help looking for a reciever

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

So I'm thinking of putting together a small ht setup. What it would consist of is a left, right, and sub channel, a simple 2.1.

I've been looking for a semi-decent budget reciever. All I really need in it is toslink input, 50w@8ohms/channel, and a rca subwoofer output.

I was looking at a couple denon units on ebay and they're 2-channel but don't have toslink or subwoofer output (appear to).

My budget would be around $250.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

"Home theater" usually implies five channels, just FYI.

I'd just search using the Toslink input as a criteria, it's definitely going to narrow down what you can get. Subwoofer outputs are irrelevant if you're using a plate amp, as almost all have high-level inputs anyway.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Most decent subs/plate amps have a Left & Right input. You don't need to have a sub out to use a sub, just make sure it has a left right pre-out.

A lot of hardcore Hi-Fi guys do this anyway because they think it sounds better... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

That's what I intended to use but in the specs didn't list any kind of preamp output...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I've never owned anything that has a sub out...works fine...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif But then again, I've never owned a receiver anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

I wasn't sure if there was any real difference between a sub channel output or preamp output besides a built in crossover.

What do you use instead? dedicated cd player/changer to amp?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Jim is a tube nut.... Pre-Amp is the word that would be used....

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

Oh that was known //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Solid State is good enough for me for this project.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Tube geeks aren't the only ones that use seperates - Beat_Dominator has had some nice SS pre's...much wub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/inlove.gif.6846f78f06b405429ef3a00129788a2a.gif

dedicated cd player/changer

Pretty soon, won't be using one of those either...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Tube geeks aren't the only ones that use seperates - Beat_Dominator has had some nice SS pre's...much wub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/inlove.gif.6846f78f06b405429ef3a00129788a2a.gif


Pretty soon, won't be using one of those either...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Yea... And a processor is just a multichannel pre-amp...

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[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

well, I forgot I set an auction snipe on this unit. I can still not pay for it, I guess....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=140097732243

I was really reconsidering this project as a whole but if words are favorable for this unit, I might as well use it for my current speakers to replace the little logitech processor for the z680 set.