The A switch is for the bedroom speakers on top of the bedroom TV center. I was wondering if I could replace the A speakers with wireless ones and how? Do you know what kind I need and about how much. I will have my contractoe and his son do the job. I already gave his son your site info.
He is going to school for Electical Engineering and this is his area! Nick, I have an austic brother-in law that has to have music on 24 hours a day.
He has a multi piece stereo system that a buddy disconnected to help him move. I tried to help but got no where. The system has a turntable, tuner, equalizer, cassette deck, amplifier, and a CD player. Any help you could give me as to how to hook these up would be greatly appreciated. I had to but him a mini boom box in the interim…and he is not happy! I have a small surround sound set of speakers and there standing speakers.
Our living room is big and very tall ceilings so we like it kinda loud. Also I have a sub woofer with three speakers I asume. Please help me. Sincerely waiting to rock on.
Hi Nick, Here is my question to to you I want to connect some mini deck speakers to a stereo receiver to play records. The speaker cables consist of one wire with a RCA type plug low frequency and one bare end wire for high frequency. My receiver has the phono preamp. It has tape record and play jacks. Do I put 1 left low frequency cable into tape play jack left and the high frequency bare wire into the left screw lug and tighten.
Same for the right side. Do I have this right? This is option one. Will I be successful? Thanks Ron. Hi Nick, My stackable stereo was originally set up by a professional to play from wired speakers throughout the house.
Please, can you explain how to set this up? Ok so im trying to hook up an old sharp cd player to my tv. Was wondering if it could play the sound thru my cd player from my tv as a home surround sound system but not sure what I will need if it will. It has only and audio out put and a phono jack Not sure what it is used for like headphones …please help. We had a 5-disc changer on it before and it worked fine.
Please can you tell me what the optical terminal is for on my CD player? And where would it do to. Many thanks indeed, like from everyone of your other readers above have expressed, for a most illuminating article on the subject. My TV is also connected to my stereo system so that I am able to n play TV programs through my Speakers when I want to and obviously get much clearer sound.
Help, my husband wants to use his old speakers that connect with three prongs yellow, white and red. Does he need to scrap the speakers they are hooked up to the TV and sound great! I have seen these new, portable digital audio players — DAP — that have a 3. Is the voltage output high enough to act as a source to the receiver?
Awesome job Nick. Thanks in advance. This was awesome. I have beautiful marble speakers, a tub amp, a cd player, and a Denon stereo amplifier mulit zone unit. I am thinking that the Denon was part of my in wall unit and I wont need it for this set up.
Is that correct?? When I add a turntable, will I need to add a pre-amp? Thank you! I have an old Marantz amplifier model number MA We also have a Marantz turntable and Marantz cassette deck.
We have a Technics cd player. We have JBL speakers. It all worked really well until about a year ago, when the amplifier stopped working. In your opinion is it worth trying to get an old amplifier repaired or should we just buy a new one. The amplifier is about 30 years old.
If you think we should buy a new one, can you recomment one. I have a Yamaha RX Tuner and on the back it has a selector switch. How do I hook the hdmi cables? And how should I connect the for best sound? I bought it for playing HDCDs on a carousel.
Nick, this was one of the most comprehensible posts on getting my old stereo system reconfigured which includes a Harmon Kardon tape deck, Denon receiver and Teac CD player along with a new turntable that I received as a gift. The turntable will be on an adjacent wall unit as it needs the extra room for opening the lid.
Do you agree with my decision? The speakers will be placed on top of each of the units. Thanks for giving such great advice to everyone!!! Hello Nick! How to connect a technics sa-g67 av receiver to a Sony s. Lovely to see so many people getting their tech woes fixed on this thread.
May I ask about hooking up a cassette deck to my system. However my cassette deck is now kaput. It was connected with a ribbon lead designated as the tape input on the amp. Can I run to the other spare video aux socket on the amp? Many thanks Angela. I have an onkyo stereo and all i want is to hook speakers to it. I cannot get them to play. I have tested the speaker wire and its good. But when i hook them to stereo i get no sound.
