I have a pair of paradigm monitor 11 speakers. Any suggestion on a 150+watt per channel reviever
T tvanhook1146 Audiophyte Oct 16, 2021 #1 I have a pair of paradigm monitor 11 speakers. Any suggestion on a 150+watt per channel reviever
-Jim- Audioholic General Oct 16, 2021 #2 Hi tvanhook, Your speakers are somewhat efficient. SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC93 dB / 90 dB Why the 150+watt per channel receiver? Advise us of the room size and seating distance from the speakers and we'll be better able to assist. It would also be helpful to have the budget $$ value and what country you live in. Most here are fans of Denon /Marantz or Yamaha. There are a smattering of Sony folks and most are recommending you stay away from Onkyo / Pioneer due to technical woes and corporate issues.
Hi tvanhook, Your speakers are somewhat efficient. SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC93 dB / 90 dB Why the 150+watt per channel receiver? Advise us of the room size and seating distance from the speakers and we'll be better able to assist. It would also be helpful to have the budget $$ value and what country you live in. Most here are fans of Denon /Marantz or Yamaha. There are a smattering of Sony folks and most are recommending you stay away from Onkyo / Pioneer due to technical woes and corporate issues.
T tvanhook1146 Audiophyte Oct 16, 2021 #3 30 by 35 room. Bar area wirh pool table and dart board in open basement with 10 foot ceilings. As for price I'm flexible. Is under 1k realistic. Usa
30 by 35 room. Bar area wirh pool table and dart board in open basement with 10 foot ceilings. As for price I'm flexible. Is under 1k realistic. Usa
AcuDefTechGuy Audioholic Jedi Oct 16, 2021 #4 Yeah, most people would get a Yamaha, Marantz or Denon. A few may get Sony, Onkyo, Pioneer, Anthem, NAD.
Yeah, most people would get a Yamaha, Marantz or Denon. A few may get Sony, Onkyo, Pioneer, Anthem, NAD.
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Oct 16, 2021 #5 Not much choice in avrs of that power level, or are you talking about a 2ch receiver? How about something like an avr with pre-outs then get a more powerful amp as needed? I like the Denon 3700.
Not much choice in avrs of that power level, or are you talking about a 2ch receiver? How about something like an avr with pre-outs then get a more powerful amp as needed? I like the Denon 3700.
-Jim- Audioholic General Oct 16, 2021 #6 tvanhook1146 said: 30 by 35 room. Bar area wirh pool table and dart board in open basement with 10 foot ceilings. As for price I'm flexible. Is under 1k realistic. Usa Click to expand... Thanks for the quick response. Big room. Is there no primary seating area? I'm assuming the speakers are a couple feet out from the wall. A 100 watt receiver is capable of driving those monitor 11s to 109.3 dB when 10 feet away from the speakers. You gain less than 2 dB going to 150 watts. 100 dB is defined as uncomfortably loud, and 110 is a Jet flying over at 300 meters away (which is really close). So with 100 watts you'd be somewhere in the middle but darn close to sound coming from a Jet. The reason I chose 100 watts is that's a "sweet spot" in the market power wise. 1 watt of power will drive your monitor 11s to 93 dB which is probably where most folks normally consider it Very Loud and then some. You may be able to even go with 75 or 80 watts depending on your loudness aspirations. See SPL Calculator Is this receiver always gong to used in a Stereo configuration? Any Subs or Home Theater (HT) asperations? The market is realty competitive for HT and far less so, for stereo receivers which are getting harder to find (at least decent ones). More info is helpful. Last edited: Oct 17, 2021
tvanhook1146 said: 30 by 35 room. Bar area wirh pool table and dart board in open basement with 10 foot ceilings. As for price I'm flexible. Is under 1k realistic. Usa Click to expand... Thanks for the quick response. Big room. Is there no primary seating area? I'm assuming the speakers are a couple feet out from the wall. A 100 watt receiver is capable of driving those monitor 11s to 109.3 dB when 10 feet away from the speakers. You gain less than 2 dB going to 150 watts. 100 dB is defined as uncomfortably loud, and 110 is a Jet flying over at 300 meters away (which is really close). So with 100 watts you'd be somewhere in the middle but darn close to sound coming from a Jet. The reason I chose 100 watts is that's a "sweet spot" in the market power wise. 1 watt of power will drive your monitor 11s to 93 dB which is probably where most folks normally consider it Very Loud and then some. You may be able to even go with 75 or 80 watts depending on your loudness aspirations. See SPL Calculator Is this receiver always gong to used in a Stereo configuration? Any Subs or Home Theater (HT) asperations? The market is realty competitive for HT and far less so, for stereo receivers which are getting harder to find (at least decent ones). More info is helpful.
T tvanhook1146 Audiophyte Oct 17, 2021 #7 Only stereo. Primary seating would be the bar stools I suppose. Maybe a sub down the road
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Oct 17, 2021 #8 Does video needs to be incorporated? What would you need to connect to it in the way of sources?
T tvanhook1146 Audiophyte Oct 17, 2021 #9 I've got a nice turn table and a pretty good album selection. Only other option I would need would be blue tooth
I've got a nice turn table and a pretty good album selection. Only other option I would need would be blue tooth
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Oct 17, 2021 #10 Perhaps the Yamaha R-N803 https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/r-n803/index.html
Perhaps the Yamaha R-N803 https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/r-n803/index.html
Pogre Audioholic Slumlord Oct 17, 2021 #11 lovinthehd said: Perhaps the Yamaha R-N803 https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/r-n803/index.html Click to expand... Oh boy, a 100 wpc stereo receiver with room correction and bass management? You don't see those very often!
lovinthehd said: Perhaps the Yamaha R-N803 https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/r-n803/index.html Click to expand... Oh boy, a 100 wpc stereo receiver with room correction and bass management? You don't see those very often!
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Oct 17, 2021 #12 Pogre said: Oh boy, a 100 wpc stereo receiver with room correction and bass management? You don't see those very often! Click to expand... Pretty decent feature set if all you need is 2.0 or 2.1 altho kinda pricey compared to an avr.
Pogre said: Oh boy, a 100 wpc stereo receiver with room correction and bass management? You don't see those very often! Click to expand... Pretty decent feature set if all you need is 2.0 or 2.1 altho kinda pricey compared to an avr.
-Jim- Audioholic General Oct 18, 2021 #13 I agree the feature set is good but a comparably priced AVR could give one options for expansion down the road.
I agree the feature set is good but a comparably priced AVR could give one options for expansion down the road.
