need help connecting Onkyo amp to receiver and sub

[seannorek]

Hi,

I'm a relative noob so bear with me. Here's my current setup

Sony STR-DE835 5.1 receiver - 100W per channel
Polk RC85I in-wall surround speakers (5) – 8 ohms 100W per channel
JBL HTI88 in-wall passive subwoofer – 250W max
Onkyo M-282 2 channel amp 100W per channel at 8 ohms, 125W at 6 ohms

I'm trying to figure out the best way to hook the Onkyo amp to the sub and receiver. My sony receiver has front and rear speaker terminals and rca jacks for a subwoofer. The sub only has speaker terminals.

Is the best way to set this up to:

1. run rca cables from the receiver to the amp, then connect the amp to the sub using the speaker terminals?

2. connect receiver to amp using front terminals, then connect amp to sub. The fronts would then be sending a signal to both my front speakers and my amp.

Thanks in advance!!

[musicman1999]

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bill

that was my shortest post ever.