Are 5.1 speaker systems interchangeable?

Lee

Hi I want to upgrade our current panasonic 5.1 channel home theatre to a blue ray player. But I'd like to know if I need to buy a whole new home theatre or can I just buy a new player and use the old speakers. We already have a ton of remotes that confuse everyone so I would prefer not to have both the old dvd player and a blue ray player.

Answer
Usually the speakers are reusable, look at the back of your setup now if each speaker has its own plug you are good. BUT you need a new receiver not just a blu ray player. The player sends the audio out through HDMI which needs to go to a receiver to be split into the right channels etc...
Im not sure but you might be able to find a player with analog audio out ie. there is jacks for the speakers on the player itself, I have a dvd/sacd player that does then you probably can use your old speakers. But to be honest for the sake of convienience your best bet is to buy a receiver. If you shop around enough, go to amazon and read user reviews for cheaper receivers you should be able to find a decent one for 150 bucks or so. Then as far as the remotes go you should be able to set up your receiver's remote to control everything.

Help with 5.1 home theater speaker system?

Oprah

So I wanna get a 5.1 speaker system for the living room (it's a fairly small room).

I was looking at these speakers:

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-NS-SP1800BL-5-1-Channel-Theater-Speaker/dp/B001AVRD62/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

They're cheap and, according to reviews, good quality for the money.

Now my question is will this work by itself or do I need a receiver or whatever it is called.
Only thing in my living room is a tv and a ps3, and sometimes I connect my laptop as well.
If I do need a receiver can someone recommend a good budget one. Preferably $100-200. I don't need the best quality, just something that'll work and last a couple of years.

Answer
Yes, you need a receiver to run those speakers.

Next, notwithstanding the reviews on the Amazon page, I wouldn't buy Yamaha speakers on a bet. They don't make very good speakers. Much better ones come from companies who specialise in them, such as Polk, JBL, and Infinity.

Spend a few bucks more and get the Polk 6750 set. At Newegg, they're $15 cheaper than at Amazon.

In receivers, good ones come from Pioneer, Yamaha, Denon and Onkyo. Avoid Sherwood, Pyle and Sony, they're poor. Bose is grossly overpriced junk. A good pick on Amazon would be the Pioneer 522K, just under $200 with the shipping.

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