Please help need opinions asap

[audiophile_I.T.]

OK well im new to the forums and i have some questions on building my own system and could use some audiophile advice

1.what alternatives are there to receivers

2.what are the drawbacks of these alternatives

3.what would be best for just music?

4.which one will be the cheapest and why?

5.which one is best for 2 subs? (if one is better then the other sub wise)

if you can answer ANY of these please please PLEASE tell me i am in dire need of some direction and help of where to go from here i have a 100 dollar budget for a .2 anything 5.2,6.2, etc just the receiver or whatever else there is to hook up subs and speakers to.
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED DEARLY

 

[markw]

You wanna rethink this post?

A $100 budget? Really?

If that's the case, go to WalMart and see what Coby has to offer in the HTIB section.

 

[audiophile_I.T.]

OK well here is the deal i have 450 for a entire system my 2 subs will cost 239 so there goes half my budget then i need speakers... you follow? if there isn't a 100 dollar or 150 alternative that lets me hook up 2 subs then im SOL

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum!

I think that a receiver is your best bet in that price range for what you want to do. Running two subs using the same signal is easy - you can buy an RCA splitter to connect two cables (connected to your subs) into one subwoofer output on the receiver. Many people do this, and this splitter shown below is an example. Some receivers have two sub outputs that mimic that same thing, and fewer receivers (that cost more) allow for different signals to be sent to the two subs. Having the same signal go to the subs isn't bad at all.

You can shop around on Amazon.com, other websites, and local retailers to find a 5.1 receiver in your price range. You might also find a good deal looking at craigslist or eBay. In your price range, used might be a very good way to go - for the receiver and speakers.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

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[audiophile_I.T.]

Some receivers have two sub outputs that mimic that same thing, and fewer receivers (that cost more) allow for different signals to be sent to the two subs. Having the same signal go to the subs isn't bad at all.

will having the same signal go to the subs in any way shape or form cause the subs to not play as loud or not produce certain Hz
and also is it ok to use RCA's to connect subs i was told by somebody that RCA's aren't good to use because they don't have the frequency range 20hz-250hz im pretty sure its BS but i would like to hear it from someone who knows what they're talking about when it comes to this stuff

thank you for your help i appreciate it a lot you don't know how much this helps

 

[Adam]

Hi. Having the same signal go to the subs won't affect how loud they play unless the splitter has a lot of signal loss - which is unlikely. The amps in the subs are the important thing - and just to verify, you are getting powered subs, correct?

If you have powered subs, then an RCA connection is just fine. Whoever said that RCA cables don't carry 20-250Hz was wrong. Subs, which are intended to play almost solely in that frequency range, wouldn't commonly have RCA connections if that were the case. I connect my subs using RCA connections, and they work perfectly.

 

[audiophile_I.T.]

ok this is gonna sound stupid but i believe powered subs are the ones that hook into the wall in which case yes they are powered.

thank you so much for your help i really appreciate it.

 

[Adam]

Always happy to help when we can!

Yes, I meant the type of sub that plugs into an electrical outlet. All speakers need power to make sound - most speakers get this from an external amplifier (such as one built into a receiver) and are connected using "speaker wire." You can also have an amplifier built in to a speaker, in which case you just need to get the audio signal to the speaker and it will do the rest. Subwoofers are the most common speakers to have built in amplification.