Advice on a Partial Home Theatre Setup
Hello. I live in a medium sized apartment in New York. I use my current stereo for music and for AM/FM radio. I recently replaced a 20 year old TV with an HD LCD. My CD/DVD player is an NAD T534. My speakers are Boston Acoustics VR950s. My receiver is 2 channel only, but still a wonderful 20 year old Yamaha. My short term goal is to add an A/V receiver and then, perhaps, add various 5.1 speakers over time as the budget allows.
1. What should I look for in an A/V receiver? I would think I'd need one that is at least 5.1 and that has HDMI input for the DVD and HDMI output to the TV? (The receiver would serve as the video processor, correct?) Would the receiver automatically recognize when a music cd is playing and adjust the speakers accordingly?
2. Most of my music is on iTunes and iPod. Do the iPod docks work well with A/V receivers?
3. What are these all in one surround sound speakers I read about such as Boston Acoustics TVee Model 2? Are they a workable solution?
4. Finally, for the AM/FM, is there a true indoor antenna that works for both AM and FM?
Thanks!
I was able to find something on that unit.
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Originally Posted by Hal
Thanks, MarkW. The T534 is an older model. Information is under support and product manuals. It has an HDMI connection, but I guess that does not mean it's automatically HD?
to wit : http://207.228.230.231/info/NAD_T534.pdf
And, your last statement is correct. It's not a "hi def" DVD player but it does do upconversion to 1080i, which most likely requires HDMI. It does not read as if HDMI passes audio though. Figure another connectiuon for that.