A guaranteed way to make a receiver or amplifier fail is to create a short circuit by improperly connecting speaker wire to your speakers or receiver. It could be as simple as a stray strand of wire ...

Q: Is it possible to connect a subwoofer in a Technics AV Receiver Control Receiver SA-GX350? How? It has NO subwoofer output, but has 4 Front (A + B) , 1 Center, 2 Rear speaker output and Dolby ...

Q: I appreciated your article on setting up a surround-sound system last month. The information was clear, concise and useful. I have often wondered about the purpose of a subwoofer. I have an old ...

Banana plugs are a simple yet incredibly useful tool for connecting speaker wires to audio equipment. These connectors are ...

I'm sick of trying to stuff 14 AWG stranded wire into my audio equipment. I'd like to have short runs (maybe a foot) of 18 AWG wire that connect directly to my receiver, speaker selector, etc that ...

You’ve seen references to “impedance” and “ohms” in various loudspeaker specifications or in your owner’s manual for an AV receiver. But what is it? Do you have to “match” speaker impedance to your AV ...

First, yeah I know don't use a TV for a center channel. I know all about it so please don't post if that's all you're going to say. I have a home theatre receiver that outputs to the usual speaker ...

Typically, wireless is not considered to be as reliable as wired. Dropped signals and diminished fidelity are typical problems that have plagued this technology. Rocketfish designed this system to ...