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Home theater problem?!?

I have a 1080p Blu-ray player (sony BDP-S360), a 1080p AV Receiver (Denon AVR-2310) and a 1080p Projector. The problem is that the system only works on 1080i !!

Just FYI: The blu ray is a source. It send signals to the television. Very few signals are sent in 1080p, must signals are sent in 1080i. Your television resolution is1080p.

Your blu ray is responding to the request that it sends a 1080p signal and the blu ray disc is only a 1080i. This is why your signal is going out.

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When you get a home theater, you are probably really excited about your new TV. But a lot of people over look that maybe getting a sound system in addition to the speakers that come with the TV is a good idea. You can get surround sound, or just large speakers to attach to the TV. Getting clear sound along with the new flat screen clear picture helps to make for the ultimate movie experience. Whatever you decide to do, you can be sure that you are going to be getting the best movie experience possible when you combine a new TV with a new sound system. Surround sound is most popular for when people buy Home Theaters, and they are perfect to replicate that movie like room. In a movie theater, speakers are located all around you, not just in front of you. Duplicate that feeling with better speaker quality and surround sound!

Surround sound comes in a lot of different kinds of features, from stand alone speakers that you can put anywhere in the room, or wall mounts that you put in each corner of the room. Whatever you decide to do with your speakers, you will find that you can get great sound quality, from even the cheapest of surround sound systems you buy. You do not need to worry about blowing huge amounts of money, and you can find a sound system that fits your budget and all of your movie watching needs.

If you do not want to get surround sound, then additional, high quality speakers are also available that plug right into your TV. This is the best way to get great sound and not have to worry about installing a sound system. Speakers are relatively inexpensive, and you can get them easily at any store, whether it's the local sound store or just at Wal-Mart. Speakers just plug right into your TV, and you do not need to worry about lots of complicated wires. The only thing you have to do is to install and get ready to watch your favorite movie in your Home Theater!

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Hooking up an xbox to a JVC DVD home theater system?

I have a JVC DVD Digital TH-M303 Home Theater system. The connections on my TV are old and produce a highly distorted xbox picture. I want to hook it up to the dvd system because the DVD picture quality on the screen is excellent, I just don't know where to plug in the cables in the back of the DVD unit. Can anyone help me?

The two previous answers sound pretty good, but let me add my 2 cents. If you are having a problem getting it to work, then you will have to change the input on the DVD player. For example, I have a DVD recorder that has mulptiple inputs (cable, s video and even red/white/yellow input on the front).

Remember this, just because your DVD looks good on the TV doesn't mean that your xbox will look as good because your audio and video is only as strong as your weakest connection. To further clarify, if you are running component video and optical audio from your DVD player to your TV and running left/right/video (red/white/yellow cables) from your xbox to your DVD player, then the best reception you can hope for is the red/white/yellow.

Pioneer VSX-821-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver, Glossy Black Sale Price: Too low to display

Popular Receiver Options   Pioneer VSX-821 Yamaha RX-V471 Check out the Yamaha RX-V471 Denon AVR-1612 Check out the Denon AVR-1612 Onkyo TX-NR509 Check out the Onkyo TX-NR509 Sony STR-DH720 Check out the Sony STR-DH720 Watts/Channel 110 x 5 105 x 5 75 x 5 80 x 5 105 x 7 Manufacturer Warranty 1 year 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 3D Pass-through Ready? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote Included Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Subwoofer Pre-Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Radio Antenna (FM/AM) Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GUI/Onscreen Display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Auto Calibration Microphone No Yes Yes Yes Yes Video Upconversion No No No No No Smartphone App Control No No No iPod/iPhone No Network Connected No No No Yes No Zone Control No No No No No Advanced Audio Formats: Dolby: Digital, Digital Plus, Digital EX, Pro Logic II DTS: ES, Neo:6 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, Express, Neo:6, ES Discrete, ES Matrix Yamaha CINEMA DSP Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, Express, ES, Neo:6 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II DTS: HD Master Audio, ES Discrete, ES Marrix, Neo:6 Onkyo Original DSP Dolby: Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, ES Discrete, ES Marrix, Neo:6 HDMI Inputs 4 4 4 4 4 Composite AV Inputs 5 5 3 5 3 Component Video Inputs 2 2 1 2 2 Analog Audio Inputs 3 4 4 6 2 Digital Optical Audio Inputs 2 2 1 2 2 Digital Coaxial Audio Inputs 1 2 1 2 1 Stereo Mini Jack Input 0 1 0 0 0 USB Inputs 1 1 1 1 1 Headphone Jack Output 1 1 1 1 1

