Audio/Video Reciever help - Total Novice
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Audio/Video Reciever help - Total Novice
I will preface this with teh fact that I am total novice and the more i look at Receivers, the more I don't understand them.
I am looking to buy a receiver that I can wire up 2 outdoor speakers to and connect my Ipod to (in addition to being a surround sound receiver for my tv)
I dont need 7.1 surround. 5.1 will suffice.
Obviously, I would not want the tv sound coming out of my outdoor speakers.
Does that make sense? Any recommendations or at least tell me the tech specs that I should be looking for?
Thanks
Cantona
PS. I am not loking to drop more than $500 on this...I am quite happy at entry level even less if possible!
I am looking to buy a receiver that I can wire up 2 outdoor speakers to and connect my Ipod to (in addition to being a surround sound receiver for my tv)
I dont need 7.1 surround. 5.1 will suffice.
Obviously, I would not want the tv sound coming out of my outdoor speakers.
Does that make sense? Any recommendations or at least tell me the tech specs that I should be looking for?
Thanks
Cantona
PS. I am not loking to drop more than $500 on this...I am quite happy at entry level even less if possible!
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Quite a few of the 7.1 receivers can be configured for dual-zone operation. Zone 1 would be your interior 5.1 surround, and Zone 2 would feed your outdoor speakers.
The Denon AVR-1709 is a good example. In fact, the street price is around $300.
The Denon AVR-1709 is a good example. In fact, the street price is around $300.
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Sorry for my tardiness in saying thank you!
For some reason logging into the site has been hit and miss for me.
I went ahead and bought the Denon for 189.99 yesterday, along with an Ipod dock.
For some reason though I thought that pluggin up my outdoor speakers to the 2nd zone would be as easy as connecting wires.
Alas, my ignorance.
Instructions say a "Pre Main Amp (integrated) should be connected to the multi zone". (the connections seem to be component connections).
What the heck is a pre main amp (integrated)???? and does this mean the ipod dock should connect to this or the denon???
Again, apologies, I am very much at the begining of my learning curve
One further question
Sorry for my tardiness in saying thank you!
For some reason logging into the site has been hit and miss for me.
I went ahead and bought the Denon for 189.99 yesterday, along with an Ipod dock.
For some reason though I thought that pluggin up my outdoor speakers to the 2nd zone would be as easy as connecting wires.
Alas, my ignorance.
Instructions say a "Pre Main Amp (integrated) should be connected to the multi zone". (the connections seem to be component connections).
What the heck is a pre main amp (integrated)???? and does this mean the ipod dock should connect to this or the denon???
Again, apologies, I am very much at the begining of my learning curve
One further question