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Hey!
I'm thinking of buying a couple of passive bookshelf speakers, and thinking of maybe a centre speaker - what kind of amp / AV receiver do I need?
I'm wanting to do it on a budget, so like maybe £100 for the amp / receiver... but I'm a bit lost!
Cheers
Ricks
Are you intending to use for music only, or for TV/cinema?
An AVR for using a centre speaker with a tv and decoding 5.1 to 3.1
Amp with optical input for stereo.
I can't tell the difference in sound quality between amps unless they're really shit, so get the AVR - yes I'm an audiophile philistine but the EQ and bass management oftware that comes with even cheap Yamaha AVRs can make a huge difference to sound.
Soundbar?
What's the source(s)?
If you have a look on Ebay, you can pick up older 5.1 AV receivers for buttons.
Don't worry if you only want to use 2 or speakers, you can disable the over outputs.
A decent explanation of your options here
Are you intending to use for music only, or for TV/cinema?
Should have said! It's for the TV 🙂 It has RCA, optical and ARC/HDMI.
In that case, you may be in luck - I've sent you a PM!