| The home theater receiver is considered the | | | | how much power the receiver needs to be; the |
| heart of the home theater system, making | | | | more sensitivity requires more power. And |
| things so real it feels as if were actually | | | | generally, the larger the listening room, the |
| there. Kind of a central command base, the | | | | more power the receiver needs to have. |
| receiver is a crucial part that does many | | | | Obviously, the most important element in the |
| jobs - powering our speakers, tuning the AM | | | | purchase of a receiver for your new home |
| and FM radio stations, switches back and | | | | theater system is the quality of it. While |
| forth between the audio and video sources, | | | | price does matter for many people, the |
| and provides the decoding for movie | | | | receiver needs to work well and last a long |
| enjoyment, along with TV and music in | | | | time in order for it to be a good investment. |
| surround sound. With less than adequate of a | | | | You can find reviews of the various brands |
| receiver, it simply will not be able to get | | | | of receivers that are offered to you right |
| the job done adequately. If you are in the | | | | here on the web. Compare your receivers to |
| market for receivers, you should consider | | | | find the best possible solution for you |
| your options wisely. | | | | through these reviews. You can often find |
| | | | out which is the best solution by listening |
| There are many various options when it comes | | | | to what others have had to say before |
| to theater systems but the two most important | | | | purchasing one. |
| ones are the home theater receiver or stereo | | | | |
| receiver. Surround sound of the home theater | | | | If the stereo receiver has been chosen |
| system as compared to a musical receiver | | | | instead of the home theater, it needs to be |
| depends a lot on how many speakers needed or | | | | recognized that it only has two channels of |
| wanted. The stereo receiver is for those who | | | | amplification. The home theater system offers |
| do not have a lot of room and don't watch a | | | | anywhere from five to seven channels. This |
| lot of movies. There are two new formats of | | | | is closely connected to the surround decoding |
| spectacular multi-channel music coming out, | | | | formats offered. Any model of today's home |
| SACD and DVD-Audio, with high-resolution | | | | theater receivers can do the job; most models |
| music in 5.1 surround sound that require the | | | | offer decoding for soundtracks found on DVDs. |
| receiver and a multi-channel speaker system. | | | | They also can decode selected satellite and |
| | | | digital cable TV programs. All receivers |
| How do you select the right receiver for your | | | | offer a minimum of five channels of |
| needs depends on a lot of things - such as | | | | amplification that is necessary to reproduce |
| the power of the receiver needs to be | | | | the 5.1 surround sound, which has been the |
| adequate enough for the speakers and the room | | | | standard surround sound since the late 1990s. |
| size. The sensitivity of the speakers shows | | | | |