Can You Use an AV Receiver as a Power Amp?

Can You Use an AV Receiver as a Power Amp?

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An AV (audio-video) receiver, as the name suggests, receives video and audio signals from multiple sources and routes them to the right output devices. Since AV receivers come with an integrated amplifier, they don’t “need” a separate amplifier to process and amplify...
What Causes AV Receivers To Click?

What Causes AV Receivers To Click?

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An AV receiver serves as the hub of a home theater system, connecting all the components together. You may hear an annoying clicking sound, perhaps on specific occasions or randomly, but what is causing it to click? And is the clicking in AVRs really a problem? What...
Do You Need a DAC for Your AV Receiver?

Do You Need a DAC for Your AV Receiver?

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An AV (audio-video) receiver is designed to deliver power to your home theater system, and a DAC (digital-to-analog converter) takes digital content as input and converts it into analog for your system to play it. But how are these two connected? Is DAC a prerequisite...
Can You Carry a Home Theater in Flight?

Can You Carry a Home Theater in Flight?

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Home theater systems can be quite cumbersome since they include an AV receiver, speaker system, and any playback devices you plan to use with them. Considering how fragile and numerous the pieces of a home theater are, are they travel-friendly? You can carry a home...
Can You Use a Passive Subwoofer With an AV Receiver?

Can You Use a Passive Subwoofer With an AV Receiver?

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Setting up a home theater system can be a confusing process if you're new to it. And things can become even more complicated if you have a passive subwoofer, which is different from what most people own. Can you even use it with an AV receiver, or do you need to make...
Do AV Receivers Have TV Tuners?

Do AV Receivers Have TV Tuners?

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AV receivers are excellent devices for managing all of the components of your home theater system. These systems are advantageous for configuring a robust surround sound speaker system as well. But did you know that some AV receivers can also receive television...
Do AV Receivers Need a UPS?

Do AV Receivers Need a UPS?

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How well your AV receiver performs depends on the electrical power it’s being supplied with, besides a host of other things. And if the receiver’s power supply is cut off cold turkey, the device would stop functioning, but it may also break or develop other issues in...