Should I be driving my B&W CM10s with a Seperate Amplifier?

[TommyTom83]

Hello all,

I have been driving my CM10s, CM Centre 2, and Cm1s with a Pioneer Elite SC-37. Since this is one of the last days of the Emotiva sale do you think it is beneficial to use my SC-37 as a pre-amp and drive them with a XPA-5 Gen3? The CM10s have a sensitivity of 90db, the CM Centre 2 is 89db and the CM1s(gen 1) are 85db. Thanks in advance!

Tommy

 

[lovinthehd]

You having sound quality issues now? Clipping? Distortion? If you don't need the power, you don't need the power....but without an idea of spl levels you're listening at at what distance, hard to even guess.