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Everyone loves to have their dream car or boat that is equipped with the power and luxury that would make us want to live in it. Unfortunately so few of us actually get what we want because these cars cost so much money. There are little things that we can do which can help us transform our old used car into something that looks like new.

One of the first things that many of us will do with our cars or even our boats are to purchase brand new speakers for it. We want to listen to our favorite songs with crystal clear quality and bass that everyone within a mile of us can hear. Although there are many choices and brands to choose from we feel that some of the best come from Pioneer.

Pioneer TSMR1640

These stereo speakers are designed to fit in boats. These are 6 ½ two way speakers that help to offer a new sound quality that is hard to find anywhere else. Because they are built for boats only they are designed with a heavy duty construction that is resistant to water, heat, corrosion, and sunlight. The dimensions are 13.8 x 7.8 x 4.2 inches and cost around 119.

Pioneer TS-A4672R

These 3 way speakers are designed for your car and can handle 150 watts. They are designed with a Composite IMPP cone that uses an interlaced Aramid fiber that helps to make it stronger and lightweight. The neodymium magnet helps to provide high performance with low distortion for better listening. It costs around $50 and requires professionals to install it.

Pioneer TSP462

These are some of the more popular Pioneer car speakers that are offered in a variety of sizes. They use strontium magnet and IMPP materials that help make it strong and energy efficient. It provides you with some of the best sound quality. The dimensions are 10.2 x 7.2 x 2.8 inches and it usually costs $80.

Audio Video Receivers are the heart of any home theater systems. They are basically amplifiers that can amplify sound from various sources. Most AV receivers have multiple amplifiers for best results. They can take input from various sources such as Blue Ray devices, DVD players, gaming consoles such as Ps3, TV boxes etc. They can route the video you want to your TV and process, amplify and send the audio to your speakers.

Difference Between Stereo and AV receivers

Stereos can send sound output to only two channels namely left and right and sometimes to the sub-woofer. Audio video receivers, also known sometimes by the name of 5.1 receiver, can send the audio output to five or more speakers. More advanced receivers can do up to 9 speakers.

The main functions of AV receivers are briefly discussed below:

Decoders They are known to have ability to decode sound i.e. process the sound. For example, a they can receive a 2 channel sound but send it to 5 different channels to produce surround effect.

DSP effect They can also manipulate sound to produce different effects, such as equalization and field simulations such as “concert”, “hall” etc.

Video upconvertion This is usually called upconvertion or transcoding. They can convert videos from one format to the other. For example, a AV receiver can convert a 480 pixels video(480 lines per frame) to 720 pixels video(720 lines per frame and also change a component video to s-video. For people with incompatible devices, a AV receiver can be very beneficial.

Amplification Last but not the least, amplification. Audio video receivers amply different channels of sound that can be send to individual speakers. a 5.1 amplifier can send sound to a center speaker, left front and right front speaker, rear left and rear right speakers. All of these channels are amplified individually. High quality receiver offers very less distortion of sound offering as clear sound as possible. Thus while buying a receiver you should always consider its distortion level. Distortion less than.1% are really unnoticeable so try not to buy the ones with distortion level more than 0.1%. Louder the sound needed more amplification is needed, meaning more power is used by the amplifier.

HOW TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE???

If you want a clear and good quality sound in your living room, you definitely need it. Receivers are an investment so try to buy the ones with good quality sound. Try to research them by reading reviews in the web.