I have a Kenwood equalizer and a kr receiver and car speakers and wires I need help hooking it up. Any ideas,???? I can send you pics of my system if you like!! Most Regards,. My first question is. Which speakers would you suggest for 5. The closest radio stations are miles away. Please advise. Thank you!!! Hi Nick, I bought a home that has whole house audio speakers installed in 6 rooms.
The only connection point is two sets of banana plug female connections in the wall of a closet. How do I connect a receiver to power the system and play some music throughout the house? I recently moved and am trying to get my Technics SD -S system to work again.
I set it up and had all components working tuner, tapedeck, CD player and turntable. I tested all and they worked fine.
The next day , I tried playing a CD and the sound quit after about 5 minutes. I even had my amplifer checked by a local stereo store and they found no problems.
I have tried connecting my speakers Klipsch speakers to both ports A and B and nothing. Is it possible that the speaker wire is bad? I even tried cutting off the older ends and starting with a fresh end but to no avail.
Can you suggest something? I have an old technics boombox SA C Hi Nick! Is there any help you can give me? Thank you for this site! I am trying to hook up a system for my husband since he has been hospitalized most of the year and had surgeries.
I know he would enjoy hearing music as his hearing has been damaged, and the tones coming off the TV are not enough. I am really interested in playing vinyl of listening to radio.
Thank you in advance. Nick, who is my Son, has not worked for me for years, and no one was checking this site. I just discovered all of these requests for assistance and I am answering some. I assume by now you are hooked up and running, but if not, let me know.
That is a nice stack of equipment that you have listed, and I hope you are getting some use from it. Sorry for having left you hanging with no reply.
Yes I got how to hook up my CD to my receiver and the speakers. But I also have a vintage reel to reel and equalizer I have no clue what goes where.
Can u help me? These all have HDMi ports as well as optical and coax inputs. I know this is wrong but not sure which to favour and which to remove. Have you set up one of these amps? Hi Nick, Im new to audio component systems…have some equipment id like to hookup…but have no manuals. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I cant figure where the inputs from the amplifier connect to the preamp.
External processer? Main 1? Main 2? Thanks Jay. Why are you using 2 wires per post? I am lost for words ……. I wanted to add a Logitech Bluetooth adapter so I can play music from my phone. How do I connect it. I would like to operate each system — independently thru a single set of speakers.
Is there a relay device or anything else I could use to switch from one set of components to the other? Someone suggested simply doubling up the wires from both sets onto the speakers….
If I purchase the Technics turntable, do I need to purchase a pre-amp, too? Thanks so much for your help!! Now where do i put the other set of speakers in? That amplifier is not designed to run 2 pairs of speakers, and doing so may cause damage to the amplifier. Suggestion to correct the scratchy sounds? Connie, It is likely the CD player is on its way out. Have you tried the discs in your car, or on another machine to see how they sound? If they sound good there, check to see what input the CD player is connected to on the back of the Pioneer, make sure it is not plugged where it should not be.
Sometimes the input circuit on the receiver goes bad, and connecting to another one will clear the problem up. I needed to include a Logitech Bluetooth connector so I can play music from my telephone. How would I associate it. Any help? Thank you, however I seem to have an older model.
The cables to connect each system are wide, each of the playing systems has system 1 2 orn3 on the back and the amp has all 3. Its got the line out av on the cd player. The speaker have on wire coming out the back and the stereo has Four slide the wires in and then push up the clip and it locks it in two are black and two are Red for the Left and Right can you please help me figure this out are do I have to buy speakers with the same set up as the receiver.
I found these tips very helpful because I setup my stereo system first time. I got some good alpine speakers. Wonderful experience. Thanks for sharing these helpful tips for setting up the stereo system quickly. This is my first time so I am extremely excited. My coder is trying to persuade me to move to. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. I have heard fantastic things about blogengine.
Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress posts into it? Any kind of help would be really appreciated! Two for LF and two foe HF. My built in speakers just have two connections. Can I just link the two blacks terminals on the amplifier and the two reds as well? Thanks for the great explanation above. Had this all set up way back when, just not sure of the sequence that is needed.
See the full list of brands here that we sell at Stereo Barn. By Nick Bock. Wireless versus wired speed for the fastest home computer network. What is a Receiver. Now I can build a stereo system! Mr D March 13, at PM. William B. Feemster July 9, at AM. Nick Bock July 16, at PM. William, Thank you for commenting.
And I agree, those stereo cabinets look beautiful! Sebastian February 10, at AM. Wendy Gardner March 14, at PM. How do I connect a record player a disc player eq and cassette player all are marantz. Tobi January 26, at PM. Thank you…. Joanne August 8, at PM. Nick August 10, at PM. David Dickson March 7, at PM. Nick Bock March 14, at AM. David, Thanks for commenting. I hope this helps you set up your system. Please let me know how it works.
Ed July 13, at PM. How do I get my stereo to play music from my iPhone. Ed, Thank you for commenting. There are 4 ways you can get a stereo to play music from an iPhone: 1.
Thanks a lot for doing this. Jennifer August 15, at PM. Debbie December 20, at PM. Melanie May 21, at PM. Margit April 21, at PM. Nick Bock April 24, at PM. Margit, Thanks for commenting. Chris Brophy August 26, at PM. John April 25, at AM. Nick Bock May 1, at AM. John, Thanks for commenting. Greg Kardasz March 23, at PM. John Did you get the EQ to work? Suzy April 27, at PM. Where does the antenna connect for best reception: to the tuner or to the amplifier. Suzy, Thanks for commenting. What kind of tuner and amplifier are you connecting?
Antonio Morrison April 28, at AM. Antonio, Thanks for commenting. How do you have your radio setup: is the antenna connected to your receiver or a separate tuner? Antonio Morrison May 1, at PM. Nick Bock May 9, at PM. Ok, I can think of three possible solutions: 1. Roseann April 28, at PM. Roseann, Thanks for commenting. I hope this answers your questions and if you have more, please feel free to ask me! Austin May 19, at PM. Nick Bock May 27, at AM. Austin, Thanks for commenting. Jerry Meredith June 5, at PM.
Nick Bock June 10, at PM. Jerry, Thanks for commenting. CD player into equalizer 2. Equalizer into receiver 3. Receiver into speakers I hope this helps. Can a CD player be connected to a speaker without using a stereo unit? Anna, Thanks for commenting. Shane July 13, at PM. Nick Bock July 15, at PM. Shane, Thanks for commenting. Mystical August 9, at PM. Nick Bock August 10, at AM.
Mystical, Thanks for commenting. Hector August 11, at PM. Nick Bock September 5, at AM. Hector, Thanks for commenting. Yes, you will need a phono pre-amplifier for your Sony turntable. You can pre-amp your turntable two different ways: 1. Buy a phono preamp — a phono preamp is compact, usually about the size of a deck of cards. You hook up your turntable to the phono preamplifier and then hook up the preamplifier to an input on any receiver.
Roland Seal March 7, at AM. Hello Nick. Yuki October 28, at AM. Sabrina September 5, at AM. Kind regards, Sabrina. Nick Bock October 10, at AM. Hi Sabrina, Thanks for commenting. They are inexpensive, probably a few dollars for four of them. Sean, Thanks for commenting. Try that and let me know if this helps. Ann Leger September 29, at PM.
Ann, Thanks for commenting. What kind of wireless speakers do you have? Ann Leger October 10, at PM. Harry October 9, at AM. Harry, Thanks for commenting. Harry October 11, at AM. Pamela Taylor October 23, at PM. Nick Bock October 31, at PM. Pamela, Thanks for commenting. Caroline, Thanks for commenting. Adrian October 25, at AM. Adrian, Thanks for commenting. Mike October 25, at PM. Nick Bock December 19, at PM.
