harmon kardon AVR 147

[saketkoria]

receiver ratings match speaker ratings?

Hi
just got a new harmon kardon avr 147 receiver. I says that its 40watt/channel output. I have been told by sales persons that watever speakers we get, their per channel rms output should be more than that of receiver.
On that basis i am plannin to buy Logitech Z-5500 5.1 which has 68 Watts/channel rms ratings. and 188 watts subwoofer.
can someone tell me if this would be a good match for the receiver i have bought.

 

[TLS Guy]

Hi
just got a new harmon kardon avr 147 receiver. I says that its 40watt/channel output. I have been told by sales persons that watever speakers we get, their per channel rms output should be more than that of receiver.
On that basis i am plannin to buy Logitech Z-5500 5.1 which has 68 Watts/channel rms ratings. and 188 watts subwoofer.
can someone tell me if this would be a good match for the receiver i have bought.

Probably fine, but what are the receiver and speaker impedances?

 

[mudrummer99]

Unless I'm mistaken, those are computer style speakers. No problems with that other than computer speakers usually have their own amplifier built in, so no need to hook it up to the receiver, or even more specifically no way to hook it up to the receiver. It has inputs for connecting up your dvd player, etc. but probably not too much beyond what you currently have. If you are looking for a set of speakers that would work with a receiver instead of having their own built in power supply and limited connections, I would skip these and look to see what you can do as far as a passive set of speakers designed to be hooked up to a receiver. Hope this helps a bit.

Mike

 

[alexsound]

Hi
just got a new harmon kardon avr 147 receiver. I says that its 40watt/channel output. I have been told by sales persons that watever speakers we get, their per channel rms output should be more than that of receiver.
On that basis i am plannin to buy Logitech Z-5500 5.1 which has 68 Watts/channel rms ratings. and 188 watts subwoofer.
can someone tell me if this would be a good match for the receiver i have bought.

The Z5500 is a fully self-amplified system. You can actually connect different components like a DVD player (the audio portion) and/or a CD player direct to the control box on the Z5500. You don't need the receiver. Just some source components.

 

[saketkoria]

impedance of receiver unknown

hey thnx for replying
but i am not able to guage the impedence of receiver. although here is the link for its details of receiver. electronics.pricegrabber.com/home-audio-receivers/m/37612830/details/st=product_tab

and logitech's input impedance is 8000 ohms. here are the details
computers.pricegrabber.com/speakers/m/4117156/details/st=product_tab

 

[saketkoria]

Unless I'm mistaken, those are computer style speakers. No problems with that other than computer speakers usually have their own amplifier built in, so no need to hook it up to the receiver, or even more specifically no way to hook it up to the receiver. It has inputs for connecting up your dvd player, etc. but probably not too much beyond what you currently have. If you are looking for a set of speakers that would work with a receiver instead of having their own built in power supply and limited connections, I would skip these and look to see what you can do as far as a passive set of speakers designed to be hooked up to a receiver. Hope this helps a bit.

Mike

hi
thnx for replying, but does that mean i wont get the effects of the Harmon kardon when i plug them to logitech z5500? as in the logic 7 effects and all of that? cause i really have my heart on z5500 as a speakers set since past 3 years. and its now that they hav become affordable.

 

[mudrummer99]

hey thnx for replying
but i am not able to guage the impedence of receiver. although here is the link for its details of receiver. electronics.pricegrabber.com/home-audio-receivers/m/37612830/details/st=product_tab

and logitech's input impedance is 8000 ohms. here are the details
computers.pricegrabber.com/speakers/m/4117156/details/st=product_tab

You cannot hook these speakers to this receiver, or any receiver for that matter. They are self amplified speakers. They have a couple inputs for connecting a DVD player and Ipod, but beyond that they don't have a lot of inputs for future use. You can still use these speakers for audio playback/DVD playback but there is no need for a receiver.

Mike

 

[mudrummer99]

hi
thnx for replying, but does that mean i wont get the effects of the Harmon kardon when i plug them to logitech z5500? as in the logic 7 effects and all of that? cause i really have my heart on z5500 as a speakers set since past 3 years. and its now that they hav become affordable.

There is no way to output the audio from that receiver since it is considered the end source. There are no preamp outs on this unit, so connecting to these speakers will not be possible. These are pretty good speakers from what I have read on reviews so they may not be a bad investment anyways, you just won't be able to take advantage of any of the effects that the HK has. Hope this helps.

Mike

 

[saketkoria]

You cannot hook these speakers to this receiver, or any receiver for that matter. They are self amplified speakers. They have a couple inputs for connecting a DVD player and Ipod, but beyond that they don't have a lot of inputs for future use. You can still use these speakers for audio playback/DVD playback but there is no need for a receiver.

Mike

wow that was a quick reply.
but the logitech has provision for conecting the amp via digital coaxial as well as optical 6ch direct. which as compared to harmon kardon speakers model hkts 11 is more than that. so plz help me that would i get the effects of harmon kardon amplifier on logitech 5500 once connected or no?

 

[mudrummer99]

Hmm, the HK does have outputs for that, but I am not sure whether or not it would be a processed output allowing you to take advantage of the skills of the receiver or if it is just a passed through audio signal. I'm gonna guess, and this is just a guess, that it is an untouched pass through since most outputs on receivers that are processed are multi-channel type outputs, but I could be wrong. Maybe one of the other folks around here would be able to give you a definite on this.

Mike

 

[smurphy522]

Saketkoria,

You should concentrate your efforts (and save some $) on a speaker system which is designed to be connected to a receiver. The Logitech Z5500 system seen here is definately not in that category. It is for a computer system (fancy none the less). OK, it does have inputs for other things (i.e. Ipods, Xbox, Etc...) but it is a powered speaker system, meaning there is no reason or benefit to hooking up the digital output of a receiver to it. H/K digital output will not be processed through the receiver, it is a pass-through output. I own a avr247 and can confirm that fact.

First I would say: 1) let us know why you got a receiver, to be the source of a music/home theatre system or to take a source from a computer or from an Xbox/PS3/Etc. and power a speaker system with it.
2) we would like to know the size of the space the system will be in?

Your answers all depend on what you want to do with it. Please be as defined as possible, I don't want to see an answer like I want the bestest loudest deal out there in a big room. Either the dimensions of the room or volume will suffice.

If it is just speakers you are after, a good bet would be to look here. It is a company called what else but: the speaker comapny. Do a search on the forums here and you'll find a few decent reviews, one is here. Anyhow, they apprently offer a 5.1 system for as little as $200 and offer a no questions asked 30 day home audition period and even cover return shipping. Sounds like a good deal to me and I can be pretty sure that they will blow away the Logitech series. The Logitech Z5500 are nice computer speakers but you are talking a whole other realm when you put a real amplifier (in the H/K unit) behind a true speaker system. By true I mean these have a woofer and a tweeter and most Audioholics would agree that they can be considered more of a true speaker, a good foot in the door/starter system.

Let me know how things work out and please reply so we can assist further before you make a grave decision.

Oh yeah, Good Luck!