Lets Talk Receivers...

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I've owned a lot of vinyl and I recently got a record player as a gift from my fiancé. I appreciate the information. I think I'll probably just get a pair of active speakers and call it a day

I have the Audio Technica LP120 going into the Klipsh R-15pm. My question is, would I benefit at all from getting a receiver??

Soo if i want a much better audio experience , should i buy a reseiver o just a active speakers with amplifier built inside?.... i have a turnable with a active spakers edifer s2000 but i want to upgrade my audio experience. help me please!

Ive heard that record in the back (weaving a basket by Sea Oleena)

The part about tube amplifiers or solid state amplifiers are mostly interesting to guitar players, except they only like tube amps lol.

The YAMAHA RX-V458 that has DOLBY DTS:Neo6 mode which is much better that DOLBY PRO LOGIC.

I have Denon receiver ❤

A receiver has a built in tuner for listening to the radio, an integrated amp, which is what I have, has a pre- amp and a power amp. Separates is where the the tuner, pre-amp , and power amp are separate components. I have a Yamaha A-S801.

Do you know if a device exists which can be connected to an amp to transmit music from vinyl/cd… to wireless speakers? If so, any brand recommendation/specs to look for? Thanks for the great channel! Keep it up!

Just too say all that you have explained can also be said for an amp. A reciever is an amp with a tuner in one enclosure

I got a Sony turntable hooked directly to an LG-RK1 speaker and it plays fine

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Within your set up..... Where is your DAC??? May i recommend Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 200M

quick question: if i already have active speakers and a built-in preamp tunrtable, but i want to slowly start upgrading my setup, can i connect a reciever to this active speakers or it will cause any damage?

Few different types of solid state, there is class A: completely transistors, lovely little things, unfortunately transistors need .7 amps to actually amplify anything, so a .7 amp bias is created (0 amps in, .7 amps out, 1 amps in, 1.7 amps out) Class A is really inefficient, runs hot, but is really easy when dealing with Total Harmonic Distortion, but like I said, INEFFICIENT!!! Class AB: Has Transistors, and a circuit with a bunch of feedback loops, to amplify the sound below the pickup of the transistors, better about heat, and can handle more amplification without burning out the transistors. CLASS D: Most common in the NEW receivers, and is the ONLY class used in Audio/video receivers, completely digital, pretty much computer at this point, the issue with these is that IT'S DIGITAL!!! OFF, OR ON! Digital struggles to make clean signals, and has more of the noticeable Total Harmonic Distortion, because it's on the minor harmonics instead of the major harmonics, giving it a less warm sound than commonly associated with analog receivers such as class A, and AB. I personally have a Yamaha AVR, and a Kenwood KR series reciever, the difference is instantly noticeable, the Kenwood KR-4140 is a Class AB, and has a clean, warm sound to it, the TSR-7810 has a decent sound, but is lower quality sound.. a kind of digital muddiness for lack of better description. Class A should be INCREDIBLY clean because of the lack of electronics to mess up the signal.

I've owned many receivers from all brands over the years, but my personal favorite is my Sansui 7070 that my dad gave me. Probably the most underrated receiver ever. Have it hooked up to JBL-L19 speakers and a Philips 212 with a rare 4 channel AT Lab Xii-s cart that picks up finer detail with a AT shibata stylus.

I have a 1978 pioneer sx 1250 receiver

For Years I Was Using A Receiver
Output & I Thought That Good
But Couple Of Years Ago
I Bought Preamp And The Sound
Went Up High And All My
Records Sound Good And Then
Add Equalizer And Sound Went
Very High. Now All My Records
Sounds Great 😊😊
& Great Video Man

My way of looking at it:

1. Receiver - For VHS / DVD + Music
2. Amplifyer: Music
3. Pre Amp: Support to Amp or Reciever with more power.

This way of looking at it works from the 80's and up. In the 70's it was a amp that could recieve radio.
That radio bonus there 80s - 90's brothers also can do, but the destinction between a amp and a reciver were more of: home theater (Reciever) vs home hifi (Amp) settup.

If you have no respect for money, or you just have a abundence of it you can go for Pre Amp HiFi setups.

Well, this is hoe i categorize HiFi gear. And if you have a late 1980's or early 1990's Reciever and connect a HiFi (4 head or more) VHS player with it's dedicated audio out, magic will happen 💛

I have a kenwood ka 74 im still saving up for a turn table but i now also have a philips cd 582 cd player

Can you use a receiver with live speakers?

I’m so confused

Is receiver optional?

