My dad recently gave me his mid '70s-era receiver. It's a Kenwood KR-5600 (
here's a photo). I've got it up and running and it mostly sounds great to my ears, but the sound sometimes fluctuates (cutting/fading in and out) when I'm playing my turntable through it (a Toshiba SR-F770 direct drive...nothing fancy).
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posted by The Card Cheat
on Apr 29, 2013 -
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I need a new amplifier/receiver for music and TV/home-cinema. I've looked at the Onkyo "network" range, especially entry level around £350-£400, but I am sure I could get my hands on an amp from a few years ago with all the features I desire, and save a bundle. I'd really appreciate your advice.
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posted by 0bvious
on May 8, 2012 -
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One of the rear surround outputs on my receiver causes any speaker that's plugged into it to constantly produce a quiet but noticeable sound of static or white noise. What could be causing this?
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posted by strangely stunted trees
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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I am supposed to be a Smart Person and understand technology, but trying to price out and determine the right components for a modest home-audio setup is apparently beyond me.
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posted by Tomorrowful
on Jan 10, 2011 -
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Can you recommend a reliable & affordable stereo receiver? I had a Sony receiver which worked for a couple of years and then broke.
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posted by pantufla
on Oct 22, 2010 -
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My Panasonic home theater audio receiver died. I want to replace it but not all the other components of my system. How can I find compatible hardware before making a purchase?
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posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis
on Sep 17, 2010 -
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Please help me understand audio configurations. I have an HTPC with Media Center connected to a Denon receiver. The TV and speakers also connect to this receiver. Everything works fine, except for in the rare case when I am playing an .avi file that is encoded with audio in six (6) channels. In this one specifc case, I can hear sound effects, music, but no dialogue. I think I know why, but I don't know what to do about it.
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posted by omair
on Jan 7, 2010 -
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What's the best wireless audio bridge / networked digital audio receiver that works on the Mac?
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posted by nitsuj
on Nov 29, 2009 -
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I'm looking for a home audio receiver + speakers to serve a few different purposes. Can you help me find a good one?
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posted by wordsmith
on Oct 16, 2009 -
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I'm on a budget and want to upgrade my audio system. What receiver/speakers I should purchase to get the most for my money?
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posted by vmrob
on Sep 22, 2009 -
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I just bought a 5.1 home theatre system. The speakers are Klipsch; the receiver is a
Yamaha RX-V363. I'm having some (read; a lot) setup problems that I'm hoping the hive mind could help me out with. Specifically, I'm having trouble getting sound out of my PS3 and a picture and sound out of my Wii. Hope me!
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posted by Effigy2000
on Jun 14, 2008 -
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i'm sick of blowing out my audio system. please help me pick out an affordable but good sounding system.
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posted by yonation
on Mar 31, 2008 -
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What components do I need to buy to have a solid stereo system for my home?
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posted by 10ch
on Nov 20, 2007 -
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Looking for recommendations and advice about AV receivers. Specific model recommendations, or good research pointers both appreciated.
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posted by Drastic
on Jan 22, 2007 -
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I have a pair of stereo speakers that I want to use with my computer. My old receiver broke, so unless there's some way to hook stereo speakers directly up to a computer, I'll need a new one.
I want to find an inexpensive receiver that can turn on automatically when it gets a signal. I don't want to have to walk over and turn it on every time I want to play an MP3 or have to remember to turn it off. (I think my old one broke because I'd just leave it on all the time.) The only other thing I'd use it for is playing DVD audio, so it should work with that as well.
What's the best receiver to use for computer audio that will detect a signal and turn on by itself? Or should I just lose the stereo speakers and get a pair of computer speakers?
posted by lsemel
on Nov 29, 2006 -
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Can one use RCA cables (red/white/yellow) in component jacks (red/blue/green)? I understand that the jacks carry much different data/signal/whatever, but I was told that there is no need to buy (very) pricey component cables...you can actually just hook up good quality red/white/yellow RCA cables to the component jacks for the same purpose.
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posted by tpl1212
on Sep 14, 2006 -
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Speaker/ReceiverFilter: I have a recently acquired NAD 7240PE receiver, and a pair of older but fairly decent (I think) floorstanding speakers. The input source is clean (its a CD player that has its own headphones jack, and that's clean), but I'm running into a problem with the speakers + receiver.
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posted by devilsbrigade
on May 23, 2006 -
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What to do with a Receiver? Someone in my building left a decent Pioneer receiver near the dumpster, obviously hoping that someone would put it to good use. I believe I might be that person, but am not sure what to do with it. I've already got a reliable radio that I enjoy listening to, my record player has it's own pre-amp, and I don't feel a need to add surround sound to the TV (in part because it would mean buying a mess of speakers). But I'm betting someone out there in MeFi land has a clever and novel idea for how it might be employed.
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posted by aladfar
on Nov 5, 2004 -
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