Emphasis on stereo but need a complete solution.

So, I have this now:

• Totem Wind left right
• Energy Center and Surround
• Yamaha RX-A@A receiver
• Hegel H190 from yamaha preouts for mains

Music uses just the Hegel and Totems with airplay as a source for now. Will be adding Tidal or Qubuz at some point.

It took 6 hours for me to rewire, setup receiver, amp, etc. Lots of little menu’s and frustrations but mostly done.

It sounds terrific although my room has a lot of reflective glass and stone.

Some frustrations:

• Yamaha only allows the sub cutoff down to 40hz. The totem can handle down to 24hz. I don’t use the sub for music anyway (Yamaha is out of the picture for music) so not terrible. Just wonder why Yamaha would assume no one has speakers than handle less than 40hz.
• I think I am not getting the full low frequency to the Totems when playing music. I need to investigate that.
• Hegel has an auto-shutdown, but does not turn on automatically. No trigger input either. So I just leave it on with display off.
• Yamaha has a calibration mike but the cord is not long enough to reach the room with the speakers so I can’t use it, I have not fully setup the surround levels and distances yet. Sounds fine for tv/movies so far but should be adjusted.
• I'm surprised the Hegel doesn't have a sub low level output.  Not sure I need it with the Totems but seems odd.

I'm surprised the Hegel doesn't have a sub low level output.  Not sure I need it with the Totems but seems odd.

A LFE or sub output is a feature you’d find more on a home theater oriented product.  You should be able to use the Hegel’s variable line level output with your sub if desired.  

@soix "You should be able to use the Hegel’s variable line level output with your sub if desired."

Ah, I didn’t think of that. Although I’m not sure how I’d hook that up. I do need it for the movie stuff so my sub is hooked up to the Yamaha. It only has one RCA input. But maybe I can just move it to the Hegel and whatever low frequency is going to the fronts will go to the sub. I just hope the Yamaha can be set to not filter anything from the pre-outs.

I rarely used the surround setup in our HT because of the bother, so I installed a Sony HT A9 SW5.  Now immersive surround is always available.  What I didn't expect was how good the HT A9 SW5 setup would be for music.  The sources are eARC via an 85" Sony, discs via an Oppo 205, Roon via a Nucleus, all HDMI.

I could be happy with that as our only system, but I use a KEF LS60 with a pair of KC62 subs and an Ayre DX-5 DSD in the living room,  I kept an Ayre AX-7e integrated, C5xeMP disc player, and Thorens TD 124/SME III to use with KEF Reference 1s for nostalgia.  I plan to sell racks of Ayre gear, the Bryston SP3 processor, and maybe the 3 Velodyne HGS-15 subs.

The point is, with new technology it's no longer necessary to spend lots of money buying lots of components to achieve very good sound,

@moverton99 old thread but don’t forget to use the Yammy controls to match the sensitivity levels of your different manufactured speakers. For instance, if the Totems are rated at 89 dB and the Energy center and surrounds are 91db, then increase the Totems - front left and right- 2 db to get equal volume levels with all channels. Yamaha manual will tell you how to do this.