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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 2952286" data-attributes="member: 560358"><p><strong>i have no fracking clue where to even start with home audio. </strong></p><p></p><p>You might be able to skip some steps if you know what your 'end game' is</p><p></p><p>with your audio system. You decribed that you want an active setup. That</p><p></p><p>is a more complex 'system design'. How complex do you want your sound system?</p><p></p><p>The generic install is receiver -&gt; speakers.</p><p></p><p>The receiver can be 2 channel or multi-channel for surround sound.</p><p></p><p>Then you can build on this generic setup by adding more stuff. CD player, etc.</p><p></p><p>If the receiver doesn't have enough power to satisfy you, then you may get</p><p></p><p>the itch to get a dedicated amplifier and only use the preouts on the receiver,</p><p></p><p>not receiver internal amplification. If you see this upgrade path, make sure</p><p></p><p>the receiver has preouts as not all do.</p><p></p><p>You can make a hybrid design. Receiver powers the center and surround</p><p></p><p>for movies, but you may want your mains {left and right front speakers} to</p><p></p><p>be beefier in size if you want to get higher SPL mains and run the mains with</p><p></p><p>it's own 2 channel amp.</p><p></p><p>If you have simple surrounds and fancy main speakers, or DIY mains, you</p><p></p><p>can venture into an active setup on the mains {electronic crossover, analog = old school, digital crossover = new school},</p><p></p><p>you can get four amp channels to drive the mains if your mains are tweeters and midwoofers. If your mains are 3 way {tweeters, mids, woofers},</p><p></p><p>then make sure your crossover has 3 sets of outputs and you need six amp channels.</p><p></p><p>You can pretty much do what you want, just figure out what your end game is</p><p></p><p>and you can save money by not buying stuff you don't need.</p><p></p><p>Whatever recipe you choose, the subwoofer should be a seperate unit with it's own active crossover and amp,</p><p></p><p>either seperate amp or plate amp integrated into the box. The receiver output {RCA} connects to the sub amp.</p><p></p><p>A DIY sub is a good project to tackle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 2952286, member: 560358"] [B]i have no fracking clue where to even start with home audio. [/B] You might be able to skip some steps if you know what your 'end game' is with your audio system. You decribed that you want an active setup. That is a more complex 'system design'. How complex do you want your sound system? The generic install is receiver -> speakers. The receiver can be 2 channel or multi-channel for surround sound. Then you can build on this generic setup by adding more stuff. CD player, etc. If the receiver doesn't have enough power to satisfy you, then you may get the itch to get a dedicated amplifier and only use the preouts on the receiver, not receiver internal amplification. If you see this upgrade path, make sure the receiver has preouts as not all do. You can make a hybrid design. Receiver powers the center and surround for movies, but you may want your mains {left and right front speakers} to be beefier in size if you want to get higher SPL mains and run the mains with it's own 2 channel amp. If you have simple surrounds and fancy main speakers, or DIY mains, you can venture into an active setup on the mains {electronic crossover, analog = old school, digital crossover = new school}, you can get four amp channels to drive the mains if your mains are tweeters and midwoofers. If your mains are 3 way {tweeters, mids, woofers}, then make sure your crossover has 3 sets of outputs and you need six amp channels. You can pretty much do what you want, just figure out what your end game is and you can save money by not buying stuff you don't need. Whatever recipe you choose, the subwoofer should be a seperate unit with it's own active crossover and amp, either seperate amp or plate amp integrated into the box. The receiver output {RCA} connects to the sub amp. A DIY sub is a good project to tackle. [/QUOTE]
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