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Popular Receiver Options   Pioneer VSX-1021 Yamaha RX-V671 Check out the Yamaha RX-V671 Denon AVR-1912 Check out the Denon AVR-1912 Onkyo TX-NR609 Check out the Onkyo TX-NR609 Sony STR-DN1020 Check out the Sony STR-DN1020 Watts/Channel 90 x 7 125 x 7 90 x 7 100 x 7 110 x 7 Manufacturer Warranty 1 year 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 3D Pass-through Ready? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote Included Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Subwoofer Pre-Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Radio Antenna (FM/AM) Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GUI/Onscreen Display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Auto Calibration Microphone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Video Upconversion Yes Yes No Yes Yes Wifi Smartphone App Control iPod/iPhone iPod/iPhone/iPad, Android Device iPod/iPhone/iPad iPod/iPhone, Android Device iPod/iPhone/iPad Network Connected Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Zone Control 2 zone Powered 2 zone 2 zone Powered 2 zone 2 zone Advanced Audio Formats: Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Digital EX, Pro Logic II DTS: Master Audio, ES, Neo:6 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II, Pro Logic IIx DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, Express, Neo:6, ES Discrete, ES Matrix, 96/24 Yamaha CINEMA DSP Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, EX, ES, Neo:6, 96/24 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz, EX DTS: Express, HD high Resolution Audio, 94/24, ES Discrete, ES Matrix, Neo:6 THX Select 2 Dolby: TrueHDDigital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, ES Discrete, ES Matrix, Neo:6, 96/24 HDMI Inputs 5 6 6 6 4 Composite AV Inputs 5 5 3 5 3 Component Video Inputs 2 2 1 2 3 Analog Audio Inputs 6 5 6 7 6 Digital Optical Audio Inputs 2 2 1 2 2 Digital Coaxial Audio Inputs 2 2 1 2 1 Stereo Mini Jack Input 0 0 0 0 0 USB Inputs 1 1 1 1 1 Headphone Jack Output 1 1 1 1 1

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Popular Receiver Options   Pioneer VSX-822 Yamaha RX-V471 Check out the Yamaha RX-V471 Denon AVR-1612 Check out the Denon AVR-1612 Onkyo TX-NR509 Check out the Onkyo TX-NR509 Sony STR-DH720 Check out the Sony STR-DH720 Watts/Channel 80 x 5 105 x 5 75 x 5 80 x 5 105 x 7 Manufacturer Warranty 1 year 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 3D Pass-through Ready? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote Included Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Subwoofer Pre-Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Radio Antenna (FM/AM) Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GUI/Onscreen Display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Auto Calibration Microphone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Video Upconversion No No No No No Smartphone App Control Yes No No iPod/iPhone No Network Connected Yes No No Yes No Zone Control No No No No No Advanced Audio Formats: Dolby: Digital, Digital Plus, Digital EX, Pro Logic II DTS: ES, Neo:6 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, Express, Neo:6, ES Discrete, ES Matrix Yamaha CINEMA DSP Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, Express, ES, Neo:6 Dolby: TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II DTS: HD Master Audio, ES Discrete, ES Marrix, Neo:6 Onkyo Original DSP Dolby: Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic II, EX DTS: HD Master Audio, ES Discrete, ES Marrix, Neo:6 HDMI Inputs 6 4 4 4 4 Composite AV Inputs 2 5 3 5 3 Component Video Inputs 1 2 1 2 2 Analog Audio Inputs 3 4 4 6 2 Digital Optical Audio Inputs 1 2 1 2 2 Digital Coaxial Audio Inputs 1 2 1 2 1 Stereo Mini Jack Input 0 1 0 0 0 USB Inputs 1 1 1 1 1 Headphone Jack Output 1 1 1 1 1

	Pioneer Elite Vsx-53 Av Network Receiver - 7.1 Channel 3d Sale Price: $694.99
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You home theater receiver plays an important role in the performance of your equipment. With changes in technology in audio and video, you wonÂ’t want to waste a lot of money upgrading your equipment frequently, so here are different kinds of home theater receiversÂ’ features and then a brief look at popular models out there so that youÂ’ll get the most for you buck.

