By setting up I didn't mean speaker wiring but the 1000's of controls on the system: treble, bass, crossover, distance, mode, dbs, etc. They were not basic easy to do settings and there were so many of them. On my previous cheapo Koss C-220 DVD/receiver, these settings were basic and easy to do but on this system and apparently other better receivers there are more settings. The guy who set everything up basically made it so all I really have to do is just press play and do nothing more as everything is now set up for optimum sound.