In article , David Looser
wrote:
"Arny Krueger" wrote

If a receiver is what everyman knows and recognizes, why not call it a
receiver and not an amplifier?

Because it's the amplifier part that is relevant to this discussion.

Perhaps also because this may be another example of two countries seperated
by a common langauge. My impression is that 'AV amplifier" is common in the
UK. Whereas the USA with its history of preferring all-in-one 'receivers'
may tend to assume/acknowledge the inclusion of tuners.

Unwanted power amps (and their power supply) add *considerable*
unnecessary size and weight to the unit. I can't see why you think it
"stupid" to want to buy a small, light unit that does what you want,
rather than a large, heavy thing that does a load of things that you
don't want, don't need, and just add size, weight and complexity.

And some of us already have a good stereo power amp we'd want to go on
using for *stereo*, not a higher number of channels.

Slainte,

Jim

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