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.

Blazingly simple, yet elusive to this day for some. Great video. Most people get lost in it is just more power. No, it is not just that. It is about more dynamic headroom for the peaks of energy your presentation may have. Receivers today are feeble versions of themselves today. Most won't punch beyond 50 watts per channel all channels driven into 8 ohms 20hz to 20khz. They are about gimmicks not power anymore. So these external amplifiers are a huge boost in dynamics and punch and reserves no AVR will even come close to doing. Barring perhaps the Class D receivers, but you know how that goes.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

Nice looking cables and great job on the lesson.

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

Well explained, exactly what I needed. Great job!

Thank you. This was very informative. You answered many questions I had about this.

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

Really well described. Good teaching.

Clear and concise!! Bravo! Bravo!

Perfect, simple video, clear, concise and informative

Awesome explanation. Very clear and easy to understand.

Amazing, thank you for such detailed explanation and illustrative video 🙏✌️

Great. I live my XPA-5. I use my AVR to power my surround back and height. Perfect.

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.

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

Thank you. Very professional, and concise.

One day I'll have separates... Great products...😉👍🏼

Wow thank you for sharing That was very straight forward and easy to understand..

Nice discussion on adding an amplifier to a home theater receiver. Do you have a discussion on a AV 2 channel receiver doing the same connection thanks.

Thanks for the video! I just ordered my BasX A3 ! I hope it makes a difference in my front stage. I have the Onkyo RZ50 receiver.

Fantastic teaching. Thank you 🙏

Thank you for the presentation. I want to but the 2ch one. I am a bit confused about the volume output in the preout-amp setup. If the volume "sounds" the same, can you get louder volume? Is it connected with the preamp? How does it work?

Question: Any thoughts on the benefits or advantages of bi-wiring off the A3? I am driving three 120 Watt B&W speakers with dual binding posts and wonder if it'beneficial given that the A3 generates 140 watts per channel. Thanks for the wonderfull video.

Great tutorial, wonder about how a DAC converter will be wired as in/out pre processor

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

Excellent instructional video!

Did the same with a vintage Marantz and a used A-100 i found on line. Are you better off using a decent RCA cable vs using the cheap ones you get free with your DVD player?

Outstanding video. Thank you.

Thanks Brent! I am new to all of this audiophile stuff and see the advantage of adding a separate amp to an AVR. I primarily only listen to CD's or YOuTube music on my stereo i.e. no home movies or gamer stuff. I currently have 2 older Yamaha AVR's: an HTR-6130 and HTR-5063. I do not see any pre-outs on either of these.....is this correct? I am on the fence re 2 channel system vs 5.1 system and will be buying ELAC Uni-fi D52 speakers for my "mains" but have other surround sound speakers/Fluance center channel and Paradigm 10" powered sub should I want to go back to 5.1. So.....if my HTR's cannot work as this this Denon/Emotiva work, can u suggest a budget-mid priced 3.1 amp + AVR to work? I live in British Columbia, Canada. Have a great day!

Great job. Thank you

Perfect video, I mean spot on!

Have watched many videos about the BasX line-up, I'm considering the BasX-5 amplifier. Could you tell me what the best option is to purchase the unit in the EU / The Netherlands? When adding the shipping costs and possible import duties the price adds up fast

Hi Emotiva Team, I do have a 7.2 receiver, can I use the unused speaker inputs in the the receiver e.g. front height and rear height inputs to make it a 5.2.4 setup? Right now I have a 5.2.2 setup. Thanks.

Very well done! Thanks.

I noticed that you had a Marantz. This may be a stupid question, but here goes. Will the particula/unique r sound of the receiver be lost?

I have the BasX a2 on my mains from my Yamaha RXA2 excellent value, maximum headroom for my 25 year old Klipch klf20s

great video! thank you much! quick question. is it possible to use two 3-channel amps on one AV receiver to power 6 channels total?

Very well done video, but can you still use your speaker outputs on the AVR for biamp speakers? Or like you said they can't used at all??

Does using the pre out signal from the AVR weaken the signal to the AVR's speaker outputs?

So, if my Klipsch floor standing speakers have 4 speaker wire inputs, do I need to grab the bottom speaker cables (since the top are in banana plugs plugged into my Marantz) and hook up the bottom Klipsch speaker wire inputs to the Emotiva A5 along with the banana plugs plugged in too?

👍🏻 + 👍🏻 Incorporated an A3 with my old RX-A2060. Zero hiss or hum. Prior to installing my avr was borderline hot,even at lower listening levels. Now the Yamaha runs lukewarm as does the A3. And without going into great detail, Acoustically it improved key areas in my 9.2 system. And no thump or bump on start.

If you have no pre-outs on your amp, can you hook up RCA's from a headphone amp (out) to the AVR's cd input? Could this work? Could this damage the AVR?

