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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

ok i'm starting to phase out on car audio and i want to start getting into home audio but i do not know the first thing about home audio. i was wondering if someone can give me some websites, or explain the basics to home audio. a buddy of mine said to get started get a dvd player, 2 towers and something else i forgot //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

ok i'm starting to phase out on car audio and i want to start getting into home audio but i do not know the first thing about home audio. i was wondering if someone can give me some websites, or explain the basics to home audio. a buddy of mine said to get started get a dvd player, 2 towers and something else i forgot //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Well, Ice, are you wanting very basic as in 2 channel stereo (simple left and right) or basic 2.1 channel (left and right plus a sub) or are you wanting to go whole hog into a 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channel surround setup?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Well, Ice, are you wanting very basic as in 2 channel stereo (simple left and right) or basic 2.1 channel (left and right plus a sub) or are you wanting to go whole hog into a 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channel surround setup?

see i don't know what the hell you are talking about lol. basically i don't need something big, li gues like the 2.1. i want a sub but nothing big.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

How much money do you have to spend?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

not looking to buy right now, i just wanna know how everything works. i want to know what components i need to have a small system

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

2 channel stereo and a 2.1 channel setup will be home audio but not home theater (attempting to recreate the movie theater audio/visual experience in-home)

A very basic 2 channel setup will have the audio source (usually a stereo or home theater receiver ~ which is a tuner, a preamp source selector, sound contouring controls, and the amplifier all in one box) and two speakers to play the same left and right audio channels you have in your car.

A 2.1 channel setup is the same as the above with the addition of a dedicated LFE (Low Frequency Effects) output and driver.

From there it gets more complicated moving to a 5.1 channel surround setup. 5.1 includes Front Left, Front Right, Front Center, Rear (Surround) Left, Rear (Surround) Right, and the aforementioned LFE.

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[swc204 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/homeaudio.html

http://www.wadsnet.com/~dtenney/

http://zaphaudio.com/

some projects. You can see what goes into making them.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

this is basically what i have now http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3756851&cat=4479&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A133251%3A96890%3A4479 (not that exact one but a similar)

i'm looking to hook my xbox 360 and dvd player through it. my friend said i could use a dvd player as a receiver.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

A DVD player is not a receiver.

Like I've said before here, a receiver is an integrated amp with an AM/FM tuner. As you get more and more insane, I mean, involved in home audio, you may want to ditch the integrated amp for seperate preamps/power amplifiers, as that gives you more system flexibility but eats your wallet faster //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

If you want to do a little more reading on the seperate components, which is what I'm in the process of trying to do, read http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=140398 this thread that I just made, they guys explained everything pretty darn well.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i was actually considering using 1 of my rl-p's cause i might scale back my car audio system, so is home audio similar to car audio? is it basically low/mid/high?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so basiaclly i would need a cd player, recevier and speakers?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so when looking for home audio speakers, do i buy a pair of 6.5 mids, tweeters and a subwoofer?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so basically for a starter system i just need 2 full ranges and a subwoofer? (not 100% sure if i'll use my rl-p for home audio) so then the cd player will hook up to the receiver, and the receiver will power the speakers?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Precisely. The HiVi B3s (square frame) and the Tang Band 871s are both great speakers to try in small sealed enclosures. The output and quality of the sound will surprise you.