jperrewe Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Need some help, purchased a used Acurus A125x5 and should receive it in a few days. My question is how too hook it up to my Yamaha 870 receiver. The Yammy is an old dolby surround. How will the amp get a singnal for all five speaker? I have to use the Yammy until I get a pre/pro. Secondly, does anyone have any experience with the Adcom GTP 760 and GTP 830 per/pro's. I have an Outlaw 950 reserved but who knows when my number will come up. Advice on a pre/pro? Thanks, Jim ------------------ A/VR- Yamaha 870 RF-3II RC-3II RS-3II KSW12 DVD Panasonic RP-56 Pioneer 5 Disc CD Echostar Digital Sat Hitachi Ultravision 50" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Jim - Nice amp. I have an Acurus 200x3 and I like it a lot. Does your Yammy have pre-amp outputs for all 5 speakers? Or, what pre-amp outputs does it have? ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jperrewe Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 dougdrake, I believe all thats there is a stereo pre-amp output. This is an old (early 90's) dolby pro logic receiver. The Yammy has five channels of amplification but not five channel pre-amp hook ups. I'll check when I get home tonight. Thanks, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 If you've only got 2 channels of pre-amp out, then that's all you can feed the amp. Now, you could put a y-adapter on each of the 2 outputs and feed a total of 4 inputs to the amp, but it is still going to be just 2 channels of music spread over 4 channels of amplification (2R and 2L). The third, fourth, and fifth channels get nothing. Hurry up new pre/pro! Doug ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jperrewe Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 Thanks Doug, Thats what I figured. Can I run my front speakers with the Acurus and the rear & center off the Yammy? Now for the pre/pro. I have the Outlaw 950 reserved, but would pass on it for something else of good quality. $1,000 is about the max. I read some reveiws on the Acurus Act III and was not impressed but someone could have had a bad day. Adcom has two available the GTP 760 @ $725 and GTP 830 @ $850, but I can't find any reviews. Need some help. I'm new into the digital stereo components,(as is proof with the old Yammy). There is alot out there. I would go with a 7.1 pre/pro so I could add a two channel amp and two more speakers later but only need 5.1. I do want something that will pass through the new audio formats, DVDA & SACD. (there are alot of new goodies on my list, can buy only one at a time) I'm guess the quality of your pre/pro is most critical at this point. Thanks, Jim ------------------ A/VR- Yamaha 870 RF-3II RC-3II RS-3II KSW12 DVD Panasonic RP-56 Pioneer 5 Disc CD Echostar Digital Sat Hitachi Ultravision 50" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Jim - You certainly can use your Acurus to drive just the front channels. I'm using my 200x3 to drive the front speaker array, and the Denon handling the rears. Afraid I can't help on the pre/pro. Not in the market, so I don't know much about that (or much else, for that matter ). Doug ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jperrewe Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 Doug, Thanks for your help. Come to find out when I got home and checked my Yammy, it does have 5 line outputs for the speakers. I have to roll my 50" TV out of the home entertainment center to get a look at the back of my gear. Kind of a pain but this satisfies the wife with a nice clean appearance in the family room. Keep her happy and I can continue to upgrade my gear. Thanks, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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