Topic: Newbie & Not-so Noob Thread: Questions (FAQ) on Receivers/Amplifiers

[audiojunkie]

sir,
ask ko lang po kung reasonable price na ba yong Pioneer VSX-920K sa price na 22K. brand niyo po siya.
need your advice.
regards,
qwert.

not familiar w/ the pricing locally (i'm out of the country). would suggest to get more infos about other brands compare sa pioneer.

my first pioneer brand was Contempo mini Compo 'twas early  90's. presently got 2 pioneers , dynamic expander & turntable. My first digital AVR was Denon AVR-2802, 8 years back and took another route of setup... 

[warmaster]

when playing CDs i set my AVR to pure direct (vsx520) and only use the stereo mode when playing compressed files thrugh my ipod. ok lang ba to or should i set it always to stereo? trip ko kasi yung pure direct sa CDs para walang coloration yung sound pero i need to use the sound retriever when playing mp3s

[markcrenz]

when playing CDs i set my AVR to pure direct (vsx520) and only use the stereo mode when playing compressed files thrugh my ipod. ok lang ba to or should i set it always to stereo? trip ko kasi yung pure direct sa CDs para walang coloration yung sound pero i need to use the sound retriever when playing mp3s
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use the settings that best suit your taste. sabi mo nga my body... my temple... so is my tenga... my timpla...   

[warmaster]

@markcrenz

hahaha! natawa ko dun sir. thanks for the reply. iba ibahin ko na lang settings medyo warm kasi yung pure direct while bright naman yung stereo. i'm still learning the ways of the HT force at medyo nakakatuwa na naeexplore ko yung mga gamit ko. ngayon pa nga lang nafe feel ko na kung ano yung mga hinahanap ko sa gamit. pero enjoyin ko na muna current setup ko hanggang makita ko yung hinahanap ko

[cottonbudz]

good day everyone, specially sa mga audio masters. may lumang pioneer receiver kami sira na its a Pioneer 4 Channel Receiver QX 4000, may nagaayos pa ba ng ganung kaluma na item? 70's pa yata yun.thanks in advance.

[rcmbjr]

good day everyone, specially sa mga audio masters. may lumang pioneer receiver kami sira na its a Pioneer 4 Channel Receiver QX 4000, may nagaayos pa ba ng ganung kaluma na item? 70's pa yata yun.thanks in advance.

Sa Raon.. 

[leedor]

Good day po sa lahat, pahelp naman po, I have 2 ea 150 w speakers,2 ea 100 w, 1 50 w spkrs. Ano po bang wattage na amplifier ang kelangan kong bilhin para mag karoon ako ng 5.1 set up.( bili din ako subwoofer l8r )

TIA po

[leedor]

up lang po>>>

[Nelson de Leon]

Kung afford mo ang same wattage as your speaker, better. If not, i guess a 65w avr can drive your speakers na. Ano ba ang speakers mo? Specs?

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Mga masters,
Question lang regarding bi-amping of speakers.
Possible ba ito using the preout of AVR?

Would this configuration work?

AVR pre-out ---->>>> Y splitter  ----->>>> 2 units monoblock power amp ---->>>> speaker's high and low binding post connection

Thanks 

[barrister]

Yes, that will work.

Pero walang improvement yan, kasi passive bi-amping lang yan.  Magkakaroon lang ng improvement kung active bi-amping ang setup.    

Active bi-amping is the true bi-amping setup.  

Sa active bi-amping, ang line signal ay dumadaan sa external crossover bago dumating sa amp.  Yan ang true bi-amping, kasi yung filter ay nasa line-level signal ("active crossover").  

Eto ang tamang connection:



Ang problema mo ngayon, paano kang makakatiyak kung tama ba ang design at kung matching ba sa system mo ang external crossover na ikakabit mo?  Alam mo ang sensitivity rating ng speaker set, pero ano ang sensitivity ng bawa't isang driver sa loob?  Kailangan mo ba ng equipment para masukat ang mga frequencies?  Tatanggalin mo ba ang internal crossover ng speaker set para maiwasan ang double filtering?  

Sakit lang ng ulo ang mga bi-amping na yan.  Ang advice ko, basta ikonekta mo na lang nang normal ang amp sa speaker, hindi ka pa tatanda nang maaga.  

Ang tendency kasi ng mga manufacturers ay gumawa ng bi-wirable speakers, kasi mas mabenta pag may bi-wiring capability.  Ang tendency naman ng consumers, pag nakita nila na may bi-wiring capability ang nabiling speakers, gusto nilang mag bi-wire or bi-amp, para ma-maximize ang gamit ng features.  Sayang naman kasi kung may ganoong feature, tapos hindi naman nagagamit.    


Bi-Amping: Pleasure or Pain?
http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/biamping.html

[Nelson de Leon]

Mga masters,
Question lang regarding bi-amping of speakers.
Possible ba ito using the preout of AVR?

Would this configuration work?

AVR pre-out ---->>>> Y splitter  ----->>>> 2 units monoblock power amp ---->>>> speaker's high and low binding post connection

Thanks 

Pwede din 1 monobloc per channel. Baka masmaganda. Kesa high & low.

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Yes, that will work.

Pero walang improvement yan, kasi passive bi-amping lang yan.  Magkakaroon lang ng improvement kung active bi-amping ang setup.    

Active bi-amping is the true bi-amping setup.  

Sa active bi-amping, ang line signal ay dumadaan sa external crossover bago dumating sa amp.  Yan ang true bi-amping, kasi yung filter ay nasa line-level signal ("active crossover").  

Eto ang tamang connection:



Ang problema mo ngayon, paano kang makakatiyak kung tama ba ang design at kung matching ba sa system mo ang external crossover na ikakabit mo?  Alam mo ang sensitivity rating ng speaker set, pero ano ang sensitivity ng bawa't isang driver sa loob?  Kailangan mo ba ng equipment para masukat ang mga frequencies?  Tatanggalin mo ba ang internal crossover ng speaker set para maiwasan ang double filtering?  

Sakit lang ng ulo ang mga bi-amping na yan.  Ang advice ko, basta ikonekta mo na lang nang normal ang amp sa speaker, hindi ka pa tatanda nang maaga.  

Ang tendency kasi ng mga manufacturers ay gumawa ng bi-wirable speakers, kasi mas mabenta pag may bi-wiring capability.  Ang tendency naman ng consumers, pag nakita nila na may bi-wiring capability ang nabiling speakers, gusto nilang mag bi-wire or bi-amp, para ma-maximize ang gamit ng features.  Sayang naman kasi kung may ganoong feature, tapos hindi naman nagagamit.    


Bi-Amping: Pleasure or Pain?
http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/biamping.html

Thanks sir barrister for this very enlightening fact  
Sakit nga lang sa ulo yang true blue bi-amping, hehehe  

Etong bi-amping capabilities na lang ng AVR yung itatry ko...  

Thanks again sir.
Very informative talaga...

Pwede din 1 monobloc per channel. Baka masmaganda. Kesa high & low.

Thanks sir Nelson 

[courtmaster]

mga masters,

i'm planning to have a set up at home

ok na ba na set up to.

onkyo tx-sr806 at polk audio 1 pair of rti a3 or 1 piece rti 10 (which speaker suits best)

will be placing them on our living room

tia!

[badoy]

@courtmaster
pwede na yan. kulang ka lang ng CENTER speaker, POWERED sub at SIDE speaker.

[avshop]

mga masters,

i'm planning to have a set up at home

ok na ba na set up to.

onkyo tx-sr806 at polk audio 1 pair of rti a3 or 1 piece rti 10 (which speaker suits best)

will be placing them on our living room

tia!

That should be ok na. . Come by the shop to check out the polks and other speakers. You can bring your amp if you want.

[courtmaster]

That should be ok na. . Come by the shop to check out the polks and other speakers. You can bring your amp if you want.

thanks po!!!

sir san banda yung shop nyo? wala pako receiver now but illl be buying din soon

[courtmaster]

@courtmaster
pwede na yan. kulang ka lang ng CENTER speaker, POWERED sub at SIDE speaker.

thanks bro unti untiin ko yan.

san pala nakakabili svs sub dito?

ok din ba rti 10?

[pa3ck608]

thanks bro unti untiin ko yan.

san pala nakakabili svs sub dito?

ok din ba rti 10?

why dont you try the RTi A9 instead. MLY aka avshop has a pair ready for audition.

[courtmaster]

why dont you try the RTi A9 instead. MLY aka avshop has a pair ready for audition.

salamat sir. ok sana yan pero medyo pabigat na ng pabigat cost hehe

[pa3ck608]

@ courtmaster
you won't go wrong namn with polks and onkyo because they are both versatile. they're generally  good at HT and audio. but then again, dont limit your choices, there are other good avrs and speakers around. the best way to find out is to listen to them personally with your type of material.good luck.

[courtmaster]

@ courtmaster
you won't go wrong namn with polks and onkyo because they are both versatile. they're generally  good at HT and audio. but then again, dont limit your choices, there are other good avrs and speakers around. the best way to find out is to listen to them personally with your type of material.good luck.

thanks bro. we'll you're right. there's a lot of good avrs and speakers there. the problem is when i keep asking and know more about this addiction, the bigger the chance i will spend more.

i talked to avshop and he recommends b&w cm5 on speakers. a bit pricey but sounds very very good.

a book shelf speakers would be fine for me

[rcmbjr]

@ sir nelson de leon..   

I'm considering an upgrade of my receiver to onkyo TSR608... yung speakers ko 4ohms resistance lang pero yung sa tsr608 is 6-8ohms...  compatible ba siya or meron bang loss of quality? Thanks in advance   

[drachx]

Hello,

I have now the kumyoung mini, then yung lumang pioneer component ko n vcd pa..

Planning to buy shure beta58 nasa 1,400 lang nmn...

im plsnning to buy Behringer Xenyx , how much ba pinakamura... and saan or any alternative ..

and malaki na b improvement ng videoke ko s ganyang setup because im planning to retain my old speaker

ayoko masyado malakas , s quality lang ang concern ko..

thanks

[Nelson de Leon]

@ sir nelson de leon..   

I'm considering an upgrade of my receiver to onkyo TSR608... yung speakers ko 4ohms resistance lang pero yung sa tsr608 is 6-8ohms...  compatible ba siya or meron bang loss of quality? Thanks in advance   

It can drive 4 ohms speakers. But it would also depend on what kind of 4 ohm speakers you have. I'm using 4 ohms speakers on my 80 watts receiver. Wala naman problem because probably, easy to drive yun 4 ohm speakers ko. Though there are 4 ohm home audio speakers that are hard to drive pero if powered properly, you'll be happy with the results.

[bladecutter_ph]

HI Gurus,

My current set-up >> Floorstanding Phillips (Holland 8 in. cone resurrected by Anthony) speakers complete with center and surround, ONKYO 308, Omni Sub S8, and Samsung 51 D450. I already spruced portion of our living room as dedicated area for the gears. It looks good and sounds nice so far. But I want to improve the sound quality. I've been reading bout pre-amps in this forum and how it can upgrade the SQ.

How would I know the right pre-amp for my set-up? What are the indicators in selecting pre-amp? I'm 50/50 music and movies. What else level-entry gear should I add into my set-up?

Thanks for reading. Will appreciate your advise sirs.

[drachx]

I have Kumyoung na, instead of Konzert ampli with KOnzert Speaker

Im thinking of

Using entry level receiver , and  maybe 9.1 BS  ( entry level n speaker din)
hindi ba masisira kung gagamitin ko to sa Karaoke..

dadami kasi speaker ko if separate pa..

tia

[Nelson de Leon]

HI Gurus,

My current set-up >> Floorstanding Phillips (Holland 8 in. cone resurrected by Anthony) speakers complete with center and surround, ONKYO 308, Omni Sub S8, and Samsung 51 D450. I already spruced portion of our living room as dedicated area for the gears. It looks good and sounds nice so far. But I want to improve the sound quality. I've been reading bout pre-amps in this forum and how it can upgrade the SQ.

How would I know the right pre-amp for my set-up? What are the indicators in selecting pre-amp? I'm 50/50 music and movies. What else level-entry gear should I add into my set-up?

Thanks for reading. Will appreciate your advise sirs.

Adding a preamp may or may not improve your system. I'm not familiar with Onkyo 308. I don't know if it has pre-outs for preamp or external amp connection.

I would assume that your purpose of adding a preamp is for music. You might want a seperate stereo system for your set-up instead.

I have Kumyoung na, instead of Konzert ampli with KOnzert Speaker

Im thinking of

Using entry level receiver , and  maybe 9.1 BS  ( entry level n speaker din)
hindi ba masisira kung gagamitin ko to sa Karaoke..

dadami kasi speaker ko if separate pa..

tia

Under normal circumstances, hindi naman dapat masira if used for karaoke. Wala atang entry level receeiver na 9.1.

[volcomstoner]

  good morning masters!

nakakahiya po yung tanong ko but sige for the sake of art .hehe..
possible po ba mag add ng sub sa isang stereo amp na 2 channels only?

my stereo amp is denon dra 685..if pwede..panong configuration?..salamat po..apir!

[louie1]

good morning masters!

nakakahiya po yung tanong ko but sige for the sake of art .hehe..
possible po ba mag add ng sub sa isang stereo amp na 2 channels only?

my stereo amp is denon dra 685..if pwede..panong configuration?..salamat po..apir!

pwedeng pwede brader!! kung talagang bayo-bayo, kahit 2 powered sub pa!
check mo tong thread na to...
http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,142375.msg1458350.html#msg1458350
anong speakers nga pala ang ginamit mo sa 685?