A:AnswerTurntable needs preamp to be heard. Many modern tables contain preamp. Can be purchased separately for a vintage turntable. I recommend this receiver.
A:AnswerYour iphone volume does control volume but the initial volume is controlled at the receiver. My receiver is located in the garage and I can use it outside for about 50 yards.
Great for around the pool when the receiver is inside.
A:AnswerWell since the Samsung TV you have has an optical audio output and the Yamaha R S202 only has RCA analog audio inputs you will need both a Toslink optical cable and a optical - to - RCA adaptor. I hate that most new smart TVs no longer have RCA analog audio outputs. Fortunately I just bought a Vizio m507-g1 and it has RCA outputs so I was able to hook my Yamaha R S202 up using RCA cables.
A:AnswerI don't use apple air play I looked at its manual. I don't see apple air play in the manual. It has a nice Bluetooth . I was able to coronet it to my mobile.
A:AnswerIts not recommended. And why would you want to do that anyway? You're sound doesn't get louder or improve simply by adding more speakers to an individual channel. You run the risk of increasing or decreasing the impedence, which can harm the reciever and is potentially a fire hazard.
A:AnswerYes. In fact when you plug a pair of headphones in the default is for the headphones to operate along with the connected external speakers. A lot of receivers automatically cut the connected speakers off whenever you plug in headphones but not this unit. If you want you can manually turn off the connected speakers.
A:AnswerI would think you can hook up your record player via the auxilary rca jacks in the back .as far as your Bose bluetooth speaker this receives bluetooth does not transmit bluetooth so no
