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marty
marty asked in Consumer ElectronicsHome Theater · 5 years ago

hooking up an stereo amp?

Bought the onkyo tx-rz900 and bic acoustech pl980 for the main speakers and want to get an amp since they can handle 300RMS. DO you just run rca plugs from the pre outs from onkyo to the inputs of the amp and your done or do you have to also unhook the 12g speaker wire for the 2 mains going into the onkyo and wire them into the amp ? And the amp am looking at is crown xls2002 which is 375 watts for each speaker.

Update:

When I hook up the 2 mains to the amp will the watts I free from the receiver go to the rest of the speakers still hooked up to it or just not be used.?I hope the center, surround and atmos speakers get more power too

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  • Maniac
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Yes you connect the pre out of the receiver to the inputs of the Crown amp and then you connect the speakers to the output of the Crown amp. Don't put speaker wires to both the Crown and the receiver. The two amps would be driving each other and the Onkyo would likely be the one to start smoking first.

    mk

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Yes

  • spacemissing
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    The speakers have to be connected to the amplifier that is to drive them.

    Otherwise, you seem to be on the right track.

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