home theater avr and music avr with 2 speakers--good tech question
here is a good question for audiophiles...
SETUP
Right now I have a Marantz receiver and the front channel pre-outs from the receiver are going to a two channel amplifier which are running the front two speakers.
I also have a seperate dedicated pre-amp for my music (cd, tape) which is also running to the SAME 2 channel amplifer.
I am using a Y connector ( double female to single male RCA) to connect the RCA from the dedicated music preamp and also from the Marantz receiver to the 2 channel amplifier
PROBLEM
when I play a movie the front speakers are not very loud even if i increase the volume in the Marantz setup screen.
If I disconnect the rca's that come from the the dedicated music preamp the volume is perfect
So basically I am using my 2 channel amplifier to power my front speakers for music and home theater
Option
If I only use my 2 channel amplifier to power the speakers for the music and use the receiver to power my front speakers, the marantz is going into safe mode.
Appreciate your input, what do I do??
thank you for reading...