Choosing the Right Surround Sound Receiver

So you’re looking to improve the sound from your TV or DVD and you’re heard you need a surround sound receiver but not really sure of your HDMI from your HTIB?

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Surround Sound Receivers: Buying guide

1.     Decide on how much you’re going to spend on a surround sound receiver. Nowadays for less than 300 USD you can get an entry level receiver that will do the basics pretty well. They will usually support 7.1 channels and come with the standard array of Dolby and DTS surround-processing modes. (don’t know what all this jargon means check out the jargon buster)

2.     Do rule out getting everything in a box. These days you can get all 7 speakers and subwoofer in one box.These are called HTIB (Home Theater in a Box). These save all the hassle of buying speaker individually and are really good value. (Check out Cnet’s review on separate speakers here http://surround-sound-receiver.com/speakers) Now the prices of these vary considerable from 200 USD to well over a thousand. Just remember that you may not use some of the feature on the more expensive models.

3.   Just how loud are you allowed to go? Sounds crazy but if you live in an apartment with paper thin walls, how loud you can really go! Surround sound receivers can be really fun but if your neighbours are going to complain every time the volume goes up it may be worth getting a cheaper model. This is was a vital point when I bought my two systems.

4.     Are you listening to music, watching DVDs or gamming or all three? This will determine how many inputs (HDMI or not) your new Surround Sound Receiver will need.

5.     Know where you’re going to put all those speakers. All Surround Sound Receivers need speakers and placement is one of the most important aspects.Surround sound requires at least five satellite speakers and a subwoofer, but there are exceptions to that rule. For more information about speaker placement check out the review here http://surround-sound-receiver.com/speakerplacement

I hope these tips help you in your purchase of a new surround sound recivers, if you have any further comment feel free to drop me a line via my contact page.

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