Small system hook up help

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I'm trying to piece together a little project that so far isnt going very well. I just wanted to make a small "surround sound" effect with what I've got. This is what I have so far: Akai AA-A25 reciever (very old), regular RCA tv with one set of outputs on the back and a "Gameport" on the front, two Yamaha NS-A570 tower speakers, two small stereo speakers, and Xbox. Just to put it out there, I want to hook all this up to get "surround sound".

So far these are the connections I've made: tv outputs -> cd input on receiver, xbox red/white rca -> phono input on receiver, and the speakers bi-wired (16g) into the "a" speaker inputs.

When I have the tv on, no sound will come from the speakers. When I have Xbox on, sound is there, but its horrible and all fuzzy.

I'm new and probably dont correctly understand all stereo components so I apologize in advance. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you've got any questions ask away. Thanks!

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Topic - Small system hook up help - dark006 18:20:38 09/03/07 (10)

RE: Small system hook up help - dark006 18:08:36 09/04/07 (6)

RE: Small system hook up help - Detailman 19:38:39 09/04/07 (5)

RE: Small system hook up help - dark006 20:12:03 09/04/07 (4)

The VCR should have its own tuner and audio outputs. - Al Sekela 13:38:16 09/05/07 (3)

RE: The VCR should have its own tuner and audio outputs. - dark006 17:52:12 09/23/07 (0)

RE: The VCR should have its own tuner and audio outputs. - dark006 17:22:20 09/23/07 (0)

You made it understandable - Detailman 20:09:37 09/05/07 (0)

RE: Small system hook up help - Detailman 20:45:01 09/03/07 (2)

RE: Small system hook up help - dark006 10:23:47 09/04/07 (1)

Verify your cables. - Al Sekela 13:33:19 09/04/07 (0)

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