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blackpepper

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hi i have some general questions regarding stereo recievers and speakers

1: i dont know to much, my reciever says i get 100 watts per channel, and its 6.1 , does that mean i have 7 channels.

2: my speakers are capable of 175 watts max (so i think)
• Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power: 175 Watts
does that mean my speakers can almost do double of what they are doing right now if i increase upgraded my reciever to something giving 175 watts per channel

3: would that be bad ffor my 100 watt sub

4: does anything i just said make sense, im a noob to stereos, i just plug them in :D
 
Okay, from what I know, since your receiver is 6.1, it has channels for six surround speakers, along with one subwoofer (the .1). Since your speakers are capable of 175 watts, they would be able to pump out more sound if you upgraded your receiver, however, you would not want to hook your 100 watt-rated speaker to it because you have the chance of blowing it out.
 
You don't have to replace your receiver, you can just get a few amps and amp the channels you wanted boosted, ie all but your sub. If your speakers say they can handle 175 watts, that's your max input. You need to check, however if that's 175 peak power or RMS. I'm not sure what the RMS stands for, but I know it's maintaining the wattage, where as peak power would be with an optimal note for short periods
 
I'm not sure what the RMS stands for
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RMS stands for root mean square...

Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power: 175 Watts
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in home audio systems, this usually refers to RMS ratings... *usually*

By no means, however, would you have to replace your receiver. It's actually optimal for your speakers. Only if you notice a lot of distortion should you be worried about having to upgrade your receiver.

Is your sub powered or not? By this I mean does it plug into the wall, or is it powered by your receiver. If it's plugged into the wall, you don't have to worry about your receivers power, as it uses it's own amp. If it isn't, it would have to be powered either from your receiver (usually only high end models have built in sub amps) or an external amplifier. In this case you will most likely have to buy an external amplifier. Check out www.partsexpress.com... I haven't been there in a long while (like a year or so), but they had good prices on decent amps at one time.
 
so if i wanted to go about getting an amp, could anyone help me pick one....
it basicaly only should be 75 watts per channel?? if my speakers take 175 and the reciever gives 100??

i cant really find anything , there all like 600 so i think im looking wrong...
thanks for the help so far
 
trust me, unless you are just getting tons of distortion, you don't need to upgrade your receiver.

those 75 watts actually give you the optimal celeing required in a good home theater.
 
sry to bring this up again but iv got another question

i use my reciever to paly media from my pc, but whenever i connect anythign else to the reciever besides the pc , feedback comesthrough the speakers(buzzing) ... would using optical connection for digital devices stop that...
 
i use optical connection from my pc to receiver and have no problem... but I also have no problem using a normal connection... what kind of receiver do you have and on what inputs are you connecting your computer? It sounds like there may be a ground loop somewhere...
 
sorry it took so long to get back,,, my reciever is a Sony STRDE597 6.1 Channel Audio/Video Receiver . i have the computer running through the input for a cd player i think. i get this feedback with any reciever though,, the way i am hooking it up is through rca cable , converting the male computer/headphone jack, to a white and red y cable. alsoo can someone help me with my speakers.

http://www.jbl.com/home/products/product_detail.asp?ProdId=E60&SerId=NRE&sCatId=

i dont get it, first it ssays 175 watts, then it says 360. would amping the channel to 360 destroy them
 
On the speakers... it recommends you get a 175 watt amplifier. The 360 watts is the peak power the speakers can handle for a short amount of time, such as a heavy bass hit. However, if you pass 360 watts through these speakers all the time, it could damage them.
 
lol sorry im such a noob with this stuff. can someone tell me what the video out does on my reciever, i know what in will do, but out says "monitor". .

also, is an optical connection stronger or carry a signal better than red and white cable, maybe help reducing the feedback i get after another item is plugged into the reciever along with the computer

if so, would this sound card sound better than my onboard

http://www.supergooddeal.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=maya70&Click=1
 
The monitor out is usually used for recording purposes like say hooking it up to a VCR or computer's video card, its not actually meant for a monitor. And yes, that sound card would be a lot better than most onboard, actually almost any current sound card would be.
 
first off, like he said, basically ANY sound card is going to beat onboard sound. You might also want to check out the Turtle Beach Catalina... it has optical output and is generally a great card.
 
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