Power Output – Look for at least channels of amplification, no less. Check specs ratings.

Preamp Outputs – Check settings; a high volume setting means more preamp level output, while a low setting means no output.

Video / Tape out/VCR Input and Output – If you need these, make sure they are marked (otherwise, you may not have them!) Check compatibility of equipment with your systems for video: Composite Video / S-Video / Component Video / RGB Video.

Surround Decoders – This is built into some home theater systems. Check with your system.

Popular Kinds of Home Theater Receivers (HTR)

Yamaha RX-V1600 – This 7.1 channel HTR offers great sound via 20wpc, high-current, low distortion. If boasts video conversion, automatic setup, THX Cinema Processing and can hook up with XM Satellite Radio.

Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX HTR – This THX Select 7.1 channel (110 WPCx7 at .09% THD) boasts Dolby Digital, DTS and Prologic IIx processors, AV switching and remote with LCD display.

Denon AVR-2807 HTR – This 7.1 channel has DTS-ES, Dolby Digital-EX, Dolby Pro- DTS-Neo:6, DTS and Logic IIx processors. Also it has multi-zone expandability, Lip-synch adjustment, HDMI and HD-Component switching, plus works with XM-Radio.

Marantz SR7500 HTR – This expandable two-channel to full 7.1 channel THX-Select boasts Dolby Prologic IIx, too. It also houses DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX, Circle Surround 6.1.

Yamaha RX-N600 – This 6.1 Channel Network HTR even networks with an iPOD or a PC. It boasts 95wpc x6, high-current, low distortion, front panel USB port, Video Conversion of S-video and much more.

Onkyo TX-SR504 – This Entry-Level 7.1 Channel HTR boasts a built-in XM Satellite Radio Tuner and has iPOD dock compatibility, plus more.

So since you home theater receiver plays such an important role in the performance of your equipment, especially since you’ll want to “try” to keep up with technology …. Do you homework before you buy. Research the different kinds of home theater receivers and see which features will get you the most value and quality for you buck.

Hyun Kim is a freelance writer who writes about loudspeakers, home audio and home theater related topics. He loves to visit Stereo|411 to discuss home theater receivers and read home theater reviews.

Hdmi to componet on my Pioneer vsx 918 v receiver?

i have a pioneer hdmi receiver i wanted to know whether i can connect my ps3 thru hdmi input to the receiver then connect my tv thru componet output, or do u think i have the wrong receiver for that?

No, you can't. You should connect component directly to TV and optical from PS3 to receiver.

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Optical audio connection to home theater receiver?

My new Toshiba HDTV has an Optical Audio Out to carry the audio to my receiver. My older Sony home theater receiver has an Optical jack labeled "Video 2 In". I'm assuming that I can connect these two to take get the surround sound from off-air HDTV broadcast signals that I'm receiving on the Toshiba using an antenna. Can anyone verify that for me?

Yes, that should work...as long as the Video 2 in is in fact an optical jack. You would just need to set your receiver to the Video 2 setting in order to listen to the broadcast when you turn on your receiver. As far as surround sound, the broadcast that you're getting from the off-air antenna needs to be broadcast in 5.1, 6.1 etc. and your receiver needs to also be capable of producing it. But overall, you should be good to go.

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Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express 9, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce, and polish music files with Apple’s professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani’s step-by-step, instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques using Logic’s software synthesizers, samplers, and digital signal processors...

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Many who own an iPod agree that they cannot live without it; this is why a home theater with iPod dock is so popular now. It lets you take advantage of high quality audio and video but you don't have to plug yourself into the machine by way of earbuds.

Your close family and friends will be thrilled to see how well the ipod works with the home theater system and will enjoy sharing anything that is on the hard drive. A favourite ipod is the fifth generation ipod which allows displaying videos and photos - this one is perfect to use with your home theater system. You can watch music videos downloaded from Apple itunes. The best part is, if you have a large TV screen, a group of your loved ones can enjoy seeing the family photos and relive the old memories they invoke.

To use these features you will need a home theater with iPod dock. This is actually an audio/video dock for the ipod itself. This device connects to your existing home theater and allows the two devices to 'talk' to each other. Your home theater systems remote control can also control your ipod once you are docked. This allows you to view tracks on your ipod play list. The dock also charges your ipod so, actually you are doing two things at once.

