Speakers upgrade

[ninja12]

I am in the process of upgrading my speakers. I currently have B&W 603 S2 fronts, CC6 S2 center, LM1 surrounds, and Definitive Pro Sub 100TL. I am using a Yamaha RX V2500 for my receiver. What I am planning to upgrade to is B&W 804 fronts, HTM4 center (due to space limitations), Velodyne DD10 sub. I am going to keep my LM1s since I have them mounted on the wall. My concern is I don't think the RX V2500 can drive the 804s to make them sound the way that they should. So, I am looking at the Rotel RB 1080 amp, which is a 2 channel amp, to help drive the 804s. I'm beginning to think that with the 2 channel amp I'm going to hear a difference in sound from the rest of the speakers. So, I was wondering if anyone has a 2 channel amp connected to their fronts and if you hear a difference. I am also considering getting a 5 channel Rotel amp to just drive all the speakers. I appreciate your feedback.

 

[jcPanny]

Receiver power

The new B&Ws are pretty high end and are probly worthy or a receiver upgrade. However, they are listed as 8 ohms and are pretty efficient, making them an easy load for most receivers. You might consider going to seperates (pre-pro and amp) or just getting a newer receiver that has a better pre-pro stage and a little more power. The Yamaha RX-V2700 and Denon 3806 are good examples.

 

[agarwalro]

I have similarly efficient speakers and the 3806 works great.

 

[j_garcia]

Sensitive not efficient. Two different things.

The 2700 is a good idea, but I would have to say just stick with the 2ch or 5ch amp idea, as there are no receivers that are going to give you the same kind of real power as them. Much of the sound will be deterimined by the receiver, moreso than the amp itself, but the concern is valid.

 

[Nuglets]

I have a my front speakers connected to a Peavey 2-channel amp with the rest of the speaker's connected to the reciever and there are no differencess in the speaker's that aren't connected to the Peavey than there were before I used the Peavey. The only difference that I could imagine there being is in the amount of power that the reciever is demanded to output. If you are using a separate amp for the front speakers, the reciever will not have as many speaker's to drive and will have more power reserved for the rest of the speaker's.

 

[ninja12]

I think that I am going to stay with the 2 channel amp route instead of going with a new receiver. I was able to listen to a set up close to what I will be getting in the store, and it sounded real good. Of course I know that they do special stuff in the store to calibrate the room to make it sound sweet. Anyway, thanks for the replies and the help.

Keep it sounding good.