
You’ll have to do the same thing at the speakers. Some receivers may have clips that you push down to stick the wire in others you may have to unscrew a cap to stick the wire in and screw it back down again. Look for the speaker terminals (red and black) and stick the wire in there.

Run your speaker wire from the receiver to your speakers. Plug in the audio cable into the CD player’s audio output (top picture) and then plug the other end into the stereo receiver’s CD audio input (bottom picture).Ĥ. So, if you’re hooking up a CD player, you’ll plug your audio cables into the “CD” input on your receiver. Which audio input do you use on the receiver? Try to match it to the name. The red cable will plug into the red holes, and the white cable will plug into the white holes. Connect the audio output from your first source (a CD player, for instance) to an audio input on your receiver with your cables. Here’s a rear view of the stereo receiver and CD player with the many connections available.ģ. How will you run the cables in between everything? Should you put your CD player on top of the receiver to make it easier to reach the disc tray? Do you need to make room for a turntable? Think of how you will use the system the most and what will be most comfortable for you. Figure out where you want to put your speakers. Set up your equipment where you want it to go. Basically, your sources will connect to the receiver, and then the receiver goes to the speakers.Ģ. Draw all of your equipment (speakers, receiver, and sources) and then draw the connections between them. Just like the blueprint to a house, a diagram of your stereo system will help you visualize what you’re working towards. To start, it helps a great deal to draw a picture of what you are connecting. Now that you have all your equipment, it’s time to start building it into your personal music machine! ( See the pictures below for a visual aid! They will walk you through these steps to make it easier to understand.)ġ.
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How to hook up a stereo system in 5 steps These are your (4) audio cables (pictured in front) and your (5) speaker wire (pictured in back) Here’s your (1) stereo receiver and (2) your CD player. However, a basic setup like this will give you great sound for whatever you listen to. Each stereo system is unique and can get way more complicated pretty quickly, depending on your listening requirements. This isn’t an end-all, be-all list of requirements.


I knew the red wires went in the red holes, black wires in the black holes, and that was about it! I must confess that when I started, I didn’t know how to set up a basic stereo system.

I started working for the Stereo Barn in late 2007. By Nick Bock Setting Up a Stereo System: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Simple System