Mike, Thanks for commenting. I would recommend this for low- to moderate-level listening volume. Sorry forgot to check to notify me by email. Thanks again! Hey Mike, check my reply to your other comment, thanks. Nick Bock January 9, at PM. Marissa, Thanks for commenting. It sounds like one or a few things might be a problem: The Technics stereo receiver The radio The speaker wire The audio cables I always try swapping out as many parts of the system as possible to see what may be wrong.
Nick Bock January 23, at AM. It sounds like there might be a problem somewhere in your stereo system. Chris November 5, at AM. Nick: Like Ann, I would like to use wireless speakers with my vintage system. Chris, Thanks for commenting. This is only for small speakers no bigger than a surround sound satellite or bookshelf speaker.
Edy Shine November 14, at AM. What can the problem be and what should I do in order to sove it? Edy, Thanks for commenting. Adrienne November 23, at PM. Nick Bock February 15, at AM. Adrienne, Thanks for commenting.
Losing a loved one is hard. Heidi November 25, at AM. Heidi, Thanks for commenting. Everything will connect to the Basic C Dave, Thanks for commenting. Krystal December 7, at AM. Krystal Thanks for commenting. Congratulations on moving into your new home.
Graeme December 11, at PM. Graeme, Thanks for commenting. The inputs you can use are: 1. AUX 2. Marc December 13, at PM. I want to make a mixed tape. I have speakers hooked up to the amp.
What do I do where do I put the Rca wire? Side a or b? Marc, Thanks for commenting. You will need two RCA cables to hook up the cassette deck to an amp. Daniel December 18, at AM. Daniel, Thanks for commenting. Without an amplifier, you could risk damaging the speakers or iPod. David January 6, at AM. Nick Bock January 9, at AM. To connect your tuner to your AV receiver, you can use any input that has an audio-in.
David January 9, at PM. Electronic Schematic Diagram. Your email address will not be published. Wiring Diagram. Trouble shooting. Time setting. External input operation Optional. The result is a strange and poor sounding stereo. When speakers are wired the opposite of each other sound waves cancel out. When wired the same, sound waves add together for more sound. Speakers that are wired differently sound poor because much of the sound is canceled out.
So the most important thing here to remember is to wire speakers consistently the same way as each other. The job of a crossover also called a passive crossover , because it use basic capacitors and inductors rather than electronics is to restrict the music production each speaker tries to produce.
Unlike standard separate speakers, 2-way and 3-way speakers that have a crossover can only be used in parallel and not in series. This is because unlike separate speakers with no crossovers, in this case, many sounds will be filtered out. What this means is that little to no sound would be produced if another 2-way speaker is connected in series. In some cases, more speakers can be added to increase the amount of volume you can get or to place speakers in more rooms, more locations in your vehicle, and so on.
You also may have wondered what would happen if you bought an amplifier with twice the power of your present one. It increases a few decibels dB for each speaker added. This is because of how the human ear works and the physics of sound, along with how speakers work and how much volume they can produce for a given amount of power.
Generally speaking, the human ear will hear a very small amount of volume increase for each doubling of acoustic power: about 3 decibels dB. For most people, the small amount of volume increase you notice when turning up a volume knob 1 notch is somewhere around 3dB. It increases it a very small amount as far as your ears are concerned. Most people need an amplifier that can produce enough volume to fill a room or vehicle and turn up the volume from time to time.
I like to use 50W or higher per channel as a good rule of thumb when buying an amplifier. Have questions, comments, or suggestions? Be sure to leave a comment below or send me a message.
Confused about tweeters? Interested in bridging your car amp? Find out how to bridge a car amp in this post. Thanks for the reply. The manufacturer is Chinese so there is no help there. I will go with your recommendation.
And would the fault be with the cross-over? Hi David. I assume you mean it sounded better to you but now sounds worse?
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