I am on the hunt for new speakers.  My 8 year-old Logitechs half-broke, and now it is painful to listen to.  I'm wanting to go the passive speaker+receiver route, and I am quite lost.  I have an old RCA receiver that I'll link below.  I need you guys to tell me if I need to get a new one to run...

My integrated motherboard sound card finally bit the dust, so I have an excuse to upgrade.  I'm very new to the world of audio, so please forgive these newbish questions.  I hope this is the right forum.   1.  I thought I read somewhere that you don't need a sound card if you have an...