Hooking everything up for the first time

Sfar is right.

Chuck

FYI, IC means "interconnect." You could probably find the emotiva owners manual online.....but hooking up the amp should be pretty straightforward based on the advice above. Good luck and enjoy the sound.

If I'm not using Line Outs, the only way left is to connect each speaker OUT on the receiver to the corresponding speaker IN on the amp via the screw down posts. The ones that have a hole in the post.

If that's true(?) I'd have to cut one end off the standard RCA jacks, bare the wire and stick the bare end through the posts on the receiver? Then plug the RCA ends into the amp?

Thanks to all for your help! rev

Revnice-Do not do what you just stated!

Looking at the Onkyo manual it appears that to use the Line Out of the receiver, your Emotiva amp would need a separate volume control. Like Sfar said you should be cautious of hooking up amps to Line Out outputs as they typically are not attenuated. Sadly I think your receiver will not allow you to control a separate amp without the amp having a volume control.

You can try hooking your amp up to the Line Out with volume all the way down but you may end up damaging the amp or speakers.

Sorry Rev, but you cannot hook those two units together. The Onyko NR515 does not have a set of pre-outs in order to use it strictly as a pre-pro. You are stuck with the Onkyo's internal amps. If it did have pre-outs, you would simply use RCA Audio Interconnects and would need 5 of them.

You will need an AVR that has pre-outs if you are intend on using the Emotiva in your system. These are usually the mid to high range models in manufacturers line-uos. Find the cheapest one you can that has a full set of pre-outs (not just subwoofer) that meets your decoding and room correction needs. Do not concern yourself about the AVR's power output - you won't need it. Good luck.