If your HDTV has audio output, connect it to your amp -- if compatible. If not compatible -- like optical output and no optical input on an older amp -- a new AV receiver is in order.
If your speaker pair is not too widely spaced, I'd skip a center channel speaker and just use the stereo pair to create a phantom center. Unless you really want serious multichannel music, I'd suggest that rear speakers are important to have, but their "quality" is not so important for ambiance and movie sound effects. If you have an older pair in the closet, try using them. Summary - a simple 4.0 setup gives remarkably good results. (Of course this is heresy, but...) Naturally HD sources like a Blu-ray player are very desirable. -- R Johnson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ R Johnson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36462 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82707 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
