Which Sony AV receiver to choose

[brianoc]

Hi,

I am considering buying one two Sony AV receivers, one is STR-DN860 and the other is STR-DN1050, I can’t see any significant differences in the two, can anyone offer any advice on which I should be going for. They seem to very similar in terms of connectivity etc. I know the STR-DN860 is newer but it is the smaller version of the 1050, now replaced by the 1060, any advice on if the extra outlay of 75 euro is worth it.

Also, I would like to use two speakers I have from a Technics DVD hifi I bought over 10 years ago, the speakers have an impedance of 6 to 8 ohms, and an RMS rating of 60W (low) and 120 (high), will these speakers work ok? I don’t want the additional expense of having to buy new speakers too, I will add surround speakers in time.

Thanks,

 

[Mark of Cenla]

Get whichever one is cheaper. Also consider what sources are going to be connected. The difference in sound will be either nothing or very little. Try it out with your speakers; if you like how it sounds, you are good to go. Peace and goodwill.

 

[brianoc]

The speakers from the Technics Hifi have four wires coming out of them, presumably hi and low, how do I connect these to the AV receiver, do I just connect both positives to the positive on the AV and both negatives to the negative on the AV?

 

[felipe]

Hi brianoc. On the AVRs you mentioned you can hook them up in a "bi-amp" configuration...one set of wires to the main front terminals and the other set to the surround back terminals. In the setup process, it will ask you about the surround back channels assigned as back channels, speaker B , or bi-amp. Chose bi-amp.

 

[brianoc]

Thanks everyone for your help, much appreciated

 

[markw]

Hi brianoc. On the AVRs you mentioned you can hook them up in a "bi-amp" configuration...one set of wires to the main front terminals and the other set to the surround back terminals. In the setup process, it will ask you about the surround back channels assigned as back channels, speaker B , or bi-amp. Chose bi-amp.

This is good advice unless the unit that initially came with these speakers employed an active crossover. If it did, those tweeters might get fried. We'll soon find out, won't we?