help me with a home reciever

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

so you have 4 speakers and a sub?!

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

not now but i will before the setups all wired up. Or should i only run 2 and the sub?

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

if you want surround sound iwould get a center and a powered sub and have 5.1 but

you could do stereo just using your towers and getting the plate amp as suggested

 

[IDSkoT 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?

Well, with that, you need a 5.1 Receiver and a plate amp or a 7.1. But even still, those channels might not do sub-duty frequencies.

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

Well would the 5.1 work fine with just 2 satellites and my sub? I have no home audio knowledge so idk what to do here for a decent sounding setup.

i dont need anything fancy. but the receiver i have now is like 3ft tall lol some old sony and it sucks i need a space saver now. but it sounds decent with 2 satellites and this sub. id like maybe a little better sound tho

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

P.S. Your friend willing to sell me that receiver? Or trade it for an SK3? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

And, yes, you can use specific pieces. Again, make sure that the receiver's channel will reproduce the ~300-10hz range... then you have to design an X-over for it.