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ibetuwill7
I asked the Yahoo Answers! people what i need to go along with my 32"HDTV and a 5 Disc CD changer to build a Home Theater System. Everyone said Speakers, and a subwoofer but some said an amplifier, while some said a reciever.
Whats the difference?
Answer
A receiver usually has 3 components that are built into it - a Tuner (radio), a Pre-Amp, and an Amplifier. In general, a Receiver does not provide the quality that seperate Pre-Amp and Amplifier provides. Many high-end home theater systems may have multiple Amplifiers - one to power the Sub, another to power the 2 front tower speakers, etc.
A receiver usually has 3 components that are built into it - a Tuner (radio), a Pre-Amp, and an Amplifier. In general, a Receiver does not provide the quality that seperate Pre-Amp and Amplifier provides. Many high-end home theater systems may have multiple Amplifiers - one to power the Sub, another to power the 2 front tower speakers, etc.
What equipment do I need for a home theater system?
Tom C
I have no knowledge on home theater systems. I bought a new TV and am getting a 5.1 speaker system for Christmas. How does it connect to the TV? I've heard things about AV receivers. Is one needed to hook this up? Explain in layman's terms please.
Answer
A home theater audio system requires a minimum of 5.1 speakers with the .1 being the subwoofer. 5 speakers are left and right main speakers, 1 center channel speaker, and two surround speakers. These speakers then need a amplifier with amplification for all the speakers (except for the subwoofer, as they are generally self powered). You also need a preamplifier which allows you to plug in all your audio sources and for extra costs can have video switching as well. This preamplifier will also have surround sound processing which will decode the surround material from the movie soundtrack and decode it to the appropriate speakers. This amplification and preamplifier can be separate which gives you the best sound or built in with ether a integrated amplifier, or receiver (which also has a built in tuner or radio) The more they are separated out and not built into one piece you will get better performance and sound quality.
There are vast differences in the quality of speakers and components and each part of the system is important and contributes to the sound quality. It is endless what you can spend easily in the millions, to very cheap all in one systems. Be very careful in buying cheap surround systems as most not only sound bad, but are not built to last and if anything breaks ( and it will in these cheaper systems) it will more expensive to fix than what the system is worth.
So do yourself a favor save some money, buy a decent system that will actually sound good, and last. The best place to buy a good system is your local independent high end audio video store as they carry the better lines of speakers and equipment and the salesmen have years of experience designing and installing better systems. Sure most of these stores carry some of the very best and very expensive systems, but they also generally carry some exceptional sounding budget gear as well, so they can pretty much design a system for most every ones budget.
Don't be surprised if your not familiar with the better brands of speakers and equipment, as they do not advertise on TV or the typical generic audio magazines. The better equipment is only reviewed and publicized in the better magazines like The Perfect Vision, and Stereophile, because they have highly knowledgeable and experienced audio video reviewers who know what they are doing.
Forget the chain stores as they have no clue what they are doing, and 98% of the equipment they carry low end anyway.
Do yourself a favor save up some money, discover a high end dealer in your area, take your time, and learn about the better systems and equipment and you will then have a system that will actually sound good, and you can be proud to own.
Kevin
40 years high end audio video specialist
A home theater audio system requires a minimum of 5.1 speakers with the .1 being the subwoofer. 5 speakers are left and right main speakers, 1 center channel speaker, and two surround speakers. These speakers then need a amplifier with amplification for all the speakers (except for the subwoofer, as they are generally self powered). You also need a preamplifier which allows you to plug in all your audio sources and for extra costs can have video switching as well. This preamplifier will also have surround sound processing which will decode the surround material from the movie soundtrack and decode it to the appropriate speakers. This amplification and preamplifier can be separate which gives you the best sound or built in with ether a integrated amplifier, or receiver (which also has a built in tuner or radio) The more they are separated out and not built into one piece you will get better performance and sound quality.
There are vast differences in the quality of speakers and components and each part of the system is important and contributes to the sound quality. It is endless what you can spend easily in the millions, to very cheap all in one systems. Be very careful in buying cheap surround systems as most not only sound bad, but are not built to last and if anything breaks ( and it will in these cheaper systems) it will more expensive to fix than what the system is worth.
So do yourself a favor save some money, buy a decent system that will actually sound good, and last. The best place to buy a good system is your local independent high end audio video store as they carry the better lines of speakers and equipment and the salesmen have years of experience designing and installing better systems. Sure most of these stores carry some of the very best and very expensive systems, but they also generally carry some exceptional sounding budget gear as well, so they can pretty much design a system for most every ones budget.
Don't be surprised if your not familiar with the better brands of speakers and equipment, as they do not advertise on TV or the typical generic audio magazines. The better equipment is only reviewed and publicized in the better magazines like The Perfect Vision, and Stereophile, because they have highly knowledgeable and experienced audio video reviewers who know what they are doing.
Forget the chain stores as they have no clue what they are doing, and 98% of the equipment they carry low end anyway.
Do yourself a favor save up some money, discover a high end dealer in your area, take your time, and learn about the better systems and equipment and you will then have a system that will actually sound good, and you can be proud to own.
Kevin
40 years high end audio video specialist
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