What Receiver Should I use for my 400 wat speaker?

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Thetunnel14

Audiophyte
im a noob and dnt really kno wat to get for my speaker , can sumone please point me in the right direction? Thank you
 
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templemaners

Senior Audioholic
im a noob and dnt really kno wat to get for my speaker , can sumone please point me in the right direction?
Starting with this would be a great start. :rolleyes:

If want some more meaningful help, why don't you begin by telling us what speakers you have and what you use to power them currently.
 
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Thetunnel14

Audiophyte
well its a pyramid studio pro 12" . and its a 400 watt speaker. im currently using a sony receiver to power it , its a lil receiver ment to power up to 130 watt.
 
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templemaners

Senior Audioholic
well its a pyramid studio pro 12" . and its a 400 watt speaker. im currently using a sony receiver to power it , its a lil receiver ment to power up to 130 watt.

Alright, so I punched in "pyramid studio pro 12" into Google and came across this. Does that look like your speaker?

Operating under the assumption that it is (or close to it), I'm not sure why you think you need more power. The speaker is rated at 97 db 1w/1m, so it's going to be pretty loud with not much power at all.

Also, is your Sony receiver an actual receiver or a HTiB Sony receiver?
 
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Thetunnel14

Audiophyte
well actually mines is a 400 watt it pretty much looks the same though. but nah its a receiver to a Sony MHC-EC55 Mini Hi-Fi System.
 
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markw

Audioholic Overlord
Two things to keep in mind.

well actually mines is a 400 watt it pretty much looks the same though. but nah its a receiver to a Sony MHC-EC55 Mini Hi-Fi System.
1) Just because a speaker can handle 400 watts, that doesn't menn it needs to be fed that, nor does it mean they will soud good absorbing that power. 180 mph tires don't have to be driven at that speed.

2) That mini-system doesn't put out anywhere near 130 "real" watts. It's a marketing ploy they use to impress the unknowing that esentially lies about it's real power ratings.
 
zhimbo

zhimbo

Audioholic General
The watt rating of a speaker is not a very important figure really. You aren't underpowering with less than 400 watts, it basically just means you aren't blowing it up.


And here's a little lesson on how companies lie about wattage ratings for receivers:

Your sony mini-system is rated thusly:

130 Watts Total = 65 Watts @ 6 ohms per Channel x 2 (10% THD, 120 Hz - 10 kHz)

First of all, you don't get to double the wattage just because there are two speakers, so right away that means the true wattage rating is no more than 65 watts.

Second, it's rated at 10% THD - which is a distortion rating. A more usual quality standard is 0.1%. That means that this is being rated at a level with 100 times as much distortion in the sound as is usually considered acceptable.

Third it's rated for 6ohm speakers. Some speakers are 6ohms but the more common standard for most ratings is 8ohms. This also inflates the apparent power of the receiver.

I'd be very shocked indeed, if rated by usual standards for audio equipment, if that receiver was rated more than 30 watts.

Which, by the way, would probably drive your speakers fine if you aren't playing very dynamic orchestral music and/or trying to fill a large room. However, almost any "real" receiver would be a big step up in power.
 
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tonypelicon

Audiophyte
I think SONY its getting ready a new line of audio preAMP systems, stay tunned at their main website.
 
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