yeah i was either thinking the 705 or 805
i think i may just get the klipschs and wait and see
my room is about 20'x15' (apartment- living room)
is there any danger to underdriving speakers?
ive heard about clipping and whatnot and tinny sound
Well, well, well.
The Klipsch Reference 82's. Good speakers IMHO. If you ask me, you should get an amplifier for those speakers. They can sing quite well if powered correctly. I fear the TX-SR503 by itself, even in a room as small as yours, will be inadequate if you ever do want to play them at a decent level of output. I base this solely on impedance drive cabability and the TX-SR503 lacks in this department.
I used to own a TX-SR502 and it powered some PSB Century 600i floor standers. It struggled with those speakers because A.) they where not very efficient and B.) probably weren't the most even loaded speakers. I know the Klipsch are not very even loaded, and you may have some issues with harshness in the tweeters when they dip, and they dip low, in impedance.
You mention the TX-SR705 and TX-SR805. Both are good receivers, but was really sets them apart are the internal amplifiers. The TX-SR705 weighs less than 30 pounds and has THX Select certification (I don't believe one of the merits of this certification is 4 ohm compatibility). The TX-SR805 however is THX Ultra certified, and is stable into 4 ohm loads. It has substantial amounts of headroom with its oversized power supply. You also get a few benefits of enhanced connectivity with the TX-SR805 with some other niceties as well.
Now if you don't need HDMI features and just power and fidelity you can spend less than $400 and get the JVC RX-DP20 or RX-DP15 at Onecall. They are factory refurbished and come with a 90 day warranty I believe. I can personally atest to the power and fidelity of these receivers as I used to own the RX-DP9, which uses the same principle amplifier design as the other models I mentioned. I also think the JVCs look much better than most any receiver I have ever looked at. In terms of power they have benchtests to prove they are true power houses. They are stable in 4 ohm loads and can belt out their specified power rating for 2 channel with both channels operating. Like the TX-SR805, these are 50 pounders, so shipping will be a tad high, but you will know where that weight went when you are powering your speakers.
The face plate on the JVCs are mechanical two step drop down. They offer pretty much the full function of the remote under that door.
Ignore the counter and limited supply number, they keep resetting the timer and getting more units. That doesn't mean this deal will last forever, but dont' trust that once the time shown runs out your chance is gone.
http://www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=37273512
And the next one is not timed, and I would recommend buying the RX-DP20 over this one, but in the case the RX-DP20 would disappear, the RX-DP15 is just as capable in terms of power.
http://www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=38672988
Good luck with your system.
