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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

so basically for a starter system i just need 2 full ranges and a subwoofer? (1) (not 100% sure if i'll use my rl-p for home audio) so then the cd player will hook up to the receiver (2), and the receiver will power the speakers? (3)

1) Yes

2) Yes, as well as a DVD player, VCR, any other external sources you might want to use...

3) Yes

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so now how do i hook this **** up? thinking i might go with a 10" rl-i since i don't want tons of bass. would building a subwoofer enclosure be the same as car audio? also what are good cd players and receivers? i'm assuming denon is a decent cd player. also what do i look for in a receiver or cd player?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

so now how do i hook this **** up? thinking i might go with a 10" rl-i since i don't want tons of bass. would building a subwoofer enclosure be the same as car audio? also what are good cd players and receivers? i'm assuming denon is a decent cd player. also what do i look for in a receiver or cd player?

Hook up is fairly simple, not hardly as complex as doing a car install. Speaker wire from receiver to speakers, RCAs or composite/fiber optic cables from the receiver to the cd player and/or DVD player. Denon is excellent. In receivers, you really cannot go wrong with the ones today. They are made for HT though, so you get more useless features as the price goes up. As for the sub...

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=123325&page=3

Most recent post by me.

-Dave

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Hook up is fairly simple, not hardly as complex as doing a car install. Speaker wire from receiver to speakers, RCAs or composite/fiber optic cables from the receiver to the cd player and/or DVD player. Denon is excellent. In receivers, you really cannot go wrong with the ones today. They are made for HT though, so you get more useless features as the price goes up. As for the sub...
http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=123325&page=3

Most recent post by me.

-Dave

Yeah, Dave....'cause this will be extremely helpful for someone wanting to know about all things home audio related.....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

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[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

ok i saw some goofy looking swiss cheese box. is that what i have to build? also what do i look for in terms of specs on a receiver?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

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No, you don't have to build that, even though that box is braced like none other. You really don't "look for specs" in a receiver per se, since they aren't made for the best MUSICAL quality. They are made for home theater, unless you get a 2 channel.

 

[imaspaceguy90 10+ year member]

get a 200 buck setup from walmart if u dont want anything big.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Swiss cheese box //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
No, you don't have to build that, even though that box is braced like none other. You really don't "look for specs" in a receiver per se, since they aren't made for the best MUSICAL quality. They are made for home theater, unless you get a 2 channel.

so when they say channel, that's how many things you can hook into them or how many speaker outputs it has? also could i just build a standard sealed box and throw it in my room?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

get a 200 buck setup from walmart if u dont want anything big.

well that is basically like what i already have. i want more depth and i want some bass, but not as loud as my car. i mean i don't want to rattle the dishes in the kitchen

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

would this be an all right receiver http://www.crutchfield.com/S-XKPn2QR1G5L/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=10420&I=257RXD201S i looked at a pic of the back of that and i almost spit my pepsi on my screen cause i wouldn't know how the hell to hook it up

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so lets so i amp these speakers, it would go cd player > receiver> amp> speakers. when does a preamp come in? anyone got aim who would want to help with this ****? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

ice, you've got a pm sir.

It would go like this...

source device (cd player, tv, mp3 player, dvd)---->receiver---->*sub/plateamp*----->mains

*If you have a sub setup

The receiver is the amp.

You don't need a preamp for what your running, If you run individualized pieces, you need a preamp, but if your using a receiver, you don't need one.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-W2GCdd0EaDU/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=10420&I=158STR197B

I would use that instead of the JVC. It is two channel which has benefits that are two-fold: it is easier, and it is cheaper. You don't need more than two channels if you won't use them, so why pay more?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

sinice i'm running a sub i'll need something like this http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=300-792&ctab=4#Tabs for the sub and the receiver will power the full range speakers?