Audio tuner hook up to receiver
How much should you spend in a given system? As a rough guide, if you have a £1000-£1500 speaker package at home, you should aim for a £500 AV receiver. Move up to the sweet spot of around £600 and you get every single cutting-edge AV feature – wi-fi, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, 4K HDR passthrough, multiple HDMI inputs, all music streaming features – thrown in.Ī grand and more: everything above, but more power, bigger scale of sound, more speaker terminals, more fine-tuned audio calibrations and more features. You can only buy what your budget dictates, after all, and that does simplify matters somewhat.Īs a general rule of thumb: if the amp is around £350 and below, you’ll get basic 5.1, a handful of HDMI inputs, and no internet.
AUDIO TUNER HOOK UP TO RECEIVER SERIES
Most amps will come with some legacy analogue connections, too, if you’ve got kit that pre-dates HDMI, like a VHS player. You’ll want to make sure you have enough HDMI inputs if you’ve got multiple sources – Blu-ray player, games console, set-top box – and that they support the latest 8K and HDR specifications to allow a degree of future-proofing. Dolby Atmos: What is it? How can you get it?.Why? We don’t find two Atmos speakers enough for a genuine Atmos effect, so if you’re serious about getting immersive, overhead, 3D sound: go for four. That does means you’ll be looking at amplifiers in the £2000 region – but it’ll be worth it. We’d also recommend looking for an amp that lets you accommodate four Atmos speakers (a 5.1.4 or 7.1.4 configuration), not two (5.1.2 or 7.1.2, for instance, which you’ll find in many £500-£1000 amps). Secondly, double-check your AV amp supports Atmos soundtracks – most amps at £500 and above should do as standard by now. Thinking about installing an Atmos system from the start? Firstly, we envy you. If, however, you’re toying with the idea of expanding – adding some surround back channels say, or maybe you want an Atmos system at some point – it’s worth investing in a nine or 11-channel amplifier so you’re future-proofed. If you’re only ever going to have room/space for five speakers and a subwoofer (the minimum for a proper surround system), then you don’t have to look further than a five-channel AV receiver. So your choice of amplifier will largely be dictated by this. Since you’ve (presumably) already made the big decision of having a surround sound system in your home, you probably already know how many speakers you can fit in – from a basic 5.1 to an all-out Dolby Atmos extravaganza. Prioritise which connections you'll need the most