Receiver to Speaker Power? Need Audioholics Help?

[Tommy500]

Hi, I was interested in getting the SONY STR-DA7100ES rated a 170 x 7 and all polk audio speakers -LSi9 front bookshelf- LsiC center Li -Lsi9 or Lsifx for the surround? The Polk Audio speakers are rated at 200watt max. For the sub im going with the Velodyne SPL-1200r. Most likely I will set it up as a 5.1 system. My room size is 18x17 with high 25ft+ ceiling. Im thinking about this setup but wanted to run with the forums before I hit the buy button? What do you guys think about this setup? Will I be underpowered? Do you think I should change any part of the setup? Any and all sugguestions would help. Dont want to spend money and regret later. Thanks in advance..........

 

[zipper]

What do you guys think about this setup? Will I be underpowered?


I'm not a big fan of Sony receivers but if the price is right on an ES model.........why not.

Power should be adequate for the speakers & the room. You may want to do some comparisons on receivers. Check the way Sony rates the power. On the ES I think they're better at rating it but still overstate it...............as do other receiver manufs.

 

[jcPanny]

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It is not necessary to match up the power rating of the receiver to the speakers. In your room, anything over 100 Watts / channel should be adequate to drive the Polks or any other moderately efficient speaker. Also keep in mind that doubling the power (100 Watts to 200 Watts) will only cause a 3 dB increase in volume making it "slightly louder".

For mid-fi receivers, you should check out the Yamaha RX-V2600 and Denon 3806. Both of these manufacturers have better reputations then the Sony receivers. If you really want 200 Watts / channel, then you sould consider an outboard amplifier with a receiver or pre-pro.

The LSI's are one of the better polk lines. In your budget, you should also consider auditioning Paradigm, Axiom Audio, PSB, Klipsch Reference, and other manufacturers.

 

[Tommy500]

zipper - yeah for a 170x 7 watt receiver the sony is the best priced I've seen. Anything that has states 200x7 is double or triple the price. The quailty of the sony receiver I dont know..........

jcpanny - Looks like I wont be underpowered. For a 200x5 or 7 what outboard ampilifer/ receiver would you recommend? speaker?

In my price range. What other setup do you guys think would sound about the same? or better???

 

[dburchet]

I have auditioned a set of the Polk LSI series and I am not a big fan. To me they had to much of a "boxy" or muffled sound. I would try out other speaker models and see how they compare to the Polks. Take a CD or movie that you are familiar with when you demo so you can make accurate comparisons.