Stereo Amplifiers and AV Receivers
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Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray player with Yamaha RX-V2092 AV receiver  I just purchased a new Samsung BD-C5500 Blue ray player.

I am using an older Yamaha Rx-v2092 that can decode DD 5.1 and not DTS.

It seems the only ...

Bose lifestyle v30 and HD audio  I have recently bought a Bose Lifestyle V30 home cinema.

I would like to know if i buy a blu ray player with dolby true hd/ dts hd master audio,etc....

Will my AV receiver improve the video signal quality?  If I connect any video signal to the "composite video input" of the AV Receiver, and take it out from the "composite video output" of the AV receiver - will ...

Help with receiver for Elac 5.1 speakers  I have inherited inbuilt Elac 5 speakers and a subwoofer.

What do I buy to 'make them work'. I have never owned anything more than a plug in and go ...

Help setting up my home theater system  Regret to say I'm really dense about this stuff.

I have HD Direct TV, Vizio Plasma TV, Panasonic Blu Ray DVD player, and an old Pioneer Tuner/Amplifier ...

Wireless sub woofer  I am trying to move around my sub woofer to get the best punch but having trouble with the cabling.

Is there any device that can change the sub woofer ...

7.1 receiver with Bose 5.1 speakers  Can I hook up my Bose 5.1 channel speaker system to a 7.1 channel receiver and still have the same quality?

Migrating to new Amp for HDMI input capability - Is it worth it?  Hi All

I have a Nakimishi AV-10 A/V Receiver that has served me well for many years.

I am still happy with it in fact, however there is no HDMI ...

Can I use a surround processor without a receiver?  Can I use a surround processor without a receiver?

Jamo A102 speakers and correct room placement  I have just bought the jamo a102's speakers and currently have the front ones at the same height as the centre speaker - and they are tilted upwards towards ...

Alternative Subwoofer Amplifier?  I don't have an amplified subwoofer, however I have a nice (very nice) 18" speaker enclosed in a cabinet specially designed for bass frequencies - one ...

Connecting 2 AV receivers to power speakers in separate room  How do I connect 2 AV units so I can use one to play the same source material thru 2 speakers in another room?

Is it possible to use my JVC JR 401 2-channel stereo receiver with an audio converter to produce 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound?  I would like to use my current 2-channel receiver - without losing the sound quality of this receiver, to support a Bohlender Graebener 5 speaker set up ...

Is my Kenwood VR-209 AV receiver too old?  Do i need to upgrade? I have a Kenwood AV surround receiver VR-209.

Pioneer A-7 stereo amplifier to Denon AVR-687 receiver  I have a Pioneer A-7 stereo amplifier.

My question is, how can I hook it up to my Denon AVR-687 receiver?

How to connect my Harman Kardon AVR 1600?  How do I connect my sat. & ps3 from my avr 1600 Harman Kardon AV receiver?

Mixing speaker impedance on Onkyo SR-606  Will there be any problem if I combine 4 ohm (front) and 6 ohm (surround) speakers in a 5.1 set up?

I'm worried that mixing the impedance of my speakers ...

Connecting HDTV for Surround Sound  Would I have true surround sound if I plug all my components using HDMI into my HDTV, and just have the optical cable out from my tv to the receiver?

Matching speakers and AV receiver  Can AV receivers having 6 ohms impedance operate 8 ohms impedance speakers?

AV receiver sound problems  My receiver just went out. Something internal causing just static? It is a Samsung that I just bought about a year ago from Circuit City as they were closing....

Denon 5308CI receiver or Rotel RMB-1066 power amplifier?  I have the following components: Denon 5308CI AVR and a Rotel RMB 1066 power amplifier.

Is using the speaker binding posts off of the Rotel power amp ...

Introduction to the Surround Sound Receiver  I've just been reading the above article having invested in my first av receiver and speakers.

I'm confused by the wiring diagram which shows both ...

Yamaha RX-V365BL 5.1 Channel AV Receiver HDMI help  I started reading this page on your site and saw my receiver as the very first picture and I am hoping that I am in the right place for help.

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Which Yamaha receivers for 5.1 surround sound?  I've always used Yamaha amplifiers with my home stereo sound systems. Guess i just like the Yamaha sound. So if i switch to a 5.1 surround sound system,...

What ohm setting for my surround sound receiver?  I have 6 ohm speakers, but my receiver can only be set for 4 ohms or 8 ohms - so which should I set it for? Anybody know?

Connecting Brendel power amplifier to a surround sound system  I purchased a Brendel Digital AV power amplifier model BR201A.(1800 Watts, 5 channels Theater surround sound, 800 Watts Subwoofer etc).

My home system ...