Rocknon Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 Being the newbie I will ask the newbie question... If I buy a nice reciever with 6 or 7 powered channels of amplification does it function as both amp and reciever or will I need to buy an amp in addition to it? looking at a reference 3 series: -2 RF-3 II(fronts) -2 RS-3 II(surrounds) -2 RC-3 II (center and rear center) -SVS pci21-30 (sub) with a Marantz SR-6200 or a Denon 3802 as amp/rec. ~Rocknon~ *bows low to his advisors of sound* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 Rockon The difference is that a receiver will have built in things like FM/AM stereo, sound decoders, the ability to have speaker settings, things like that. An external amp, really does nothing more than take a signal and give it a bunch of power so that it can be pushed through the speakers. I belive this to be the jist of it. I am sure there is a much better explaination that I provided. Please anyone, correct me if I am wrong. As far as your receiver, if it has powered outputs, then no you don't need to buy an extra amp. Now with that said, I have a receiver that will power my center, fronts and surrounds; however; it does not power my two rear channels. Thus, when I decide to get a rear channel(s) I will have to buy an external amp to push those two channels, or replace my receiver all together with a receiver that has 6 or 7 powered outputs. Here is a couple of links to a site that was provided to me by lynnm on a different subject. Amplifier Receiver ------------------ the m00n system Should have my R3 system replaced with R7 this weekends> FRONTS: RF-3II CENTER: RC-3II SURROUND: RS-3II SUB: RSW-12 RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520 DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS) TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1 c>Microsoft XBOXc> f> This message has been edited by m00n on 05-03-2002 at 09:53 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocknon Posted May 3, 2002 Author Share Posted May 3, 2002 Thanks much mOOn. This clears up alot of confusion ~Rocknon~ *knows a little more about sound systems now* This message has been edited by Rocknon on 05-03-2002 at 10:58 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 /m00n grins from ear to ear. Glad I could help. I just hope the info I gave you was not incorrect. ------------------ the m00n system Should have my R3 system replaced with R7 this weekends> FRONTS: RF-3II CENTER: RC-3II SURROUND: RS-3II SUB: RSW-12 RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520 DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS) TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1 c>Microsoft XBOXc> f> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUiKSR20 Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 Yeah pretty much a reciever is an AMP/PREAMP/TUNER the amp is the power, the preamp is all the settings and the ability to switch between components and the tuner is for am/fm radio.. HTH, ------------------ Thanks, Daryl Gregg MY Home Theatre Page Sony STR-DE975 HT Reciever Sony DVP-NS400D DVD SB-3 Mains SC-1 Center Quintet Rears KSW-12 Sub AR Proseries Interconects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whell Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 One thought: very few home theater receivers have more than 5 channels of amplification built in. Most receivers provide "pre-out" jacks, which are designed to feed the signal for a 6th or 7th channel to an external amplifier. ------------------ Mike - Livonia, MI Klipsch RF-3 L/R Klipsch RC-3 Center Klipsch RB-5 rears HSU Research VF-2 Sub Marantz SR-19EX receiver Marantz MM-9000 Amp NAD T550 DVD Adcom GCD 700 CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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