Although the latest iPods are very compatible with your home theater the older ones can also work quite well. The music from your iPod can be played through the home theater system making your experience even more pleasurable. You can easily use your home theater receiver to access your favorites and play list. If your home theater has audio enhancements such as Dolby Pro Logic II, the music from your iPod will be greatly enhanced too.

For a truly great audio and video experience make sure to get a home theater with iPod dock. That way you can enjoy the favorite tunes that you carry around with you when you get home at night as well. Plus there's the added bonus of your enhanced home theater audio. You'll have the best of both worlds!

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Can i upgrade from Logic Pro 7 (academic) to Logic Pro 8 by purchasing the upgrade?

or do i have to buy the entire version of Logic pro 8?

ye u can upgrade, there is no difference in the versions, just the sale.

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How can I have an HDMI and RCA output from PS3 simultaneously?

I am looking to purchase a PS3 but would like to run it via HDMI to my HDTV. Similarly, I also want the audio to come through my home theater system. My receiver does not support HDMI and I know that PS3 won't output from HDMI and other ports at the same time. So, what is the best way that I can do this? Thanks!

For sound, if your receiver has an input for optical cable, then you can use an optical cable.

I think you can also plug the stereo cables to your sound system, and then in the cross bar menu settings, choose the stereo output in the audio settings.

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If you have a home theatre system or a pair of loudspeakers then you will want to get the best possible sound quality and maximum potential from your speaker system. The good news is that you can get a noticeable sound quality difference from your speakers with a minimal investment in good quality speaker wires. In this article we will show you the benefits and explain, in understandable language, the reasons for you to decide if you want to upgrade to the optimum speaker cable to enhance your audio listening experience and overall system sound quality.

Choosing home theatre speaker wire is not an exact science but there are simple rules that you should follow when selecting speaker wire for your audio and hifi system. Many high street hifi shops are happy to sell you expensive speaker cables which may or may not suit your audio system and it is possible to waste hundreds of pounds or dollars on wiring that is certainly unjustified in making any audible difference on most home hi-fi and home cinema systems.

So what should I look for when choosing home theater speaker wire - best tips?

Firstly, you should know how to choose the right gauge of speaker wiring and this is easily done by understanding that a thickness of wire is relative to the gauge or size of the copper conductor/s inside the speaker wire. The gauge number, which is available by the standard AWG or American Wire Gauge, identifies the cable thickness. However, you should note that the lower the gauge of the wire the thicker it will be.

The lower the AWG gauge number of a speaker wire indicates the capacity or ability to more better pass the electrical audio signal through the speaker wiring conductor. The general standard or accepted range of wiring is from 12 to 18 gauge.

When selecting the right gauge speaker wiring for your home theatre, cinema system or hifi then you should take into consideration the general reputation of a supplier and cable manufacturer and the level of sound quality you wish to achieve within your own budget. You will also need to work out the length of your speaker cable installation and how much cable is required to connect the speakers. If you are installing a home theatre and require surround sound system at the back of your room then longer cable runs will be required and you should understand that a long wires runs cause their own problems in relation to loss of sound quality due to electrical current loss through the cable.

As a rule of thumb it is advisable to select speaker wire gauge from the following guideline of distance vs cable gauge:

(1) Distance from hi-fi / home cinema system to loudspeaker (Less than 60 feet)=16 gauge.

(2) Distance from hi-fi / home theatre system to loudspeaker (Less than 60 to 180 feet)=14 gauge.

(3) Distance from hi-fi / home audio system to loudspeaker (More than 180 feet)=12 gauge.

With home theatre speaker wire it is worth considering thicker gauge cable as it can really help you achieve good sound quality results and also as thicker wire handles the electrical signal much better it reduces the resistance of the cable and therefore puts less strain on your amplifier or audio visual receiver thus giving longer life of your amplifier component and providing a better quality sound output which is delivered more easily to your speaker / surround sound system.

Thinner speaker wiring, generally less expensive, is obviously easier to work with when installing around skirting boards or under flooring and choosing a good quality 16 gauge speaker wire will still achieve fantastic results for rear surround sound speakers providing that the cables are made from good quality components and this extends also to the correct use of cable terminators on both amplifier and speaker ends.

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Does adding amplifier be damaging to my Home Theaters speaker?

