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  1. Matt LB

    Adding an amp to H/K 520 and Need HELP assigning amps?!?

    It is not even touched at all in the manual....called up h/k and the two guys I talked to to knew jack squat...'jumpers', pre-outs, what's that? That is what one of the guys said. He was useless. I got the picture of it so hopefully tonight I will be able to configure. I have to find out where...
  2. Matt LB

    Can the HK 520 really do 6.1 or 7.1?

    Thanks for all the info! I appreciate it.... So, are there a lot of movies encoded in DTS? It sounds like only DTS formats would work with my system if I wanted (matrixed) 6.1 or 7.1 --- or DD 2.0, right? Will they be coming out with more DTS encoded movies or movies that let you choose DD or...
  3. Matt LB

    Adding an amp to H/K 520 and Need HELP assigning amps?!?

    Hey John S...thanks for your help. I do have a quick question though....how should I connect the SBL & SBR preouts to the main ins for L & R? The jumper isn't long enough...so do I have to use a really short RCA cable? Does it need to be high quality? When you said I had to reconfigure, what...
  4. Matt LB

    Adding an amp to H/K 520 and Need HELP assigning amps?!?

    ok, so let me get this straigt... 1) I take the jumpers out of the main in L & R 2) Connect those L & R pre outs to the amp (which is where the speaker wire to the L & R will go too. 3) Then the speaker wire for the SBL & SBR goes into the L & R speaker terminals on the back of the receiver...
  5. Matt LB

    Adding an amp to H/K 520 and Need HELP assigning amps?!?

    I have a Harman Kardon AVR 520 that I will be adding a 2-channel amp onto it (Yamaha M-80) to power my front speakers and to allow me to play certain 6.1 or 7.1 stuff on my stereo. What I wanted to know is how to reassign the amps so that the amps that were pushing the front L + R speakers are...
  6. Matt LB

    Can the HK 520 really do 6.1 or 7.1?

    Some help for a newbie?
  7. Matt LB

    What two channel amp to buy and how much power?

    Any help for a newbie??
  8. Matt LB

    Is speaker wire that has "OFC" really that much better?

    I am about to buy about 200 feet of speaker wire and i'm trying to figure out if "OFC" higher grade speaker wire (which costs a lot more) is really better than the speaker wire that has thick insulation at Lowes or Home depot. Can anyone point me in the right direction here or give me more...
  9. Matt LB

    What two channel amp to buy and how much power?

    As said in another post, I am going to purchase a 2-channel amp to add on (for my front mains) to my HK avr 520 so that I can do 7.1 My speakers can handle a max of 400w...how big of an amp should I use. I really don't want to spend over $500 for it...probably purchase it on ebay. I was looking...
  10. Matt LB

    Can the HK 520 really do 6.1 or 7.1?

    I am currently using an HK 520 which I am using to power my mains, center, and rears. I am about to purchase a 2 channel amp so that I can do 7.1 I will be reassigning channels so that the added amp will push the mains. Here goes...Can the HK 520 receiver really do 6.1 or 7.1? I know it doesn't...
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