I'm new and need help


I dont know anything about home theater system except I need and AVR and some speakers and can connect them with either hdmi, optical, or rca cables to my tv. Im on a budget so my plan is to buy a used old avr and some bookshelf speakers for the time being and upgrade over time... I have seen a yamaha htr 5830 within my price range and was thinking to go with that and connect my tv with an optical cable.

I can really use some help and would appreciate any tips or suggestions. Thanks.

peytonbirch

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Millercarbon does the same copy/paste paragraph on pretty much every new Home Theater thread just like a crusade without really listening to what the OP is asking.  Kind of gets so old that sometimes I don't reply.

The Yamaha HTR-5830 that the OP referred to is a $50-60 used item that is likely 16-20 years old.  Even the Sony STR DA-1000ES that dweller recommends is way out of the budget.

Based on this budget, I can recommend looking for some used Polk Rti4 bookshelf speakers.  They are typically $60-80 a pair used.  They actually aren't that bad for the money.

Like erik suggested, if you can't afford an HDMI audio/video receiver, it's best to try to use the optical output on the TV to connect to your old AVR (like the HTR-5830).