allaes as fronts

Posted by: scottyhammer on 06 May 2006

hi guys,
i am moving house very soon and want to set my allaes up as fronts for hi-fi AND surround sound but am unsure how to link allaes to processor . will eventually invest in an nvi but have to make do with what ive got a present which is... kef eggs - sony processor - marantz dvd. and a rel strata 5 which is wired to my naim 180 amp.
cheers all. scotty

Posted on: 07 May 2006 by scottyhammer

in case theres any confusion the sub is connected through the LFE output to the 180.

Posted on: 08 May 2006 by scottyhammer

ANYBODY ?

Posted on: 08 May 2006 by Mark R

Scotty,

You will need to check if your Sony processor has pre-out capability. If so, you would take the front left and right signal out of the processor and into an input your 82. The n-Vi has this ability.

-Mark.

Posted on: 09 May 2006 by scottyhammer

ok thanks mark

Posted on: 20 May 2006 by scottyhammer

hi guys,
just an update.
i have sourced a cable through flashback on ebay and have connected via the pre-out to the 82 5pin din socket. just watched a couple of dvds and the allaes are doing a fine job. very detailed and punchy. for a laugh i also viewed through 8 speakers which was quite amazing.
thats 1pr allaes + 3 x kef eggs as fronts
2 x kefs as rears and a rel sub.
overall worth £20. must now demo some naim av gear to upgrade and then the allaes will really sing.
regards, scotty