First off, wasn't this in Tilted Music last night?? Maybe its just me being crazy...
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You say that they are high level inputs, which also means....high quality?
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No, actually this is the less preferred way of connecting a sub. It's by far better to run the sub via a dedicated sub cable. Run it from the "subwoofer out" on your receiver to the "LFE in" on your sub.
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Also, you said the signal then goes out to the "speakers" from the sub. Why do they even use this daisy chain idea when most receivers have plenty of outs?
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Hi Level inputs are used for older or lower end recievers that don't have a dedicated subwoofer out on them.
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So having that rca-looking sub out on the receiver is generally the better thing to have?
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Definitely.
Finding your bottlenecks all depend on the intended use and users of the system. In my personal opinion, the sub is a BIG bottleneck. I'd get rid of that. The two biggest parts of your speaker system are the center channel and the sub. These are where you should not skimp. The center channel is the hardest working speaker in the setup, as it handles about 70% of the information on the soundtrack. The other big one is the sub, this will give you the most noticeable improvement in sound. The more sub you have, the bigger the explosions and car crashes and the like can be. Although bigger doesn't always mean better, it does on a "consumer (meaning non-audiophile) level" system. With a bigger sub, you can get away with skimping on the mains and surrounds a little more, as this will take the strain off of smaller, "low frequency challenged" speakers. The only upgrade worth getting in your receiver would be one that does full video up conversion. With a receiver with this feature, you can run all your sources, whether they be composite, S, or component video, and pump them all out via one highest quality (component preferrably) cable. This simplifies use for the technologically challenged. So instead of having to constantly change inputs on their TV, all the switching is done on the reciever. Say you're watching the VCR, and you want to switch to a DVD, all you do is switch the receiver from VCR to DVD. You don't have to change inputs on the TV.
I think that should be all my input at this time, and I did spare you my recommendation of starting 100% from scratch. But then again, audio is the world to me.