stereo receiver
Speaker system brain
A stereo receiver is the central component of a home audio system, combining an amplifier, radio tuner, and input switching in one unit.
It powers speakers and routes audio from various sources—turntables, CD players, streaming devices.
He hooked up the turntable to the old stereo receiver.
The term dates from when two-channel stereo was the standard; modern equivalents often handle surround sound.
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- power outputEnergy delivered per time
- speaker wireConductor linking amplifier to speakers
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- audioTransmitted sound content
volume · knob · dial · remote control · bass · treble · channels · vinyl · tape deck · tone arm · woofer · antenna · FM · AM · equalizer · wattage · component · cabinet
- 70s electronics8-track, Atari, Betamax, cassette tape, cassette player
- Receiverssatellite dish, tuner, analog tuner, handset, earpiece
- vintage radiostube radio, crystal radio, transistor, portable radio, crystal set
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- streaming devicesstreaming device, streaming box, streaming stick, media streamer, Roku
stereo receiverspeakers
Audio output devices
loudspeakers · headphones · transducer · turntable · CD player
stereo, receiver, stereoscopic, stereoscope, stereophonic, receive, receiving, received, receives