New to this - Does this require a receiver? If so, what is a good cheap option that will work with these?
2011995
We have this paired with a model from onkyo. They are solid and can get a good deal on amazon. I think ours was about $250 or so.
2011996
Yes it does, and a depends what you're looking to spend on a receiver. Some general key things to look for in a receiver for these speakers are power at 8ohm and good signal to noise ratio (100dB or better). I would recommend Denon AVR-1513.
2011997
You do need a receiver. I went with a Sony receiver. They are well priced and are good quality. These speakers not being wireless sort of ages this system now. Might want to keep that in mind. There are good all in one (receiver included) surround systems out there now. Do your homework.
1351113
I want to use a receiver instead of the control untit. Did you get an answer to your question?
898360
Honestly, buy a new receiver. You need this, and then you can continue using the speakers you have. Trying to do this any other way is not a good idea, and will end up costing you the same amount of money and continued frustrations on lack of HDMI inputs and outputs.
2040210
All ur receiver needs is a sub pre-out. So an RCA connection. Plug in to LFE(Low Frequency Effects) on sub.
1192650
In order to use these speakers you need to buy a stereo receiver. There are many available. I bought a Yamaha rxv 373, w two Pyle pcb3bk speakers and spent less than $200. I already owned a JBL Northridge e series 10 inch 150 watt subwoofer from a previous application. W these purchases combined, I have a really nice system for minimal $ Once you have these things in place you then use a hdmi cable to connect the receiver to the TV.
395563
These will work fine with any receiver. Mine sound great with my Yamaha in a 5.1 system with SACD. Mine are rear speakers with JBL bookshelf for the front and a Yamaha powered sub-woofer. My room is 12 x14.
1321182
A receiver of 100 USD will not be adequate to get great sound from these speakers. They require fairly medium/high power and low harmonic distortion to deliver their magic.Using a cheap amp you wont hear the difference between these and a set of 49.95 budget speakers.
1745929
Actually, I bought an old Sony home theater receiver from Craigslist for $20. These older receivers (the ones with Dolby Prologic but not Dolby Digital and/or DTS) have A and B speaker outputs, which can both be run at the same time for a total of four speakers in stereo. If you're not put off by the idea of buying things from Craigslist, this might be the best and most affordable option (affordability being, I assume, the biggest criterion if you're buying these speakers, as was the case for me). I hope this helps. :)
955705
Hello- Yes, you would need a home stereo receiver to work with this speaker system, you can not hook them directly to your tv. With the receiver, they should be louder, and much better sound quality, than what you get with your TV's built in speakers. Good luck-
1997534
You will need a good amplifier only.Also it may be atacched in other Audio-video receivers as an auxiliar component. It is up to you.Regards,Hector
494992
If you already have speakers, get a receiver or amplifier. Amazon should have an assortment to browse.
1260474
You would need to have a receiver or amplifier to use this unit. Speakers would depend on what amp or receiver you use.
1151982
You need a receiver In order to make these speaker work. Controller or S4 to receiver and receiver to speaker with speak wires.
1123597
You will need a receiver to power the speakers. They are perfect for surround application .
455978
This setup will work but it would have to be in conjunction with a audio receiver. Tv's do not have enough power to drive these speakers so another audio device would work for that. If you do not want to add another piece of equipment then this would not be your answer. They will not connect directly to the tv. Through a receiver they sound great and would be loud enough to shake a nice size living room. Just ask my wife and kid.... I hope this helps..
278198
You will want an amp....receivers tend to be weak for speakers like these.....In theory you could hook them up using a 1/4 inch by 3.5mm audio connection running off the headphone jack on an mp3 player and they will play....They won't sound good, distorted and weak but they work there.....You will want an amp though....Otherwise you are better off hooking up some computer speakers to your audio source. If it's in your range....go with QSC GX3 you can't go wrong....and it's tough just like these speakers. You will want power to get the most out of them.
1378629
I bought my transmitter/receiver set on ebay so you may want to check there. Or check in with Creative Labs. Good luck.