Is my receiver enough?

[audioholic212]

Hi,

Here is the link to specs for my receiver.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200219&CTID=5000300

and here is the link for my EMP LCR's.

http://www.emptek.com/e5ti.php

I have three of them for LCR. Don't have a sub yet.

Can anybody tell me if the receiver I am using is enough to drive these speakers. The reason I ask is that a friend of mine expressed a doubt that my receiver may be letting my speakers down.

Also, keep in mind, that I haven't done any setup whatsoever yet (haven't read the whole manual on room eq, yet). I just got the speakers and plugged them into the receiver. They sound pretty good to me. But, then, my friend thought that my receiver maybe at fault. Please advise.

My sig also has the link mentioned above.

 

[oppman99]

I would set up your reciever fully before making any decisions. Depending on the volume you listen at, your reciever may be fine. If you are happy, that is all that should matter. If you decide you want more power, the 2300 has preouts so you can always add an external amp later. If your friend has concerns, I'm guessing he has an external amp he might be willing to bring over so you can do some comparisons with/without. Do you need and external amp? Probably not. If you like to listen at louder volumes, it may be something to look into. You speakers are 6 ohm and not extremely sensitive, so they may benefit from an amp.

 

[cfrizz]

Those are some nice looking speakers.

I have 19 year old Polk RTA-8T 6ohm speakers. I have driven them with a 50wpc amp and they sounded good, I have driven them with a 110wpc receiver & they sounded good. When I hooked them up to a 205wpc Parasound amp, they showed me what they could truly sound like.

So calibrate your system fully and enjoy. But think about putting some separate amplification on them to ensure they are operating to their full potential.

 

[JerryLove]

Speaker sensitivity = 87db
Receiver RMS = 110W

So at 100W you'd be putting 107db. If you are getting near that: I think you'll want more power.

If you are running a more modest 97db at 1m, then you are only using 10W.

 

[skizzerflake]

I doubt that you really need more power unless you are really shaking the walls. Even then remember that even doubling your wattage would only buy you another 3 db, which is only a little bit louder. You might do better to put your next purchase into a powered sub. That will take the most wattage consuming frequencies off the main speakers and allow the receiver to have a little more headroom.

 

[audioholic212]

So at 100W you'd be putting 107db. If you are getting near that: I think you'll want more power.

Yeah, my wife will kill me if I go anywhere near those db level.

Thank you all for the insights. I setup my speakers in the receiver with the right size info and everything. Let's see how that goes.

Looks like this receiver is plenty for my speakers as of right now.

Next up. Sub(s)....

 

[mtrycrafts]

Yeah, my wife will kill me if I go anywhere near those db level.

....

Next up. Sub(s)....

Well, if you think your wife will kill you over the previous, wait till you get a sub

 

[mannoiaj]

Those are 6 ohm nominal speakers.

 

[audioholic212]

Those are 6 ohm nominal speakers.

Does that mean I am good to go? No need to change the receiver?

 

[oppman99]

Unless you notice distortion in the sound at higher volumes or your reciever is kicking out a lot of heat, you should be fine.

 

[Lordoftherings]

With a sub, the question becomes quasi moot, if not entirely moot.