I have Rotel RB 930 AX and RC 980 BX amps. Can these be set up for 5.1 surround sound? How do you connect the speakers?

fafardc

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Looking to set up 5.1 surround sound - can these amps be used for that, and how do you connect the speakers?
 

Calvin7

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One is a Stereo Preamplifier and the other is a Stereo Amplifier. Neither is a five channel amplifier, but the amplifier could be used to power rear channel speakers, or as a bridged mono amplifier (100 watts) for center channel speakers or subwoofer applications.
 
You can't get digital 5.1 surround sound from a stereo system. You can't get real matrix surround sound either but if you want to get a bit of rear sound however you can connect an additional pair of speakers like this
http://kantack.com/surround/surround2.html
You can connect a sub to the system. How you do that would depend on what inputs and outputs the self powered sub would have.
 
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