Keep speakers...new reciever?

[Carlsberg19]

Hi all,

I am fairly new to this whole blu-ray thing, now i have HD picture, i want the HD sound also, my current set up is the Sony Dav-is10 which is like an all in one home theater solution, dvd player etc (even though i don't use the dvd player as i have the blu-ray player connected) my question is can i keep the speakers and sub as i am more than happy with it and it delivers good sound (450 watt in total) but CHANGE the receiver, im thinking of getting one of them Sony black box type receivers that outputs HD sound, you might say why not just get a new speaker system to go with, well my financial situation isn't great at the moment and i only got the DAV-IS10 a few months ago..any help would be greatly appreciated

[JJ]

It would depend on the ohm load of the speakers (but, in all honesty, given Home Theater in a Box speakers - you might want to rethink it all, if financially possible) - actually, for a good budget, say, $500-$600, we can make a better system for you that will allow you to fully take advantage of HD audio.

[jomari]

1. depends on the connection of the speakers. are they bare wire?
2. do you have the details by chance? im going to have to do a little bit of digging to find out
a. impendance
b. more details on the subwoofer (active/passive)
c. i see they're REALLY small speakers, so we'd have to work on the crossover settings...

3. what in a reciever are you looking for? hdmi connectivity? cheaper?

[Carlsberg19]

Originally Posted by jomari

1. depends on the connection of the speakers. are they bare wire?
2. do you have the details by chance? im going to have to do a little bit of digging to find out
a. impendance
b. more details on the subwoofer (active/passive)
c. i see they're REALLY small speakers, so we'd have to work on the crossover settings...

3. what in a receiver are you looking for? hdmi connectivity? cheaper?

Thanks for the response guys, im sorry i have no idea what impedance is lol, all i know is the speakers deliver 50 watts each, the sub is 200 watt, whether its active or passive i have no idea,

What i am ultimately looking for in a receiver is one that has hdmi connectivity and can deliver good UMPH! to the sub, from what i can gather so far it looks like im gonna have to get a new speakers system :-( but will have to sell the DAV-IS10 to ease the financial burden, see i thought i could just buy one of them receivers (around €300) and in ..some way..connect it to my existing set up

[sokrman14]

You need to completely overhaul that system. The DAV-IS10 has speakers that are powered from the sub, and those speakers are about the size of a golfball, smaller actually. No joke. Even if you were able to hook them up to a receiver, I don't think you would hear any difference.

[jomari]

saw pics of em, and i have bad news friend. albeit the connectivity challenges you may face (is it bare wire at the end? i highly doubt it), you're crossover you may set up might be too high to notice a difference.

[TENSE]

how old are you?

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by TENSE

how old are you?

What does that have to do with the question?

[Carlsberg19]

Originally Posted by jomari

saw pics of em, and i have bad news friend. albeit the connectivity challenges you may face (is it bare wire at the end? i highly doubt it), you're crossover you may set up might be too high to notice a difference.

Its bare wire to the extent that the cables split off at the end and connect directly into the speakers where as at the other end the cables have a color coded plastic end that connect into the sub..

[SlmShdy1]

Originally Posted by Carlsberg19

Its bare wire to the extent that the cables split off at the end and connect directly into the speakers where as at the other end the cables have a color coded plastic end that connect into the sub..

One of the downfalls from having a HTiB. If you wanted to keep the speakers you have now and just upgrade to a new receiver, you would have to cut the plastic ends off and strip the speaker wire so that it's bare. Or if you wanted to keep the wires for future use in another room, you can avoid this by just buying extra speaker wire. But like they're suggesting, you might want to consider upgrading your speakers as well. What kind of budget are you looking at?

Oh yeah, one more thing I forgot: How does the sub plug into the reciever?

[Driver_King]

You connect a subwoofer cable (RCA cable) to the subwoofer pre-out on the back of the receiver.

[aramis109]

Yeah, budget. That's the #1 determining factor in the advice you're looking at. I would suggest as well looking at starting over but again, it doesn't have to be all done at once or it can be done on a budget.

There are lots of good small alternatives. Just to add to it, what size room do you have? If that tiny system was enough to push sound to you satisfactorily previously, a small setup (like the ever-suggested Polk RM6750 5.1 set) may be perfect for you.

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Cha...2116385&sr=8-1

They're $260 here but you can get them for around $199 if you look hard enough.

[SlmShdy1]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

You connect a subwoofer cable (RCA cable) to the subwoofer pre-out on the back of the receiver.

Well, then you don't have to replace the whole sub. I used to have a HTiB and the sub used speaker wire so I ended up having to replace my whole speaker system.

[Carlsberg19]

Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

One of the downfalls from having a HTiB. If you wanted to keep the speakers you have now and just upgrade to a new receiver, you would have to cut the plastic ends off and strip the speaker wire so that it's bare. Or if you wanted to keep the wires for future use in another room, you can avoid this by just buying extra speaker wire. But like they're suggesting, you might want to consider upgrading your speakers as well. What kind of budget are you looking at?

Oh yeah, one more thing I forgot: How does the sub plug into the reciever?

looks like id be better off just getting a new speaker system, no point getting a reciever if i wont notice any huge difference from my speakers, only thing is i do not like massive speakers standing in the middle of my room with cables all over the place, the thing that attracted me to the DAV-IS10 was the small speakers so i could hide them away and not having then as an eyesore, anyone got any sugestions of a good speaker system somewhere in the range of 700-800 dollars, the recievers are pretty cheap, like 300 dollars, christ im gonna have to spend another 1,300 dollars on my home theater lol, ill treat myself for christmas

[jomari]

if budgets the question, if i may suggest,

1. DONT cut/strip anything from your current system, and try to locate everything you had with it, including the reciept.
2. sell it off craigslist to offset your incoming expenses.
3. try at least to study and research on what you might have your eyes set on, and refrain from buying it until you get rid of your current setup. this way, you 're not committing into an entirely new purchase, without offsetting your current setup.

goodluck!

[Carlsberg19]

Thanks, i have put the DAV-IS10 in local trading magazine for an absolute bargain price, once i sell that (hopefully sell it) i will have the money to buy reciever, still looking as to what speakers im gonna get yet