I'm planning to boast up my Home Theaters speaker, so I'd decided to buy a Sony amplifier. If I connect the speakers of my Home Theater to the amplifier, will that damage the speaker? Do I need to buy speakers for the amplifier?

It all depends on what equipment you are talking about.

If you have a cheap box system - the parts are NOT always designed to let you swap parts in and out. Some of cheap speakers will destroy a amp because they were only designed to work with the receiver/dvd player combo that came with the set.

You dont want to buy an 'amp' but you want to buy a home theater receiver.

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We all hate cables running all over the floor, especially when they are not easily hidden. We just invested in a top-notch home theater system. We have a great video monitor, an audiophile quality home theater receiver, and some great speakers. So far, so good. Now it's time to connect the rear channel surround speakers. Agh! Our system look was just degraded from Star Trek to Mad Max. This is an obvious application for wireless, right?

Actually, there are some serious problems with using wireless techniques for surround sound channels.

Time Lag:

Wireless surround systems have a processing/transmission time lag that makes the sound from the rear channels out of sync with the audio from the front speakers. The inherent time required to generate the signal, transmit it to the speaker, decode the signal, and finally, to amplify the signal for the speaker causes the time offset. Minimal audio processing latency is required for effective surround sound.

The sound from the different speakers should be heard at the same instant. For most installations, the rear channels are closer to the listener than the front channels. For this reason, Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround Pro Logic systems apply a delay of a few milliseconds for the surround sound channels. The timing is that critical.

When humans hear the same sound from different directions, the illusion is created that the sound's source is a phantom location between the sound's sources. Recording engineers use balance controls to simulate sounds across the sound field, allowing them to locate sounds to different perceived locations across the sound stage. Timing is critical between surround channels where depth and location information are to be determined by the ears, and ultimately, by the brain.

Interference:

The second problem with wireless surround systems is interference. There are multiple technologies used for wireless surround, and the source of interference is specific to the technology.

Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices operate within the 2.4 GHz band. Bluetooth is the technology that is used frequently for wireless keyboards and mice, but the capability of Bluetooth systems is marginal for surround sound applications. A Bluetooth signal power is only about 1 milliwatt. Dolby Digital requires a bandwidth of about 400 Kbps and Dolby DTS uses a bandwidth of about 450 Kbps for a 5.1 system. Bluetooth has a maximum data transfer rate of 433 Kbps, which is cutting it pretty close.

Another alternative for surround sound transmission is Wi-Fi 802.11b (also in the 2.4 GHz band, as is 802.11g ). An 802.11b signal is capable of 54 Mbps maximum throughput (30 Mbps in practice), which is more than sufficient for this application.

However, there are significant sources of interference in this 2.4 GHz spectrum from cordless phones, other Wi-Fi equipment like wireless-enabled laptops, wireless game controllers, fluorescent lights, and even microwave ovens. Even bad electrical connections can cause broad Rf spectrum emissions.

Bluetooth attempts to avoid interference by "frequency-hopping". If the signal is receiving interference, it will (hopefully) only be for a fraction of a second, because the system will identify the interference, and switch to a different frequency. Wi-Fi also has the ability to avoid interference by changing channels, and by redundant loops of information transmission Many Wi-Fi products claim to mange interference problems. Unfortunately, the products are limited by the capabilities of the 802.11 chipsets, and the 802.11 protocol itself.

IR (infrared), which is most often used by remote controls, is yet another technology sometimes used for wireless surround. IR has a bandwidth capability of more than 100 Mbps. IR for data transmission was popular on laptop computers a few years ago. More recently, it has been replaced by other wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, because they don't need a direct line of sight (LOS). IR transmission is lost whenever there is a loss of LOS between the transmitter and the receiver, and, in addition, the signal is subject to interference from IR remote controls and ambient light.

Power:

A third problem is that the rear speakers will require a power source if they are receiving the signals wirelessly. They will need power not only for the actual speakers, but they will also need power for an on-board amplifier. If our goal is to eliminate all wires, this is a problem. Powercast (Pittsburgh, PA) has a technology that will wirelessly supply power to small appliances like cell phones, but the maximum rate is 10-15 watts, not enough for surround channels.

On a final note, if you decide to purchase a wireless surround system, read the product attributes carefully. I recently assisted on an installation where a DVD/Receiver system was bought with wireless capability. However, in this case, the wireless capability was for distribution to a second room for the primary channels, not a wireless capability for surround channels.

