I am new to this and need some help setting up my basic system. I moved in to a house that has 4 wall speakers, 2 ceiling speakers and 2 speakers outside. . . . I have a Yamaha HTR 3066 receiver and there are only hookups for 4 speakers but I have 6 separate wires. How can I hook up each speaker?
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Welcome to the forum.
A couple issues in your description:
1) With 4 wall, 2 ceiling, and 2 outdoor speakers you should have 8 pairs (red/black) of wires to connect, not six.
2) Your HTR 3066 has the ability to power five speakers (Front L/R, Center, and Surround L/R), not four.
Need additional information on:
1) How many rooms are the 4 wall and 2 ceiling speakers in ? (i.e. are they all in one room or in a couple rooms)
2) What is the layout of the wall and ceiling speakers in the one/other room(s)
Initial comments:
Your HTR 3066 is designed to power the five speakers listed above in one room.
The 3066 has an audio out which can be connected to a separate 2-channel amplifier/speaker selector OR a multiple-channel amplifier to power the outdoor and any other-room speakers depending on your answers to the questions above.
Cheers,
XEagleDriver