Pre-outs help?

[cheese1]

So, im very very new to home audio, and im building a home theater soon, and im gonna need multiple power amps, is there any way to be able to control all the volume knobs at once? or would i still control that from the volume knob on my 11.2 receiver even though its using the pre-outs?

[johnt]

1 minute ago, cheese1 said:

So, im very very new to home audio, and im building a home theater soon, and im gonna need multiple power amps, is there any way to be able to control all the volume knobs at once? or would i still control that from the volume knob on my 11.2 receiver even though its using the pre-outs?

Is this for your car to annoy your neighbors?

 

You will be able to use the volume knob on your receiver when using pre-outs. The receiver will act like a pre/processor or pre-amplifier. Amplifiers don't typically have a volume adjustment. Maybe a sensitivity switch, but those aren't common either.

[cheese1]

3 hours ago, JohnT said:

Is this for your car to annoy your neighbors?

 

You will be able to use the volume knob on your receiver when using pre-outs. The receiver will act like a pre/processor or pre-amplifier. Amplifiers don't typically have a volume adjustment. Maybe a sensitivity switch, but those aren't common either.

no its for my room for music "yeah i know, 10 15's and 4 (or 8, im not sure yet) 18 inch subs) and i know music isn't surround, but im gonna convert the music to 11.2... and yes its also to annoy my neighbors LOL

[johnt]

1 minute ago, cheese1 said:

no its for my room for music "yeah i know, 10 15's and 4 (or 8, im not sure yet) 18 inch subs) and i know music isn't surround, but im gonna convert the music to 11.2... and yes its also to annoy my neighbors LOL

Ha... yeah music is usually two channel, but you can use built-in DSP to route the signal to the other speakers. I listen to multi-channel output all the time. It sounds good!