Hi just want to know...is there always signal in the preout on the avr even if u not using them...if for example I want to put a graphic analyser will there be signal.in the preoits

Great video. One question... When I plug the pre out from the receiver to the amp, does to signal automatically get sent to the amp, or do I have to go into the receiver menu to change the settings for ot to go to the amp?

Very informative

I am running an A3 and A2 for my front and rear channels. Leaves good headroom for my surrounds, I do get a buzz from the Emotivas when the lights are dimmed. I only notice it when the room is silent, but the dynamic peeks are great and I watch movies with lights off anyway.

Do you have to use the ir cable. Or I can use without. Thanks.

Can I use my Emotiva TA1 as a pre amp and add a more powerful external stereo amp. I just need more than the 60 wats I’m getting from the TA1.

If you want to connect the atmos speaker you can connect it in amplifier?

Am I able to use the one set of stereo pre out and send the signal to all channels of my basx?

Great video. Thank you. I learned a few things, thank you. Now I need to research what Amp to use. If anyone has any suggestions I just upgraded my front main speakers to the b&w 702,s. My av reciever is a Yamaha A2080. It sounds awesome. I've been hearing my particular speakers would excel with more power than my reciever will put out. The A2080 is 140 x 2. I'm thinking of a 200 to 250 x 2.

My Onkyo-8050 Receiver has a R (Red) and L (White) preout. I want to use it as a pre-amp and Tuner. It says in the manual to connect the L and R to the Line in on the amp. If I purchased the BasX A4, would that mean connecting the RCA cables to Channel 1 and Channel 2?

Did you all stop making the RS13 subwoofer? I want to get a pair of them

I have a Marantz Cinema 50.Can i leave the loudspeaker cable there and connect chinch to external amp? The external also has loudspeaker cable Inputs tough..

So my 2 Klipsch R-800F front towers requires 150 watt per tower, but I don’t want to spend to much on an external amp. Any recommendations?

I don't have any rca Jack's for the amp 😒 just speakers inputs its a 2 channel amp can I also use it for center channel? I have the audiosource amp 100vs main in main out and interrupt in can you help me with instructions

Way i have it is from my sony avr to pioneeer avr. My sony has 2 hdmi outs. One goes to tv...then hdmi out 2 to the pioneer. I am doing this to power 4 atmos speakers as the sony one only has 2. I noticed the pioneer one has pre outs. I preffer the sound of the sony it seems its class A/B but the pioneer is class D. Initially had all connected to pioneer but didnt think it sounded so up front and clear. In all honesty i know nothing about pre amp. Never used it. But do i need to ise a specific type of receiver to receive the pre amps? Like could i just connect the pre amps from my pioneer to my sony?

Great, very helpful 😊

Amazing info! Question. When you add an AMP into a Receiver, i'll get the whatts sum between this both or only i'll get the whatts amp? thanks for your answer.

Awesome thank you!!

Awesome information

Does using one of these amps help large floor standing front speakers actually move their woofer and put out some bass? If I listen to stereo music my reciver doesn't use the sub and I barely get any bass from my front L/R despite having multiple large woofers. I don't want it louder.. I want it fuller.

Great video ❤

I just want a single pre out on an AV reciever to connect to a power amp. The power amp is a proper power amp i.e. it has no volume control. This is to power some very powerful speakers. I dont want to go through zone two line out as I want all speakers to play at the same time. Is this possible??

You have powered all the 5.1 channels in the video? Is that advisable vs powering only one channel ? Or would it depend on the ext amp?

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 .

I have no pre out on my OLD surround avr. Just sub. So.... What can I do to add external power amp.

Great video, is the concept the same if you are using another (pre amp) i.e. say another Yamaha amp?

Great Video

Thank you. Please explain about the ems required for Klipsch rp8000f tower 8ohms continuous power of 150 watts rms. Emotiva 5channel gives 95 watts at 8 ohms. Will it be enough?

yes this was very good

Nice video , I got denon 4700 with basx a3 , whenever i turn on the denon and basx turn on by trigger I hear a small pop from the speakers all three front .. speakers Dali zensor 5. And vocal. what could cause this issue ?

