Home Theater Receiver

The home theater receiver (or A/V receiver) is the heart and soul of your system, so choosing the right model is crucial. In this article, we will discuss the features of a home theater receiver.

Decoding surround audio

You can't really compete with real cinemas in screen size, but you can completely recreate the astonishing surround audio in your living room! The main task of a home theater receiver is to supply power for the speakers, and to give them the appropriate audio signal from the surround sound mix that comes from the source. Our source for this surround sound is usually a DVD disc (we will discuss this later). Surround sound can be encoded in several formats. You should look for a home theater receiver that can decode at least the following formats: