..., but when it's in stereo listening to music and I get it up to around 80(which is really not practical) it shuts down a song or two in with a slow red blinking light.
Key points that will help in the troubleshooting
-it's well ventilated, open shelf top, even put a small fan on it incase of over heating
-only has shut off while using klipsch kf-28 set to small crossover at 80 with sub
-I've double checked my speaker wire
-Spoke with accessories4less who said it's probably simply running out of power and that if I wanted to run it that loud I need a better receiver, and suggested that biamping might help since I'm only running 5.1
This is unusual. Just check your Subwoofer Mode setting. If it's set to LFE+Main, bass from the mains below the crossover frequency is re-directed to the sub. But I
believe the mains still get the full range signal, even though they're set to small. I think this is Denon's way of achieving "Double Bass", but I could be wrong.
Also, that's not in "Multi Channel Stereo" mode is it? At high volumes with multiple speakers, this will be too much for many mid-tier AVR's.
How loud is the 80? YOU need to be a bit more specific in that 80 on some receivers may not be that loud.
On an Audyssey calibrated Denon, 80 (absolute) = 0dB (relative) or "Reference Level". This equates to theoretical peaks approaching 105dBSPL
per channel, at the listening position. For two speakers and a sub playing a coherent signal, this can result in program peaks approaching 110dBSPL at the listening position (assuming no power compression). So... VERY LOUD, particularly with recent music recording practices.
It's not a large room at all, I'm just a single guy that lives alone with no close neighbors, doing single guy things like listening to music and movies way too loud, hahaha. I think I'll put the x4000 on my list, and at least it has preouts so I can keep stepping up. I've seen that amazon has them for $799 as well right now too. Thanks for the replies, still learning all of this. Started with a old pair of klipsch ultra pc speakers and have slowly been swapping stuff out and upgrading as I go along.
With your loud listening preference and domestic situation, I think you should consider setting yourself another course rather than churning your X2000 for the X4000. (The power increase only equates to an extra 1 to 2dB anyway.)
Instead, I would start looking into
genuine high sensitivity speakers that trade-off unnecessary (with subs) low end extension for greater sensitivity. Each additional 3dB of sensitivity will, on average, halve the power required to play at a given volume. A speaker with 10dB greater sensitivity than another will subjectively sound twice as loud on the same power; or require 10x less power to play at the same volume. Combine high sensitivity with high power handling and fairly benign impedance, and you have a speaker that can be driven cleanly to very loud levels with mid-tier AVR power. A good quality sub (or two) capable of high output is mandatory at all times though. Here are just a few examples to check out:
Pi Speakers Three Pi
Power Sound Audio MTM-210
Reaction Audio CX-10
JTR Single 8HT and
Noesis 228HT
An excellent option if DIY "assemble it yourself" is a possibilty:
DIY Sound Group Elusive 1099
And seeing WAF isn't an issue (yet)
, a budget surprise from the pro-sound world:
Behringer Eurolive B215XL
Be carefull and look after those ears though.
