Need to get a new receiver.

[rl168]

I just bought a pair of paradigm S8 for my front, and I have the C3 center speaker on order. Now I need to get a new receiver to power the new setup. Any suggestions on which brand/model I should look at? I would use it 60% for movies and 40% for music. Thanks!

 

[markw]

Offhand, I'd say the Marantz 8100 would do quite well.

But, if that's a little out of your price range, you might want to narrow your request a little.

 

[jcPanny]

Receiver or seperates

RL,
Nice speaker setup. Those paradigms are 8 ohms compatible but they can handle lots of power. You might consider seperates (pre-pro and outboard amp) or adding a good amp to a receiver like the Yamaha RX-V2700.

 

[mars2k]

Nad

Take a close look at NAD whatever the rating is on power add at least 1/2 again. They have a new T754 that can be had reasonably and would provide great sound plus last a while.

 

[tomd51]

I'll second JC's suggestions. If you don't need the latest and greatest, you can get a good deal on last year's models from Yamaha (RXV-2500 or 2600, Denon AVR 3805 or 3806, Pioneer VSX-52TX or 54TX or Onkyo TX-SR703 or SR803 and add a two, three or five channel amp to any of these receivers and have yourself a pre-pro/amp setup that can rival some 2-3K setups... -TD

 

[rl168]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am new to this, so please pardon my stupid questions

markw,

I am actually researching the yamaha rxv2700, denon avr4306 and the marantz sr8001. The cool thing is the owner of the store where I bought the speakers from has a brand new in box sr8001, and he's going to loan it to me to see if I like it or not.

jc,

Thanks, the S8 are great. Here's the funny story...I have no intention to replace my 5 yr old infinity speakers at all. My buddy has been talking about Paradigm for the past 2 years, he finally decided to look at the studio series. he went to the store to listen to it and he likes it. Then the store owner let him listen to the S4, and he loves it, so he dragged us down to listen to the S4 and eventually he bought them. So my buddy let me took the demo CD home, and while listening to it on my infinity, I realized I am missing out on a lot of details of the music! So the next thing we know, my wife and I are back at the store listening to the s4 and wanting to buy the S4. A regular customer at the store told us we should listen to the S8, and he went ahead and moved the S4 to the same room as the S8 for us to compare, next thing you know, the S8 are sitting in my game room

Sorry for the long winded story. Back to my question, I don't understand what you mean by seperates (pre-pro and outboard amp), how does that work? What is a pre/pro? Is this a better solution?

Due to budget constraint, I was thinking I would get a receiver for now, and when I have the money later on, I can add a separate amp to the receiver like you mentioned. What do you guys think?

 

[PENG]

Take a close look at NAD whatever the rating is on power add at least 1/2 again.

Tests have proved this kind of claims typically from some followers of NAD and HK are nothing more than myth. Their products are generally heavy, but more weight does not always mean more power.

 

[PENG]

RL,
Nice speaker setup. Those paradigms are 8 ohms compatible but they can handle lots of power. You might consider seperates (pre-pro and outboard amp) or adding a good amp to a receiver like the Yamaha RX-V2700.

I think that's a great idea, won't cost that much neither if you pick a low cost amp such as a NAD C272, or a couple of Outlaw monoblocks etc.