help me with a home reciever

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

Need a new home reciever but this is my first purchase all my old ones were given to me. Not sure how the power is supplied and setup for speakers etc.

I need one i can connect a few speakers to, i have towers with 50 rms 10s in them and 2 tweets and i have a center sub with 60 rms then my 2 bookshelf speakers. I have it all connected to my tv so my 360 and dvd player play through the surround. also wouldnt mind room to remove the towers and just upgrade to some badass bookshelfs with speakers and midbass

also dont want to spend a fortune. its just for a basic home theater watching movies and playing guitar hero. like my movies to have bass in action parts etc so i want proper power to my sub

so i need to know how many channels to look for what kind of power from the channels etc.

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I know there are a lot fancier units out there but I still runn my Old School JVC I bought 10 years ago it was top of the line then....and still works fine today...its only a 5.1 but thats enough chs for me.....

 

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

here you go I am selling a reciever that you will not find cheaper that will help you with everything. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6148906#post6148906

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

That really has more than i need. I really just need to be able to run sound out to my tv and 360. and then hook up 2 mid range book shelfs and a sub.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Are you looking for multichannel or just stereo? Wasn't very clear from your post.

I assume your sub has a plate amp already on it?

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

no the sub isnt powered but its only a dayton 8 that handles like 60 rms. I jsut wanna be able to run a sub and 2 or 4 bookshelfs for surround.

 

[tonkpils 10+ year member]

then the reciever gymfreak is selling is what you need and you cant find it for a cheaper price. If you are wanting surround sound you need a multi channel reciever.

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

How about this one? Would it power my sub with 60 rms and still have enough left for some surround speakers? buddy has one for 50 bucks

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/HomeEntertainment/AV-Receivers/PioneerReceivers/VSX-D411?tab=B

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

well gheto style it would power your sub you would need an external amplifier for this to work

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

this is why i started this thread. why do i need a plate amp for a 60 rms woofer? do the recievers not put out that kind of power? i have my sub hooked to a shitty reciever now and it sounds iffy but i cann tell it will take more.

how would that reciever be for everything else if i did buy a plate amp

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

well gheto style it would power your sub you would need an external amplifier for this to work

That's... not true.

If you just make an X-over, which, you can make a simple one, and connect it in line, it will run your sub just fine. No need for an external amp / processor. Just wire it into the center channel.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

How about this one? Would it power my sub with 60 rms and still have enough left for some surround speakers? buddy has one for 50 buckshttp://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/HomeEntertainment/AV-Receivers/PioneerReceivers/VSX-D411?tab=B

You should know better, man... you didn't tell us the nominal resistance.

Is it 2, 4, or 8-ohms?

I would probably get that off your buddy. If you think the sub is getting too much power, put it in a smaller box.

I didn't read the whole thread (since I'm tired.) But, you can mess with the resistances so that they will all be getting their max power when the sub is getting the max power, thus you're setting a relative max volume... then you can just keep the volume down.

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-480

thats my "sub" its not for music just xbox 360 and watching action movies

would like to be able to run that on the center channel then maybe the 4 satellites from this set

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-680

So can anyone reccomend me a reciever to power all those and connect my 360 and tv audio to?

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

You should know better, man... you didn't tell us the nominal resistance.
Is it 2, 4, or 8-ohms?

I would probably get that off your buddy. If you think the sub is getting too much power, put it in a smaller box.

I didn't read the whole thread (since I'm tired.) But, you can mess with the resistances so that they will all be getting their max power when the sub is getting the max power, thus you're setting a relative max volume... then you can just keep the volume down.

on my receiver and all the ones if seen ive never seen anything but preouts for subs i would not wire it into the center channel unless the channel wasnt being used, I am still unclear on if OP wants a surround set up or just a stereo setup,

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

Just posted all the speakers i plan to run above. I have all my speakers. I have a tv and a 360. my current receiver is old and im moving into my own place so i want to upgrade to a receiver more for what i like. Just using the receiver to power all my speakers for when i watch tv and play 360.