Im going to get a reciever for my Klipsch 5.1's, what should i look for? DTS Decoding? etc etc

[5489]

im looking for a cheap reciever, best buy has a KHL reciever.

PRODUCT FEATURES
500 watts of total output: 100W x 5 @ 8 ohms, 1kHz, less than 1% THD

Built-in Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic decoding

6 DSP modes: Concert, Theatre, Church, Arena, Stadium, Club

Digital AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets

2 digital audio inputs (1 optical, 1 coaxial)

3 S-video, 4 A/V and 3 stereo audio inputs

1 S-video, 2 composite video and 2 stereo audio outputs

Bass/treble control

Headphone jack and speaker-on/off control

2-color fluoroluminescent display

Unified full-function remote


PRODUCT DETAILS
R-5000

Front Surround Power per Channel
100W x 3

Rear Surround Power per Channel
100W x 2

Total Harmonic Distortion
Less than 1%

Station Presets
30

Dolby Digital Decoder
Yes

DTS Decoder
No

Dolby Pro Logic Decoder
Yes

Simulated Surround
No

DSP Soundfields
6

5.1-Channel Input
Yes

Digital Inputs
1 optical, 1 coaxial

Stereo Audio Inputs/Outputs
2/1

Rear A/V Inputs/Outputs
3/1

Front-Panel A/V Inputs
Yes

S-Video Input/Output
3/1

Component Video Input/Output
No

Composite Video Output
Yes

Multiroom Capability
No

Headphone Jack
Yes

Remote Control Type
Standard wireless

RF Antenna Input
Yes

Phono Inputs
No

Preamp Outputs
No


Does this look good?

 

[deftron]

How do you hook up a receiver/amp to powered speakers ?

 

[5489]

i think the amp in my PM's sub is busted.

So im gonna hook up all the sattelites to the reciever, and hopefully the sub to the reciever, if it works.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: 5489
i think the amp in my PM's sub is busted.

So im gonna hook up all the sattelites to the reciever, and hopefully the sub to the reciever, if it works.

Are you sure...maybe you didn't pug them in correctly or something(no offense intended_




Also....your best optioon is to buy the klipsch digital decoder box that they sell on the website.....THen all you need is a source with optical out

 

[5489]

im positive they're hooked up correctly. i had em for quite some time now. they've been doing funny stuff lately

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: 5489
i think the amp in my PM's sub is busted.

So im gonna hook up all the sattelites to the reciever, and hopefully the sub to the reciever, if it works.

Are you sure...maybe you didn't pug them in correctly or something(no offense intended_




Also....your best optioon is to buy the klipsch digital decoder box that they sell on the website.....THen all you need is a source with optical out

can you return them?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: 5489
im positive they're hooked up correctly. i had em for quite some time now. they've been doing funny stuff lately

How long have you had em?

 

[Goosemaster]

Also..that reciever will blow if not provide a means to easily blow your speakers

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Also..that reciever will blow if not provide a means to easily blow your speakers

???

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: 5489

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Also..that reciever will blow if not provide a means to easily blow your speakers

???

The sat's are only meant to handle 60 watts and the reciever your looking at is rated at 100 watts/channel. Also, i dont think it is possible to just hook up the sub to the reciever, then again i could be wrong.

 

[Goldfish]

First thing you do is sell your Klispch's and get real home theater speakers.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Klipsch PROMEDIA on a receiver....some people... ROFL

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: 5489

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Also..that reciever will blow if not provide a means to easily blow your speakers

???

The sat's are only meant to handle 60 watts and the reciever your looking at is rated at 100 watts/channel. Also, i dont think it is possible to just hook up the sub to the reciever, then again i could be wrong.

i always thought that it meant it could handle UP to 100 watts. hehe. so does that mean if i hook up some 120 watt speaker so that, then the speakers will just be used at 100 watts, or would that blow the speakers too.

 

[Thegonagle]

The brand is KLH, not KHL, and I have no idea if it has any bang for the buck, or if it is just garbage. Personally, I wouldn't touch a KLH receiver from Best Buy.

On the low end for receivers, people are giving the Panasonic SA-HE100 much respect (Matsushita electronics is replacing all its Technics branded stuff with Panasonic branded stuff). It's available for about $240 online. I very seriously considering buying one.

You can try using your Klipsch Pro-Media speakers, but don't try to turn them up too loud, or you'll be seeing smoke in short order. You'll probably need to bust into the cabinet of the sub-woofer, disconnect the built in amp from the driver, and solder on some new speaker wire to run directly from the receiver. The way I see it, the Pro-Medias you have are goners anyway , so it can't hurt to try. (What use are they if the built in amp is malfunctioning?) When you inevitably blow those poor little Pro-media drivers, you'll want a decent receiver to run a decent set of real speakers.

 

[Pooteh]

from what i remember, over powering is better then underpowering. just don't turn them up beyond reason, which would be even higher then the max for the original amp.. which was already quite insane

also, theres a warrantee period, why not use it?

if your hooking it up to a computer, software decoders do both dd and dts now days.