The best all around set up...

[Sounds Good]

well lately my music listining has drasticaly changed to more jazz big band type music... i curantly have a onkyo 5.1 reciever but for a whille ive been thinking about updating... and my updates where more movie orianted.. but latley ive been listening to alot of music... i would say over all... music/movies well its almost 50/50 maybe 60/40

anyhow ive tossed around the idea of going to seperates... but i am not sure exactly how it works.. correct me if i am wrong... i would buy a FM reciever (NAD), some undetermined brand of cd/sacd, and a 2ch amp is that all i would need for a 2ch seperates set up? what if i wanted to add theater to the mix.. is all i would need is a decoder of some kind, a dvd player and an amp (5.1, 6.1, or 7.1... not sure which i would choose)


or is it still just as easy to get an all in one reciever? i have had my eye on the outlaw stuff for some time, seems like the best bang for the buck... but whats the differance between a pre amp/proccessor and a a/v reciver? and are a/v recivers a good choise for 2ch listining

 

[markw]

Home audio and HT are comprised of two, three or four basic components.

A pre amplifier handles source selection, tone controls and virtually all the buttons and knobs you can twist, push and flip. there's a little amplification going on here but not enough to drive loudspeakers.

A power (or main) amplifier takes the output of the preamp and "amplifies" but not enough to drive loudspeakers.

These are available separately but are available on one chassis. That' called an "integrated amplifier.

Throw a tuner on the same chassis as the integrated amplifier and you have a stereo receiver.

How, for HT, there's another wrinkle.

A Processor takes a signal and "decodes" from it up to seven different channels and provides control over the subwoofer. I don't think I've ever seen one as a standalone unit. I can only recall ever seeing these integrated with a preamp, since there are control functions on these and the two are a perfect match. That, plus their roles are greatly entwined.

A HT receiver combines all these functions plus amplifiers for all the channels. except a subwoofer.

IMNSHO, If all you want, and will ever want, is two channels, then a two channels receiver or integrated amp is the way to go. Trying to integrate a stereo integrated or receiver into a full blown HT system requires many compromises and operation can become a bit complex. I would recommend you stick to a HT receiver (or a pre/pro and all the accompanying hardware) if you are even thinking about multi-channel

 

[Sounds Good]

great! thanks for the break down... very helpful...

so it sounds like a pre/pro is the same as a a/v reciver without the internal amp... ?

so maybe for simplicity and cost effectiveness now, ill stick with the outlaw 1070 and build around that, and later down the road add an amp..

now as far as quility 2ch listining, could i hold on to my onkyo ds777 after i get the outlaw and set it up for 2ch by using a only a 2ch amp?

 

[markw]

you're welcome

so it sounds like a pre/pro is the same as a a/v reciver without the internal amp... ?

Pretty much. Pre/pros generally lack a tuner but thereare a few out there that do incorporate these, though.

so maybe for simplicity and cost effectiveness now, ill stick with the outlaw 1070 and build around that, and later down the road add an amp..

I'd say so. From what I've read, this is just about the best game in town for that price range.

now as far as quility 2ch listining, could i hold on to my onkyo ds777 after i get the outlaw and set it up for 2ch by using a only a 2ch amp?

Most likely. Check your manual. though. You are looking to create a separate, stand-alone two channel system with this, right?

 

[Sounds Good]

yea.. instead of just letting the onkyo go unused id like to set up a nice 2ch system at my girl friends place with pretty much just the reciver and a sacd player and some nice axiom bookshelfs.... what am i looking for in the manual?

 

[markw]

...what am i looking for in the manual?

Just any setup options you might need to set. I'm pretty sure that just connecting two sppeakers will handle almlost everything, but should you play any multi-channel stuff on it, everything should come out of just those two speakers.

But, thinking about it, if you just connect the source via the ubiquitious stereo red/white interconnects, it shouldn't be a problem.

...you might wanna try hooking up her TV through the stereo as well, assuming her TV has audio outs on the back. many do. It won't cost but another interconnect and it does help.