Connecting processor to receiver

NeilGabriel

Is there anything more complicated to hook a 7.1 channel processor to my Rotel receiver than running the processor's 7.1 outputs
to the receiver's 7.1 inputs? I need the multiple hdmi inputs the receiver lacks. Then all audio sources plug into the processor?

How is volume controlled when you use the receiver for power only? Where is volume on the receiver set?

thanks

nguyendot

The processor should be at full volume/signal all the time, and you use the receiver's volume control. Generally a receiver's volume is set on that big dial on the front, or the buttons labeled "volume up/volume down" on the remote.

NeilGabriel

nguyendot wrote: »

The processor should be at full volume/signal all the time, and you use the receiver's volume control. Generally a receiver's volume is set on that big dial on the front, or the buttons labeled "volume up/volume down" on the remote.

Thanks. The first time I bought a power amp, I was very confused that there was no volume control. Then I learned volume was controlled through the pre/pro. I have had many receivers and separates but never hybridized them.

tonyb

You would get better sound if you sold the receiver and bought an amp. Right now, the amp section in the receiver is all your using it for.