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No direct experience with that particular unit, except to say Furman is a (if not the) premier brand in this category – they’ve been doing it longer than Monster and Panamax. I have a few of their units that I use with my pro audio equipment, and they’re solid pieces. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

A conditioner isn’t going to help. Their purpose is to clean up dirty power, which is not the same thing as intermittent power. Your best bet is to continue using quality surge protectors, and change them after a major event. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Theoretically, the wattage should be as much as 80% higher. Which will be divided between the two speakers. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Should be fine. These days AVRs have built-in protection circuitry. If it’s not happy, it’ll shut down. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

First, welcome to the Forum! The only way the TV will give 5.1 with your current Sony amp is if it has a digital optical or coax (RCA) output. If it only has HDMI, you will have to replace the amp with a newer model that accommodates HDMI. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/home Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Receivers that can handle 4-ohm are typically the top-tier models. I’d you don’t mind buying used, you might look for an older flagship models. AVRs devalue pretty quickly due to ever changing technology, which makes one several years old a good deal on the used market, provided the features...

Most every input on this AVR has both in/out and/or video jacks associated with it. I recommended CD to minimize possible confusion for this OP. He's not just a greenie, he's a seedling. :) No offense intended to @satimis - after all, we all started somewhere! Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Get a 3.5 mm to RCA male splitter cable in the length you need (see link below). Connect the single end into the computer's headphone jack. Plug the other two ends into the jacks on the back of the Denon labeled "CD." On the Denon's front panel, turn the "Function" knob until "CD" appears on...

Sorry, but you can't use 4-ohm speakers with most receivers. Typically they require 8-ohm speakers. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Don't see any reason why it would not work. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Welcome to Home Theater Forum! You are on the right track. You will need a streaming device with an audio output (probably a 3.5 mm jack) that can plug into the Marantz. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Closing duplicate thread, please post here: https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/samsung-ht-c5500-xeu-5-1-blue-ray-player.382337/

Most everyone has them, except perhaps for the bottom-tier offerings.. Check the product lines (and manuals) for the popular brands to find models with the features you need. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Just connect the new AVR the same way the old one is, except that the cables currently connected to the MD/Tape outputs will connect to the new AVR’s Zone 2 outputs. It will work. Again, make sure the new AVR sends all audio sources, both analog and digital, to the Zone 2 outputs. That is a...

Yes, the bottom box is an amplifier. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Most AVRs these days have secondary outputs labeled “Zone 2” that could be utilized for your whole-house function. However, those outputs are typically analog, while the inputs of most components these days are digital (HDMI typically). The caveat is, not all AVRs will send digital inputs to...

Here is a link to the manual. Look for provisions to turn up the volume on the rear speakers. After that, look for a setting that runs all speakers during 2-channel (stereo) operation. If that option is not available, you will need to upgrade to a newer receiver, as that is a common option for...

Are the red circles up around the wood beams the speakers? The problem is that the speakers are off-axis. This means you can’t hear the upper frequencies that give definition to speech (the “s,” “t” sounds, etc.). Thus, it basically sounds like you have a pillow in front of them. Am I...

You can use any receiver with the 5-channel speakers. However, you will not be able to use the subwoofer. Receivers typically only have a line-level output for subwoofers, as most subwoofers have their own built-in amplifiers. That won’t work with your subwoofer because it does not have a...

I found a picture of the backside of the VCS 10 and it has spring clip connections. That’s probably what he was talking about. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Have you tried dialing in more bass with your receiver's tone controls? Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Since your system doesn’t support eARC, I’d set the TV output to either AUTO (which will hopefully let normal HDMI work), or Optical. One of those should work. Don’t have both connections in place at the same time though. Unplug the one you’re not using. There are no shortage of...

Here ya go. https://ibsubwoofers.proboards.com/board/16/loudspeakers Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

In order to connect any active (read self-powered with built-in amplification) subwoofer to an AVR, it requires the subwoofer to have an RCA jack. As far as I can see from on-line pictures and the Bose manual, the Acoustimass 300 Bass Module has no jack of any kind. Alternately, you could...

According to Crutchfield, the 300 can only be used with the Bose SoundTouch soundbar. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Or maybe a bad input on the receiver. The AVR in my bedroom has at least one HDMI input where I get picture but no audio. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

If your TV has a headphone jack that’s working all the time, no matter what, and if your soundbar has analog inputs (either a headphone jack or RCAs), that should get what you're after. BTW, audio extractors blow out the 5.1 processing. All you’ll get from them is 2.0 Dolby Pro Logic, ala the...

Well, wireless isn’t going to remedy speaker boxes on the wall. The only solution for that would be in-wall speakers with wiring run inside the wall. Aside from that, wireless in general is oversold these days, at least as far speakers go. It’s basic physics: Wireless speakers require...

Marcus, From what I understand, your connection scheme (with the TV in between the blu-ray player and AVR) removes the 5.1 encoding. You end up with a two-channel (stereo) signal, from which is derived old-school, matrixed analog Dolby Pro-Logic surround sound. Likewise, HDMI converters also...