I just purchased a used reciever for 50 bucks, and for some reason when I try and listen through my headphones there is a ton of static and I can’t see to figure out why

Just get yourself one of those all in one record player’s then you don’t have to worry about it lol 😂 I know that I don’t know man but I’m just busting your ass I’m just kidding lol 😂only in fun I thought this was American so you could say what ever you want!

I use the phono input on my Sansui 661. I also have my Onkyo CD player plugged into the tape input, and an RCA>3.5mm jack plugged into the aux imput so I can play music from my phone.

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An old, super heavy, receiver from the 70s will last you forever . Technics and Fischer rock

So what's the point of a DAC?

I am going to buy used Marantz SR-L50 for my record player Audio Technics 120. My budget is 150 USD. But is it good choice or if no let me know other choices in my budget. Thank you.

I have a Sony STR-DH190 that I got at Goodwill, with speakers, for $15 haha

Radio is obsolete! There is no reason to buy a receiver anymore. Even in 1979 when I got my first real stereo I bought an integrated amp (preamp and amp but no radio tuner) and a separate tuner. That tuner has been stored in its original box for the last 25 years. So get an integrated amp instead of a receiver because they generally sound better and you won't be spending money on a tuner you won't use.

Not "magic", it's effectively a microphone: a magnet inducing current in a coil. There's two magnet-coil pairs and the (also not actual) "magic" of stereo grooves, which is "just" clever geometry, give you the two channels. Almost any hifi set back in the day and even nowadays (for instance the Yamaha A-S301 and their family members) have a phono pre-amp that is more than decent. Of course some turntables do have them too, like the AT-120X USB and the likes. (A possible downside of having a pre-amp in the turntable is that you pay for parts that you effectively don't use)

Very clear and great information. Thanks

The receiver vs amp thing is totally just a use case situation. I prefer an ol' 90s digital receiver just for the amount of inputs of anything you'd ever need and more as well as individual bass and treble controls with Dolby options you just don't get anymore. But, that does take a good amount of room. If you just wanted good audio from your PC, or a single device like a modern turntable, oh yeah a small amp is the way to go.

Hi I own a vintage LP player Garrard 2025 TC . It is possible to get connected to a receiver. It has got no RCA output jacks

I had always used vintage receivers (The Fisher 125, Hitachi SR-604, etc) but got tired of the aging potentiometers and switches constantly needing attention so last fall I picked up an Onkyo TX-8220 to use with my TT (Pioneer DJ 500PXL), dual cassette deck and cd changer (also both Pioneer) and I've been pretty impressed by it. The "A" speakers are a pair of Fluance SX6W's and I ran wires from the "B" connectors to the high gain audio inputs of a powered 10" Polk Audio subwoofer and it absolutely rocks. The Onkyo accepts banana plugs for all of its speaker terminals which was another plus for me and is how I have it wired. I have many tube radios I've restored to operation for that warm tube sound and someday I'll get a tube amp for my component system but until then I'm very satisfied with my current setup.

some powered speakers don't have a volume control. Therefore if you plug your turntable directly into them as recommended, be prepared to only hear one volume level. Which will eventually drive you mad.

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So if I have a record player with a built in pre amp, and just got brand new (passive) speakers for christmas, and I only care about playing vinyl, should I try and return these speakers and get ones with a built in amp? Or are there cheap receiver options if you only have one input you care about?

Thanks for the vid, any idea if I can still pair Klipsch R-51PM active speakers with a line preamp, receiver and amplifier?

Please you you suggest other amplifiers that are currently available?? Especially to the UK

Are there any active speakers with a phono input and ground for older turn tables?

So I do need a receiver if Ima get the rt85n? I already have a phono preamp and fluance ai 41 speakers

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Or you could have turntable with Phono preamp out, to powered speakers, or a headphone system with a headphone amp to march. That can keep things a modest budget and upgradable with speakers and a receiver or integrated amp and other components later.

Or.. (I'm old and have some vintage (late 80s early 90s, nothing from my first system) gear and some new and always want a full size stack of components.) Integrated amp NAD 3400.

I thought receivers referred to radio receivers which were normally built into the amp.

An integrated amplifier is a pre-amp and a power amp in the one unit. A receiver is an integrated amplifier with a built in radio. Is there a difference? Yes. We have a Yamaha A-S701. It has a phono, CD, tuner (radio) and three auxillary inputs. We don't have a tuner and we might not even get one. But we have a record player, CD player, cassette recorder, CD recorder and minidisc recorder. (Song of the day is "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty)