If you want to enjoy 3D sound everyday, you just need a home theater receiver. It produces digital signal processing, after which the stereo sound is transformed into multi-channel saround sound.
In addition, receivers for home theaters are endowed with digital inputs and outputs, a multitude of functions related to multi-channel sound.
Selecting a Home Theater Receiver
The receiver is one of the main components of a modern home theater. It is he who unites various household appliances in one multifunctional complex. And when buying this device it is extremely important to make the right choice of models that can have various advanced features. The main functions of any receiver are the following:
- reception and amplification of the signal;
- decoding;
- commutation.
To choose the best receiver for a particular home theater, you need to consider the following points:
- Analog or digital signal. Analog, although considered an outdated standard, but still actively used in most models of home appliances. Digital signal processing is more complex, and it uses equipment of a higher class.
- Working with a video signal may involve switching analog video signals and decoding digital video signals.
- The presence of additional functionality in addition to the basic set. Thus, the models of receivers of a higher class are equipped with such additional functions as extended switching adjustments with sound correction according to room parameters, the possibility of parallel connection of a home theater and a projector with control from a receiver and so on.
A more advanced receiver for home theater is the DVD receiver, which combines the functionality of the AV receiver and DVD player and is perfect for small rooms. It combines an audio and video player, a sound processor, a multi-channel power amplifier, a digital radio receiver, a decoder that decrypts digital formats. At the same time, it is extremely simple in
How to connect the receiver to the home theater?
There are several ways to transfer multi-channel sound from the TV to the audio system with the help of a home theater receiver. Depending on the presence of certain connectors on the receiver and TV, you can connect them using:
- fiber optic cable;
- coaxial cable;
- cable with two connectors ("tulips") at the ends;
- cable SCART - 2RCA.