old receiver hook up?

[spiral]

my receiver is approximately ten years old. it a Technics 255W receiver. there is no subwoofer out or LFE out that i can see. it has 5 sets of main speaker wire slots (one set for "center", one set for "front A" and one set for "front B". it also has one set for "surround". i think this means that it is a 5-channel receiver, but i'm not sure. is it possible to hook up a vtf-2 to this type of receiver? if so, what would i need to do? thanks.

[Dudley]

Just use the speaker level inputs on the sub and set your front speakers to large.

[spiral]

i'm not sure if i follow. would i connect the "b" outputs from the receiver to the sub? how would i set the fronts to large?

[Dudley]

Connect the A speakers on your receiver to the speaker level input on the sub, then from the speaker level output on the sub to your two front speakers. Adjust the crossover where you want it, and set your front speakers to large.

[spiral]

oh ok. i understand now about how to run the speaker wire. i'm still confused about setting the fronts to large. Is this a setting on the sub or my receiver? if it is on my receiver i don't see where i can make that happen. thank you for your advice, it's really kind of you to help me out :)

[Dudley]

I reread your first post, and your reciever does not have bass management so you can't set your mains to large. You can use the sub as is and see if you get enough bass, but you probably won't get any of the lfe effects.

If you feel you are not getting the bass you need for movies (music should be fine) you may need to upgrade your reciever.

Try it first as is and see what you think before you upgrade.
Also see if you can find a manual for your reciever.

[spiral]

that's exactly what i will do. thanks.

[Sasha_G]

Set the DVD player to include the LFE channel in the Left and Right channels, if possible.

Connect the 'B' outputs (or run another pair of wires from the A outputs) to the subwoofers HIGH LEVEL INPUTS.

Make sure the subwoofer is crossed over at the point where your main speakers roll off. That is, where they are +/- 3 dB at. So, if your main speakers perform down to 70 Hz, set the subwoofer CROSSOVER FREQUENCY dial to 70 Hz.

Make sure the CROSSOVER switch is flipped to IN.

Match the volume level of the subwoofer to the rest of the system, and you are set.

[mitro]

Are you recommending not running the L/R speakers off of the sub?
Wouldn't your way reduce the receiver output since it's driving both A and B channels? Or does the sub not put a load on the "B" outputs.


--john--