how can you tell if its the receiver or speaker

[3db]

<font color='#000000'>I've noticed that the sound coming out of my speakers becomes compressed &nbsp;starting at the 11:00 o'clock position. I'm trying to decipher wether its the receiver rated at 100w x5 that doesn't have the reserve to properly drive my speakers which are optimistically rated for 200 watts but whose sensitivity is only 87dBw. I'm avoiding attaching any brand names in this request as it only draws people away from the real question. &nbsp;The question is, &nbsp;How can/do I pinpoint the problem of the source? Is it the speakers or is it the receiver?</font>

 

[Yamahaluver]

<font color='#0000FF'>3db,

Have you tried to change the source to see if the source itself is the culprit.

Some speakers dont really like being pushed at high volumes and distortion rather than sound becomes the problem.</font>

 

[JoeE SP9]

<font color='#000000'>Yamahalover has a good suggestion. If the problem is in all your sources the problem may be the size of your room and the furnishings. A large overstuffed room will soak up sound. Combine that with relativly inefficient speakers and you will find yourself short of power.

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