I've got next to nothing for a setup right now. I'm looking to buy, starting with a receiver, and will ask the topic question first before moving onto the rest. The receiver I'm leaning towards is the Onkyo 706.
I simply never see subwoofer specs mentioned when looking at a receiver. Am I missing them? I'm taking their absence to mean that it's not important what the receiver sends out because you need an amp to make it worthwhile. If that's the case, let me know. I know that's the case in cars, but don't know that it's the case here. If an amp is needed for subs and I just never saw one before, let me know.
If it's neither that I'm just missing it or that and amp is needed, please explain the other situation as I'm not even presently aware of it.
Now, for what I'm doing. I bought a $250 HTIB a few years back for an apartment and hated it. With all the research I've done recently, duh. I've since moved into a house with wired surround and will just deal with whatever wires they installed behind the walls/ceiling. The components I CAN control are the receiver, speakers, and wiring between the receiver and the sub(s) and hub.
The first part I'm looking for is the receiver as I can test it's workability and functions with the leftover speakers for the time being. Even though my setup is for 5.x, I'm wanting to be future-proof. I've done a day's worth of reading so far today and had done more a few months back, settling on Onkyo. If there's something that'd be good to know about this unit, specifically drawbacks, please specify. Thanks for your help.
I simply never see subwoofer specs mentioned when looking at a receiver. Am I missing them? I'm taking their absence to mean that it's not important what the receiver sends out because you need an amp to make it worthwhile. If that's the case, let me know. I know that's the case in cars, but don't know that it's the case here. If an amp is needed for subs and I just never saw one before, let me know.
If it's neither that I'm just missing it or that and amp is needed, please explain the other situation as I'm not even presently aware of it.
Now, for what I'm doing. I bought a $250 HTIB a few years back for an apartment and hated it. With all the research I've done recently, duh. I've since moved into a house with wired surround and will just deal with whatever wires they installed behind the walls/ceiling. The components I CAN control are the receiver, speakers, and wiring between the receiver and the sub(s) and hub.
The first part I'm looking for is the receiver as I can test it's workability and functions with the leftover speakers for the time being. Even though my setup is for 5.x, I'm wanting to be future-proof. I've done a day's worth of reading so far today and had done more a few months back, settling on Onkyo. If there's something that'd be good to know about this unit, specifically drawbacks, please specify. Thanks for your help.
