Beyond the basics, like a flat panel TV, Blu-Ray player and one or two speakers, many people get skittish when talking about home theater equipment. There appears to be an overwhelming amount of devices out there designed for very specific purposes, and only a consumer electronics guru could understand them all. Right?
Not quite. One thing that people often get tripped up over is the difference between integrated amplifiers and AV receivers. Whether you’re someone who knows what these are but doesn’t know which one is best, or you have no idea what these audiophile-sounding words even mean, read on to get your bearings in the sea of home electronics. It’s not even that overwhelming, we promise.
