I have an old Marantz 2325 Receiver (30 years old) and seven a/v devices to run thru it. cd-r, vcr, video disc, phono, dvd, dig cable box and tv. I'm determined to use the 2325 because it sounds so good and clean.

I need assistance in connecting it all together with the objectives:
1. running all audio thru receiver
2. recording from video disc to VCR
3. recording from cable tv to VCR
4. recording phono to CD-R

The 2325 receiver has stereo inputs: phono, aux, Tape 1, Tape 2. It has stereo outputs @ tape 1&2. There are no Video input/outputs. Tape outputs also carry the phono and aux audio output.

The Video disc has in/out coax only.

VCR has in/out coax and stereo input/output and video in/out

The phono has audio output only.

The DVD has stereo and video inputs/outputs.

The CD burner has stereo inputs/outputs.

The Cable box has stereo inputs/outputs and video in/out and of course, coax in/outs.

The TV has 3 inputs: Audio(mono), video and coax. No outputs.

Whew, it is just blowing my mind..

I do have a 3 way switch box with 3 stereo a/v inputs and one output.

Thanks for any suggestions...

Joe Nallie
141 Norwood
Lumberton TX 77657
800 835 3247

If it were me, and I had time, I'd probably build a switcher and mount it inside a nice little cabinet. That would make sure the switcher had all the capabilities I needed. But you can also purchase a preamp/switcher/processor that has multiple inputs. Since you need so many, your choices will be few. But there are some out there that have lots of inputs and switching options like you need.

An example is the Carver CT-17. It has 7 inputs that can be switched, and two additional tape in/out channels. It also has two dedicated A/V circuits, and they include not only audio circuit paths, but also video channels. So you might check eBay for one of those. There's undoubtedly several others, but I have one of those so I knew about it right off hand.

Wayne