When choosing a receiver, remember that Energy Star compliant receivers spend about twenty five percent less electricity than similar Energy Star non-compliant components.

When comparing a receiver, look at the back panel and determine the amount of A / V inputs and outputs you'll need by counting the number of components the receiver will be connected to in your Home-Theater system; then, add at least one more for potential Audio/Video system growth.

When looking for a receiver to use in a house no matter the size, consider getting the feature called Multi Source (for output) included in the receiver selected; it allows the receiver to play independently two separate audio/video sources in two different rooms in the house.

When choosing and pairing speakers with receivers, keep in mind the Watt-power output of the receiver; low-Watt handling speakers cannot process a powerful receivers Watt output and tend to break almost immediately when too much volume is applied to them.

When shopping for a receiver that can smoothly fill up your room with crisp, well defined sound, take in account the size of the room the receiver is to perform in and evaluate that size with the power needed from the receiver to execute its tasks smoothly.