October 7, 2010
- What receiver should I purchase under 300 dollars?
Brian asked: I need a new receiver that can support a HD TV, Blu-Ray player, and an Xbox 360. I currently have 2x Sharp cp-9860(bk) and 2x EPI 100v speakers. Both use stereo wire to connect to the receiver. The TV has an audio out as well. What receiver would be the best value for [...]
September 2, 2010
- What receiver would work best with fluance home theatre speakers?
The Answer asked: I’m on a low low budget. I can only spend up to $200 on the receiver.
August 21, 2010
- How can an HD Receiver be connected to the sattelite by coaxial cables and still be HD?
Brandon H asked: I am buying a Directv receiver and it is connected to the sattelite via coax. How does it produce a HD picture when it is connected to the sattelite through a coaxial cable?
August 17, 2010
- What kind of receiver would I need to run two pairs of heavy duty speakers and a heavy duty subwoofer?
tripp928 asked: In my house I have two large sets of industrial grade speakers, and have them running through an amplifier. I also have a very large subwoofer (it must be atleast 3 feet tall), and I don’t have an input for it on my amplifier. What kind of box/receiver would I need to get [...]
July 30, 2010
- I already have a Receiver, how do I know my speakers will be compatible?
Ben asked: I have a Sony STR-DG910 7.1 receiver and a Philips DVD player. I want to do a 5.1 speaker configuration in my apartment room with a subwoofer. I don’t want to buy some speakers that will not hook into my receiver. How can I be sure that my speakers will hook in properly [...]
July 25, 2010
- I need to connect a wireless receiver to my computer monitor to view video from my front door. How?
suzzysnet asked: I have a cheap camera and wireless receiver. I want to be able to see who is at my front door from my office so I don’t have to keep running up and down all the time! The camera and receiver are battery run. What I need to know is how do I [...]
July 21, 2010
- Can I somehow connect a computer to an a/v receiver via a composite or digital audio cable?
jose asked: My receiver doesn’t have a USB connection, and I want to play music from my computer through my surround sound speakers, which are all connected to the receiver. Receiver has both composite and digital audio input jacks. Any advice? Thank you.
July 6, 2010
- What is a good home stereo receiver to get at a decent price?
Ryan D asked: I am looking for a new receiver for my living room. I have a pretty basic sony str-de685 receiver now and looking for something a little better. I want some hdmi inputs, preferably 2 and have some decent sound. My front speakers are the JBL ND310 II, a JBL PB12 subwoofer, I [...]
June 25, 2010
- How do I connect my new receiver to my old one to power my passive subwoofer?
TViral23 asked: I bought a new Sony STR-DG720 receiver. I already have a HTIB, the Sony DAV-HDX275. The new receiver has an RCA out for a powered sub. The sub I have is passive. How do I wire up my new receiver to the old one to power my passive sub?
June 17, 2010
- How do I make my old audio receiver work with my new hdtv?
Cory asked: I am trying to hook up the onkyo receiver so that when I use the tv, the sound will come through the speakers. What settings should I have? theres no hdmi output in the receiver. ps. i use my ps3 to play movies etc. and its plugged into hdmi 3 its a panasonic [...]
June 15, 2010
- why did my receiver catch fire when i plugged my cable audio line in?
watermelonmanaf asked: plugged cable box audio lines into my receiver and the R channel caught fire at the connection point. have two power strips with surge protectors, at separate outlets, supporting various equipment. both strips were turned off at the time.
June 14, 2010
- Why is my Yamaha receiver only playing sound through the center channel?
Byron W asked: I have an older Yamaha home theater receiver, model # HTR-5760, and the only sound that it is producing is from the center channel. I have moved other channel inputs into the center channel output, and they worked fine, meaning my connection to my amp is fine, and on the amp I [...]
June 9, 2010
- What is the best receiver for the os3 mirage floorstanding speakers?
Bape329 asked: I am interested in buying the Mirage Os3 floorstanding speakers, Mirage Os3 center channel speaker and a pair of Mirage Os3 Satellites and the Mirage omni 10″ 800 watt subwoofer. So i need help choosing the right receiver and if anybody can help i will surely appreciate it.
June 6, 2010
- How do I connect stereo speakers to receiver for TV audio?
Tom asked: How can I connect basic stereo speakers to my receiver for TV audio? I have an older mitsubishi receiver. I have connected the speakers to the receiver and I’ve connected the TV to the receiver using input/output jacks using the video component jacks on the back of the receiver. I have the right [...]
May 25, 2010
- How do I access my stereo receiver inputs through my computer?
panteratime asked: I want to upload my personal VHS and DVD recordings to my computer. I have all necessary audio and video cables plugged into my computer from my stereo receiver via Dazzle. I do not know what computer program to use to access my stereo receiver. Is there anyone out there who might know? [...]
May 24, 2010
- What receiver can I buy for a speaker system with + and – connections for the sub woofer?
Stevo asked: I own Sony home theater speakers and am looking to buy a new receiver due to lack of digital audio on the current one. The problem is that the sub woofer connection is a + – unpowered connection. I can’t seem to find any receivers with this output. Are there any out there?
May 8, 2010
- What is the difference between a home audio receiver and a home audio amplifier?
soccerplayer45760 asked: Im shopping for a home audio receiver and i keep seeing home audio amplifiers. and i am not excatly sure what a home audio amplifier is. like is it something that you but and connect to a receiver to boost the watts of the receiver? can you even do that?
April 22, 2010
- Can you buy a wireless mouse receiver without having to buy a new wireless mouse?
. asked: I have a Logitech wireless mouse and the receiver (USB plug in) is broken. Can I obtain a new receiver without having to buy a new wireless mouse? Thankyou.
February 24, 2010
- How to connect 2 receivers to one dish by a connection between the 2 receivers?
Stay Alive asked: both receivers have lnb out connectors i need a detailed answer please i dont want to buy 2 cables from the dish to the receivers i only want one cable from the dish to the receiver and a connection between the two receivers. will the receivers work independently if this connection exist?
February 22, 2010
- What should I do about my receivers for week 1?
Phillyphan2389 asked: My receivers are Brandon Marshall, Roddy White, and Chris Chambers. However, I am starting Javon Walker right now in place of Marshall, because of his suspension. Should I stick with Walker? Other receivers available are D.J. Hackett, DeSean Jackson, and Sidney Rice. I also have Earnest Graham, Chester Taylor, Ricky Williams, and Julius [...]