If you're new to the audio game, connecting a power amp to an AV receiver can be confusing.
Let’s take a closer look at the steps you will need to follow to begin connecting a power amp to an AV receiver.
If you already have your equipment plugged in, then it is easy to find its power source. But if not, then planning out how you will plug these items into a power outlet can be helpful.
Run a trigger wire from the Power Amp to the AV Receiver
If you would like to be able to turn on the power amp and the AV receiver simultaneously, then you can run a trigger wire from the power amp to the AV receiver.
Some power amps have the unbalanced connection labeled near the jack that you will be plugging an RCA cable into, but others require flipping a small switch to establish whether or not it's balanced.
Use a speaker wire to connect the power amp with the speaker
Locate the speaker wire and plug it into the speaker. Then, on the other end of the wire, take these positive and negative connections and plug them into the power amp.