Thank you for the time you devote to helping us along, I’ve been enjoying your content! I’m new’ish to the more advanced side of home theater setups and in particular, to Atmos…but I’m in the process of buying new hardware and I have some questions which I hope are not too long or cumbersome! 1. *2 CHEAP (old) AVRs vs 1 EXPENSIVE ONE?* For the budget-minded, rather than buying one of the newer AVRs that offer all the channel outputs needed to have tons of speakers, could someone use 2 (older and cheaper) machines to power the same number of speakers…and still get proper Atmos configurations? 2. *DO OLDER AVRs HAVE PROPER ATMOS OUTPUTS?* There are used Denons selling online, like the AVR-3312Ci for around $100. While on the back it has 1 set of “Height” outputs, it doesn’t say Dolby Atmos on the machine. Are all “Height” outputs on older AVRs sending data properly to overhead speakers? The AVR-3312Ci does say Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD amongst other things, but not Atmos. Does a receiver *have to be* Atmos specific in order to pass the data/sound properly to the speakers that would be setup as ceiling/upwards-facing speakers (not to mention the ground-level speakers that Atmos communicates with)? 3. *2 AVR’s? -or 1 AVR + 1 AMPLIFIER?* If the answer to question 1 is that yes, (you can buy a cheaper AVR to receive all the HDMI (and other) inputs from your sources…and if said AVR doesn’t have enough channel outputs to power 5-7 ground-level speakers AND 2-6 ceiling/upwards-facing speakers) …would one be able to use the pre outs to power an additional amplifier? -or would it need to be another AVR, to get the proper Atmos configured output to the speakers? 4. *REGARDING THE SPEAKERS.* If I put together the right AVR system (whether a single unit, or a combination of 2 or more) to power (up to) 7 ground-level speakers, plus 1 (2, or 3) sub-woofers, plus (up to) 6 ceiling (or upward-facing) speakers, can I mismatch different speakers and brands? For instance, I recently bought a set of Klipsch Reference Theater pack (before I knew about the Reference Cinema pack). If I keep the Theater pack and buy 2 more ground-level speakers…AS WELL as some overhead speakers (whether ceiling-mounted, or other) …could I shop around to add to this array, even if I end up getting cheap ceiling speakers? The ceiling speakers (round ones that install into the ceiling) seem pricey compared to the set 5.1 set I just bought. If I shop around and buy other brand speakers (whether the round ones made specifically for ceiling use or not), would that yield workable results? 5. *KLIPSCH UPWARD-FACING vs CEILING SPEAKERS.* Which are better? Would the Reference Cinema pack be a better option for having Atmos “ceiling sound” rather than using the Reference Theater pack and adding cheaper ceiling speakers (mounted on the ceilings and pointing down)? Thanks in advance!

Any solution for non pre outs avrs?

He makes it look so easy. In our worlds it’s a tangled mess of electric spaghetti that you’ll get tangled up in trying to squeeze behind your cabinet to connect it all. Then come to find out you actually connected yourself inside a spiderweb of wires and now you’re stuck there. So it’s either disconnect everything so you can get out, or call the fire department to bring a ladder in order to climb over. Or maybe it’s just me? Either way, Emotiva is in my future this summer and I look forward to it. Thank you for this video! Cheers!

u got my like

But if you had a Emotiva MR1, you wouldn't need an external amp, correct?

My amp has no pre out is there anyway to use the headphone jack

I am using a BasX 7 channel off of my Denon AVR-X3300 on Emotiva T2+, C2+ because they are 4 ohm. I think the Denon is thw weak link because it just doeant seem to put out enough preamp voltage to make the amp really push the power its capable of in my opinion. I can max the volume and it just doesn't get very loud.

I need diagram wiring for a pioneer SX 1900 receiver, connecting, dual cassette Technics, Symphonic CD , Teac equalizer,

Great instructive video. Thanks. Can you tell me how much sound quality difference there is between an XLR connection vs RCA?

I wish my current AVR had "pre-outs" for at least the LCR channels. However, I often wonder if an external amp is worth the expense. My LCR are 4 ohm Emotiva T-Zero towers and a C1+ center. So, Brent, in your honest opinion, does an external amp make a $500+ improvement in audio quality? Thanks.

I bought the Emotiva BASX 3 thinking thinking that I could select powering only the 2 Mains and center speaker on a 9.1 setup but it doesn’t work like that on the Marantz SR7015 only on a 11.1 channel configuration the Marantz will only assign the 2 front Main speakers or 2 rear surround’s.. only on Pre Amp Mode can you run all the speakers with external amp so think it through before spending your money either you run all your channel’s on external power or the SR7015 will on give you the option for 2 front or 2 rear

Great video. Can I then leave my sub woofer connected to my reciever and can I add more speakers to my reciever as well?

Only for emotiva?

What will happen if you have different impedance example LR are 4ohms and center is 6ohms and surround is 8ohms. Will the this amp automatically detect what ohms my speakers are and adjust as per channel?

Will the RCA cables on your website be coming back in stock any time soon?

I just buy a receiver SONY model no STR - K 740 P when I try to play it it just snoring would you please guide me to proper way to connection.

I'm new to this concept, once you get everything setup, how do you control the volume, through the receiver or the amp, or do you have to adjust volume on both amp and receiver?

if I have a powered subwoofer (built-in amplifier), where does it fit in your setup ? , C,R,L, rear surrounds(2) - 5 ports/options.

Hi, ive got a onkyo tx609 av receiver and im going to connect a arcam9 power amplifier. (Its got no volume control) could i just add more speakers to my amplifier instead of using the speakers from my av receiver. Then ADD a cd player to the amplifier aswell. Would that work?? 😂😂

Great video! So you leave the sub-woofer connected to the receiver?