We often get flooded with emails from readers attempting to troubleshoot why their home theater systems no longer work correctly. This assumes at one point your system was operating correctly but has ...

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If you're unable to hear a caller through the receiver or speaker, or if you can't hear sound notifications and media through the speaker, it seems that the iPhone speaker is not working. A few ...

I've got a receiver from the 70s that's been working fine until the last few weeks - it's cracking in the right front speaker, with no signal present (and it doesn't seem to be affected by volume). It ...

Q: I read your recent column about receivers and amplifiers. I have a Sony Blu-ray equipped BDV-E500 Home Theater System. I don't have a receiver or amp, that is unless one is built into the Blu-ray ...

Q I have a mid-1980s NAD 7140 receiver that sounds great. Lately when I adjust the volume or balance knob there is static in the left speaker. A few seconds of jiggling removes the static and gets it ...

(Audio/Video receiver) A combination audio amplifier and audio/video switching device for a home theater. An A/V receiver contains inputs for audio and video sources such as a turntable, FM tuner, ...