-in DAC, supports AirPlay 2 and, thanks to its bespoke all-black design, looks more like a typical audio component. It has RCA and digital coaxial audio outputs for connecting a stereo or an AV receiver, and thus allows you to control and play music on that system via the Sonos app, just as if it were a Sonos speaker. The Port also has an RCA audio in port for connecting audio sources, like a turntable with a built-in preamp or CD player; this then allows you to play music from those sources on your existing Sonos speakers. It essentially eliminates the need for you to manually turn on the receiver or stereo, or switch to the proper inputs, because everything just turns on when you start streaming via the Sonos app to stream music. Sonos currently sells two different wireless streamers that effectively allows you to turn an old audio component into one that works exactly like a Sonos speaker. It can also connect to a turntable with a built-in phono preamp or a turntable with an external phono preamp so you can listen to vinyl on your Sonos speakers.

Pre-Out vs Sub-Out: All You Need to Know! Explained for Newbies

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Receiver vs. Amplifier vs. Preamp – Key Differences

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A power amplifier is a type of amplifier that supplies power to one or more speakers. The only control you typically find on a power amplifier apart from a power switch is a primary gain control, which is analogous to volume. Power amplifiers come in several channel configurations, from one channel referred to as a monoblock to two stereo channels. For surround applications, power amplifiers may feature five, seven, or more channels.

Adding Amplifier with AV Onkyo receiver

Most of the people are interested to hear loud music in social gatherings. The customized sound system is not available with a large section of people. There are some technicians in the market providing these customized music systems. These customized music systems are in great demand because of its least availability. The amplifier is the component which increases the density of the sound from the music system.

How do I Connect Multiple Speakers to my HiFi Amplifier

The answer depends on many factors including:. Let's assign a point system to determine if you may benefit from an external amplifier, or if you would be better served by saving your cash. Please keep in mind this is not a biblical source. They are in fact just guidelines based on common sense and experience, so please use them as such.