A few questions (new to this)

[Sgt Siff]

Hello everyone, first post! It took me ages to register because it said i had a blacklisted IP when i tried connecting through the router, connected straight to modem and it worked :|

Anyway, i have a few questions about loudspeakers as i am going to be making a purchase soon,

i have my eyes on the GALE speakers and after a bit of looking, the only difference between the two series' is that the 30 series has paper LF drivers and the 40 series has a 'Woven Composite Cone' will i really be able to tell the difference?

and

The a/v reciever i was going to get (yamaha RX-V359) has 6 x 100w outputs, the only problem is the floor standers are 120w, front speaker 80w, rear 100w and bass 150w.
Should i go for a more powerful a/v reciever? and if i do, won't the higher outputs e.g 150w damage the lower wattage speakers?

Any help much apreciated :)

[Seth=L]

I think you could do better for your speakers.

Look at these unless you are totally sure that you want to buy the Gales.

<a href="http://www.av123.com/products_category_brand.php?section=speakers&brand=55">Onix X-Series</a>

Athena Technoligies also has very nice speakers for the money.

For subwoofers you could look at the X-Sub (also Onix). The X-Series as well as this sub come in different finishes to match your decor.
<a href="http://www.av123.com/products_category_brand.php?section=subwoofers&brand=57">X-Sub</a>

[Sgt Siff]

The X-Sub looks good and i like the athena speakers, but problem is that i am from the UK and there seems to be no mention of them over here

[Seth=L]

Oh, that is unfortunate. I don't know any Internet Direct companies over in the UK. AV123 is internet only I think. I don't know if they deal in UK.

[Sgt Siff]

Looks like ill be going for the gale ones then, they will be at least a step up from the sub £100 all in one creative set i have now :)

Regarding the AV unit, will i damage the 80 watt speakers if the output channel is 100w? and will the 120W speakers work at all?

Thankyou for the help :)

[BarryDVD]

I was also curious about power matching one's speakers to their amp....?

[AVRat]

More power is better for the speakers since you'll push the receiver less for desired volume output. Pushing an uderpowered receiver may damage a speaker.

[Seth=L]

There is no need for concern. I would assume the subwoofer has an internal amplifier, meaning it doesn't rely on the reciever for its power. Underpowering is a far more common circumstance in which speakers are destroyed. So long as there is no audible distortion you should be fine.

[Sgt Siff]

Thanks a lot :)
You have really helped a lot, i was on another forum about audio and stuff related and no one seemed to have time to answer questions like this, so thankyou :D

[Seth=L]

Thanks a lot :)
You have really helped a lot, i was on another forum about audio and stuff related and no one seemed to have time to answer questions like this, so thankyou :D
Your welcome.:)

What was the forum where they didn't answer the question?