how to ty in multipleamps to achive h/t seperates

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited November 2011 in Electronics
Guys I've been on the forum for a while now and keep hearing about combining multiple amps to make for a more powerful h/t system. For me a very simple minded guy how is this done.If you have 2 chl amp for the fronts and then a 3chl for center and surrounds how do you bond all these amps and then incorperate them into an avr into the mix. I might be so totally wrong but I would like to know in the simplest of ways.And this does seen like a very expensive way to go instead of getting a dedicated 5-chl amp. If not to much trouble could you please enlighten me.I actually had trouble enough going from my Yamaha pre-outs to my Adcom that I went w/ the Onkyo p-391 pre.
2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited November 2011
    The same way you hooked up the adcom. You have to have a full set of preouts, Front left & right, Center, back left and right. Speakers get hooked up to the amp and you use a coax cable from the preouts on the receiver to the line in on the amp.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited November 2011
    And then use an SPL meter to balance all the speakers.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited November 2011
    Use the 3 channel amp for the L,C,R. And a 2 Channel amplifier for the surrounds.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited November 2011
    jbooker82 wrote: »
    Use the 3 channel amp for the L,C,R. And a 2 Channel amplifier for the surrounds.

    I'm guessing the 2 ch amp is more powerful or he'd be doing this already...?
    Display: LG 47" LCD | AVR: Marantz SR5005 | BD: Panasonic BDT-210 | CD/SACD: Oppo 980 |
    Amps: Rotel RB-990bx | Marantz MA-500 | Speakers: Totem Mite : Totem Mite-C : RC60i | Sub: HSU VTF-2 MKIV

    HK AVR635 | Polk R30 | Sony DVD/SACD Player
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited November 2011
    I'm totally missing something here. I get that the speakers go directly to the amps. then you plug your preout from lets say gfa555 were does the preouts go to bondall these amps together. A very simplemind at work here.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited November 2011
    leftwinger57 wrote: »
    I'm totally missing something here. I get that the speakers go directly to the amps. then you plug your preout from lets say gfa555 were does the preouts go to bondall these amps together. A very simplemind at work here.

    From the receiver........don't think I could explain it any simpler. The receiver or pre will have 5 speaker preouts, marked as such on the back that connect to an amp. Not ALL receivers have them, yours may not, if so, your out of luck.....which is why we always recommend buying a receiver with preouts.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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