please help..

[ccheng187]

Hi all, my 6.1 receiver just broke and im looking for one to replace it but does a good receiver have a great impact on sound?

The thing that confused me is, I still have all the 75watt speakers but eventually i will upgrade it to tower speaker but for now i want a powerful receiver that wont ruin my low power 75 watt speaker and still have enough juice to run the tower speaker in the future, or can speakers exceed their wattage?
So whats my option on this one, can i add a amp to fire it up if i dont have enough power?

Sorry for being a noob if this doesnt make sense.

 

[mike c]

you can get the most powerful receiver out there and you won't bust your 75w speakers if you just apply common sense on the volume control.

yes, you can add an amp if you need more power.

 

[Davemcc]

You can add an amp later if you get a receiver with pre-outs. What features do you want in a receiver and what is the budget?

 

[markw]

You can use a receiver that puts out more power than your speakers "say" they can handle. In fact, that's better than not having enough power. That's more likelty to cause damage.

Just remeber rule number 1: "If it sounds bad, turn it down NOW. Something is complaining"

 

[Nick250]

The receiver has almost no impact on sound quality, so I suggest taking that part of the decision process. In your situation I would buy a Yamaha, Onkyo or Denon in the $500 range that has pre outs if it were me. You can spend more, but you would be paying for features, not sound quality. The "too much power" issue has already been addressed.

Nick

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Ok...I will go ahead and throw in my normal response...go get a Yammy RX-659. Pleanty of power, plenty of bells and whistles...300 bucks or so...

 

[ccheng187]

Thx for the fast replies. Well like you said, if sound doesnt matter and im not looking for extra features then i guess receiver is not that important to me right?
Im looking for a 6.1 receiver maybe around $400. I connect all my gears(xbox360 and ps3) directly to my receiver with optical and i guess thats it, or its their a better way?
Btw, my budget for my whole system will be around 3 thousand since i already spend 1 thousand on the svs sub already, so now im just trying find something in that class untill i figure this out. So should i still go easy on the receiver and save my money on a better speaker?

By speaking of features what exactly are you saying?
All i look for when i bought my HTIB system is PIIx, DTS, EX, NEO

Important one. What wattage does most big tower speaker need?
Thx again. sorry to bomb you guys with question but ill be getting this thing for sure no matter what on sunday.

 

[ccheng187]

So i just took at bestbuy's website and 7.1 has the same price as the 6.1 or 5.1.
Should i even consider this because i like the idea of alot of speakers.
I know that there aren't much movies record in 7.1 but it simply borrow information from the other speaker to make the extra speaker to work like my 6.1 right?

 

[MDS]

To pick a receiver you need to decide what features you want/need and if those features are DD/DTS/PLII(x)/Neo:6 well that's pretty much every receiver available.

If your budget is 3K and you've already spent 1K on the sub, I'd allocate $1500 +/- for the other speakers and $500ish for the receiver. For $500 you can easily get a 7.1 receiver with all the bells and whistles. You could look at the Yammi already suggested or comparable models from Denon, Pioneer, or (my preference) Onkyo.

 

[ccheng187]

ok the thing is, i dont know what feature can i have because i dont know nothing more. Can you point some out to give me some direction.
Like i said im a noobie, very new.

 

[markw]

You should decide on your speakers first. Then worry about the receiver.

And, as far as "how much wattage does the most big tower speaker need", well, the answer is "more than it's maxium power rating". This was, I believe, touched on above, no? You might get a more useful answer if you ask a more useful question, like exactly what speaker are you talking about. Work with us a little.

Once you've decided on you r speakers, make a list of your toys outputs.

Now, look for receivers that have at least those inputs. The more, the merrier. This allows for future expansion.

Once you've got the field narrowed down a little, the rest falls into place.

 

[ccheng187]

Well, finally i decide on the onkyo txrs605 or 605s. Still dont know much, but the one feature that other receiver doesn't have is DOLBYHD and DTSHD.
Would that feature alone will make a big difference?

So,like i said. Im planing on upgrading all 7 big tower speaker if i get a new receiver. With the onkyo 605 or 605s, do i have to add just one amp or a few amp per speaker?

 

[mike c]

personally, I'd pick the one that is more future proof (the one with the DOLBY and DTS HD)

a 5 channel amp would be best (then the other two channels getting it's power from the receiver)
or a 3 channel amp for the front three channels
or a 2 channel amp just for the left and right speakers (but this would be best if you listen to 2.0, 2.1 music only)