amp or reciever

[korykelly13]

im really new in this field so please bare with me... i have the sony SSF7000 and i want to hook them up to my computer... i was going to buy a reciever with 100w per channel but the speakers have a 200w max so wouldnt that hurt the speakers by not giving enough power? can someone help me out with what i should buy in order to play thje speakers with my PC desktop?

 

[CraigV]

The 100 watt rating from your receiver is probably not accurate, as far as delivering that much power to all channels at the same time, but it should be more than sufficient to drive the speakers you have.

 

[mtrycrafts]

im really new in this field so please bare with me... i have the sony SSF7000 and i want to hook them up to my computer... i was going to buy a reciever with 100w per channel but the speakers have a 200w max so wouldnt that hurt the speakers by not giving enough power? can someone help me out with what i should buy in order to play thje speakers with my PC desktop?

The speakers are 8 ohms nominal and 90dB spl sensitivity in a chamber, probably 93 in room so you will be more than fine with a receiver. Unless you want to entertain the whole neighborhood

 

[Lordoftherings]

Don't fret it!

Your Sony SS-F7000 are a very easy load with an 8-ohm spec. impedance and a high spec. sensitivity of 90db.

A receiver with 50 watts or so per channel will do just fine. More than that, and you'll get almost evicted.

No, but seriously, 50 watts to 80 watts per channel is just fine. Don't worry about needing more power than that. You can found a good one for less than $199.

LOTR

 

[agarwalro]

im really new in this field so please bare with me... i have the sony SSF7000 and i want to hook them up to my computer... i was going to buy a reciever with 100w per channel but the speakers have a 200w max so wouldnt that hurt the speakers by not giving enough power? can someone help me out with what i should buy in order to play thje speakers with my PC desktop?

The speakers are easy to drive. So more than likely, you will damage the speakers by giving them too much power, rather than, the amp not having enough power. You will need to use your ears for this. If they start distorting, turn the volume down asap.

No, but seriously, 50 watts to 80 watts per channel is just fine. Don't worry about needing more power than that. You can found a good one for less than $199.

+1. Under these conditions, the amp will not be the cause of distortion due to lack of power.

 

[Lordoftherings]

From above ^

Well... If he chooses an amp with 200 watts per channel, he'll stand less chance to clip his amp, so his speakers won't distort.

But if he chooses an amp with 25 watts per channel, he'll take a much greater risk to clip his amp much faster than the bigger amp, and face the possibility to damage the drivers from his speakers and also his amp.

Just simple logic.