How to add an External Amplifier to your Home Theater Receiver!

Follow along with Brent as he walks you through the process of adding an external amplifier to your existing home theater receiver for increased system performance.

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[userbosco]

This video is a good example of what YouTube is all about. Thanks!

[Mike-cqno]

I wish lower priced AVRs had more preouts. You can find some for the fronts/subs but for more channels it really raises the price.

[Roof_Pizza]

Called in recently and spoke with Grant, I think it was Grant. Nice guy and helpful.

[jlebeau]

I’m glad you addressed the power and loudness point at the end of the video, I added an A3 to my front stage when the volume dropped off a little I had buyers remorse. So thanks for clearing that up!

[michaelbass]

I just now purchased a BasAx a3 to power my front 2 klipsch RP 8000Fs and RP502 C. Connecting the amp to my RZ50. I’m excited!

[juanosorno]

Thanks to this video and the explanation given I decided to buy the a7. I just finished installing following the clear instructions. I turned it on and I thought I had purchased a new set of speakers. What a difference the a7 makes. I can hear more detail. Even the subwoofer sound coming from the two front speakers came alive and I had to turn the subwoofer down. I was so unhappy with the way my system sounded that I had purchased an equalizer. I will return it as I no longer need iit. Great video and great product.

[sawolaja]

Great video and explanation on how to connect an external power amp to an AVR. I followed your instructions to the letter and connected my Marantz C50 to my new basX A3 external amplifier. Wow what a difference to my LCR front stage. I've left my 2 heights FLR and my Surr LR connected to the Marantz C50. Now my 4 ohm Piega speakers are really singing! 😊 The whole system has really come alive with this added injection of power.

[Safetytrousers]

This is exactly what I've done with an Emotiva a5. It's a magic unit that always stays cold to the touch when my AV amp even set in preamp mode gets very hot. It also means the AV can sit happily on the Emotiva forming a perfect stack.
On my old AV (I haven't tested this on the new one) at very low levels the sound distorted I think because too little power was being sent, but the Emotiva totally solved that issue.

[ThatsCrazyBro]

Awesome info, exactly what I was looking for. Clear and detailed demonstration. Keep up the great work!

[titan]

great video. I was under the impression that the additional amplifier would increase the sound but what you explain makes sense. Thanks.

[lbudt]

I'm using a line level 1.2 for the main speakers Emotiva amp, and it is working good. Maybe Emotiva should make line level converters for their amp and older AVR's. Mine is from 1993 and it's a JVC, BUT THE eMOTIVA MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

[BombsAwayMusic]

could you use this technique to extend your total speakers in parallel? using the amp output to 5 speakers and the AVR output to 5 others ?

[phreak]

Hi Brent! Thanks for helping out with my A2 warranty service a couple weeks ago. It is back and working great!

[aliazimi]

Awesome video.. if I plan on running a 7.2.6 setup.. would it be more ideal to run a 3 channel amp for my fronts.. a 4 channel amp for my surrounds and a 6 channel amp for atmos channels? Or should I consolidate the 3&4 channels amps into one 7 channel amp? What would be the pros and cons of the first setup vs consolidating?

Thanks so much

[duckwings]

Thank you very much for this clear and thorough explanation. I will be honest. I had thought the volume would get louder, too.

[framodcole]

Basic and in words even I can understand. What about treatment of the Subwoofer? Should that be moved over too or can that stick to the AV receiver? Thank you

[MorroccoM]

Nice looking cables and great job on the lesson.

[burliesanford]

Man what do you mean those adapters don't work very well . My Denon X2700H didn't have preouts for me to hook up my Outlaw 5000x so I bought 3 RUSSOUND Line level adapters and now I drive my speakers. The RUSSOUND adapters work very well as pre outs .

[Dude-hkkl]

Terrific video - very easy to follow - thanks! 👍🏼

[Drgluee]

I did use the line level to RCA converters, kicker brand, grounded them correctly and used external amps. The positive.. vastly increased power to get the volume gains that you want. The Negative.. added distortion, not a terrible amount but it is noticeable and a light static noise when nothing is playing, mind you not enough to stop the auto-off functions of the amps from working, but it was there. My concern was more about volume than it was clarity at the time. But if I were to do it again, I would get an amp with pre-outs or just a processor with outs.