About the Author: Brian Bradshaw is a Certified Technical Specialist (InfoComm CTS) and a CompTIA A+ computer technologist. Areas of expertise include Audio-Video, Information Technology, Wi-Fi, HDTV, SATCOM Systems, and Communications. He has a communications technology business that serves the Southwestern United States with offices in Plano, Texas (Dallas) and an office in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix), managed by his brother, Keller Bradshaw.

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What do I need to do to add a SUB to my home surround sound system?

I know I will need some sort of AMP...?
I have a few subs out of cars...I can use these, cant I?
i already own an LG home theatre setup with a sub, less than 6 mths old. however i want bigger bass.
can i add a car sub to this setup and how? will i need an amp?

NO you can't use your sub from your car for the maiun reason that a home theater sub and a car sub run at different ohms meaninig that your going to ruin your sub or your home theater amp. Also you bought a home theater in a box with a dvd player. You usually can only use what they give you based on the amount of distortion and ohms those home theater systems run on. Next time buy a true home theater system without a dvd player built in so you can have a powered sub where you can turn the volume up and down on the sub or the receiver plus home theater in a box 10% distortion. The idea behind a samsung/sony/lg/panasonichome theater in a box with dvd player are for ease of use but you lose quality and longevity compared to even a lower end Home theater in a box without dvd player ie yamaha yht-390 (priced usually 369.99 to 329.99 at best buy) less than 1% distortion. Also you could replace the yamaha sub with a different powered sub becuase the yamaha system is a basic reciever which runs at 8 ohms at which all or most stand alone home theater subs run 8ohms..

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Why do speaker cables hook up the way they do?

I never got this. In order to secure something properly a jack should be used. Why do speaker wires and receivers not have regular jacks to hook up to each other? Why do they make it that you can only fasten the knobs in the back of the receiver to hold the wires? It seems like such backwards thinking!

Unlike the other connections on the back of the receiver, speakers need a significant amount of current and a very low-resistance connection. Mashing down wire under a screw clamp is actually a very good way to do that.

The spring clips on a lot of cheaper receivers and speakers, not so much.

RCA plugs do have good current capacity but they aren't really compatible with the heavier speaker wire. You also wouldn't want to risk someone plugging the output from their DVD player into a speaker output by accident.

Some equipment does use "five way" binding posts that can take banana plugs, but then you have to put banana plugs on the ends of your speaker wires. Most do not come that way and most add-on plugs use very small screw clamps that don't provide as low-resistance or reliable a connection as the simple wire-under-screw-clamp scheme.

A lot of audiophiles with high end gear prefer to use speaker wires terminated in spade lugs. These are crimped onto the ends of the wires and then used with the screw terminals, or even with the five-way binding posts. These really provide the lowest resistance. If you get a good crimp it's very reliable, too, as there is no possibility of stray wire strands shorting to each other or to the receiver rear panel.

Professional gear has used a lot of different connectors for speaker wires over the years. Lately they have been moving to "Speakon" connectors, a modified version of XLRs. This is an excellent connector for the job, but it is too large to put six or eight of them on the back of a home theater receiver. They could be used at the speaker end, though.

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How come home theater receivers only seem to go up to 110 watts per channel total and not ever higher?

I occassionally gander at home theater receivers now and then for the past three or four years and every time I look each one has no more than 110watts per channel output (a lot even have less than 100). How come they don't ever go up to say 200watts per channel or something? Or have some type of home theater amplifier? Wondering if anybody has any input and it would be greatly appreciated.

Normally home theater systems support high channel audio. Say 6 channel Dolby or better. So 110w/channel is quite high (660W right there). Now the receiver has to have pre-amp, possibly radio receiver, and equilizer functions. These are low power applications that are highly susceptible to noise on the power rails and EM noise generated from nearby high power circuits. To properly shield the low power functions, supply power to all the functions, and then properly COOL the whole system down is a large engineering effort. People will not pay the $$ for the increased complexity that providing huge power support will cause to the whole system.
For high power applications, you are much better off (quality/$) to go to individual components and purchase a pre-amp, with a high power amp.
You could purchase a good quality low power theater receiver, then use the pre-amp outputs to amplifiers that support the type of power you are looking for. This will give you great quality high power output, at an audio quality dependant on the pre-amp (theater system) you choose.