Cheap 5.1 HTIB or receiver

Gibsons wrote: ↑ I stayed away from the prefab "Home Theater in a Box" stuff (I'll leave my opinion about these out), but if the Sub was powered and the speakers are 8 ohms, any 5.1 receiver for the last 20 years should work with it. Kijiji is your friend, you can pickup a better receiver than what that kit came with, for under $100. Just make sure all the channels work, there's no noise or humming, all levels are good in each channel.

Otherwise, I don't see any new inexpensive Home Theater receivers on the market anymore, under $350.

There are HTIB kits available on Ebay, be prepared to pay a good amount for shipping, you might be better off just pulling the trigger on a used Receiver. You could bid on something like this:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Sony-STR-DA2000 ... Swqo1gFa-w

WikkiWikki wrote: ↑ Ist what was included with the build. Lasted 15 years. I think I may just have to do the kijiji/Facebook Marketplace route

Gibsons wrote: ↑ Receiver like pictured is what was included with the build? I don't understand.

I have 2 amps from the 1970's. They need a cleaning every once and a while. Receivers/Amps should last a really long time if they're good quality. From your "cheap as possible" post, you will get what you pay for.

WikkiWikki wrote: ↑ No, HTIB in a box was what was included with the build. he got what he got.

Im trying to replace what he had on the cheap because he is retired, low on money, and doesnt know anything about this stuff

What did I explain wrong? if I did I want to re-word it

Gibsons wrote: ↑ If it's a powered Sub and speakers are 8 ohms you can connect a 20 yr old 5.1 receiver for $40 from Kijiji to it and it'll work fine.

You can buy a whole new HTIB system on Ebay as well if you want, they're basically junk, sorry to say. Good luck.

WikkiWikki wrote: ↑ I havent shopped or saw an HTIB for years, so thats why I asked. My next step is to just buy a used one, and keep his old speakers, or hook up the new ones. They are all wall mounted and prewired inside the wall,

Gibsons wrote: ↑ I don't know what the pre-wiring looks like, if you can't hookup to something like this below with bare wire or banana plugs, he's going to have to look for what he already has.

WikkiWikki wrote: ↑ Its when the house is pre-wired for speakers, as in, wires inside the walls. All I need is a receiver with 5.1 capabiities to plug the wires he has from his speakers, into the new one. He has special ends I can cut off to bare wires.

He's a 77 year old man that just wants his surround sound back.

Gibsons wrote: ↑ I've answered your questions about 3x already, make sure to take note of the Impedance of the 5.1 Receiver you get and the Speakers. If it's compatible, wire away. Done.

Kijiji, Facebook Sales deal, Craigslist, Ebay are your friends for a working 5.1 receiver.

My Mom is almost the same age, she bought a Soundbar and it sounds worse than the built in speakers.