Best A.V.R. for large floorstanders???

[r.bowen]

I have Paradigm Studio 100's that are previously being driven by seperates. I am moving the seperates to another room, but because of size, the 100's have to remain in living room. I am on a budget so I will be replacing seperates with an a/v receiver. I am not using a sub because the 100's do not need one. Therefore, I need an a.v.r. with quality amplification. NAD, Arcam, and Rotel seem to be decent choices. Not sure which models could do the job. Could I use as little as 70-75 watts or should I definitely go for the higher models. Yamaha rx v1 seems to have gotten good ratings for it's amps also. Please help with my problem. I have posted this problem on several forums, but have only gotten 1 response. Thank you.

 

[zipper]

For those speakers the more power the better.There are reports of people being happy with the Yamaha 2400/100's combo.I would suggest the B&K AV-507.If you drove them with separates before you probably wouldn't be happy with much less.See if you can bring some home to demo.

 

[mdrew]

I'm no expert, but if you're looking for some power, look at the HK 7200. I just got mine (couple days ago). I went with this unit for price and that I needed some serious current for the speakers I bought (Axiom M80's). It's rated at 100 watts per channel, all seven channels. 75 amps of current.

I'm still learning how to set it up, and am about to post a question here about that very thing. But one thing is certain, I can't be in my house and crank these 80's as loud as they'll go. - and I've got 4700 squ ft.

I got the 7200 at OneCall for $900.

.....mike

 

[Jason Coleman]

I also have the Studio 100s (v3) and they do need plenty of power. While they are very efficient speakers (92dB), their impedence drops down to around 3 ohms down in the lower range. I would either go for a receiver with plenty of power, or add a 2-channel amp to a feature-rich receiver like Denon's 3805 (which I'm in the process of doing). Rotel, NAD, HK all seem pretty hefty and accurate with their output ratings, so they might handle the 100's fairly well on their own.

Jason

 

[gene]

It's rated at 100 watts per channel, all seven channels. 75 amps of current.

The 75A rating is a bogus spec it is an instantaneous figure rather than steady state, kinda like dynamic power ratings. The 7200 is a beefy receiver and since it doesn't have all the latest DSP compliments (PLiix, DTS 96/24, etc) you can get it for a bargain. It certainly has a more tasty amp section than todays $1K receivers.