Where to place Pioneer AV Receivers?

[shepsan]

I want to make the best use of my two Pioneer AV Home Theater Receivers. Please advise which room to place the four year old XSV-82TXS AV Receiver and which room to place new XSV-920-K AV receiver.


Large room: 24ft X 24ft.
Has 50" Plasma HDTV
Blu-ray player
Cable HD Set Top Box
Seven high-end Speakers
One high-end Powered Sub-Woofer


Small room: 12ft X 12 ft.
Has 20" LCD HDTV
Standard DVD/VCR Player
Five modest speakers
One Modest Sub-Woofer
Computer
High Speed Modem
Wireless Router

 

[bandphan]

Modest and high end don't really describe power requirements. I'd power the M&Ks with the 82, but not sure what the others are.

 

[shepsan]

Sorry for delay. Just found manuals.

All Speakers MK manufactured in Hollywood, CA before company was sold to overseas firm.


SMALL ROOM
One LCR-55 MKIII Center Speaker
Impedance: 4ohms
Minimum Power 2 watts RMS (Continuous)
Recomend Power amplifiers with between 50 and 200 watts RMS (continuous)
Maximum Power 200 watts RMS unclipped peaks
Frequency Response 87 Hz- 20 KHz +- 3 db

Two Front & Two Surround Speakers LCR-55 MKIII
All same as Center Speaker except Frequency Response 72 Hz- 20 KHz +- 2 db

Sub-Woofer
Power Output: (6 ohms, 20-200Hz, 10% THD): 100 Watts
Frequency Response 50Hz - 200Hz

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LARGE ROOM
One Center, Two Front and two Surround Sound S-150THX Speakers
Impedance: 4 ohms
Minimum Power 10 watts RMS
Maximum Power 400 watts RMS unclipped peaks
Frequency Response 82 Hz- 20 KHz +- 2 db

Sub Woofer MX-125 MKII
Power Output 150 watts RMS
Frequency Response 20 Hz - 200 Hz +- 2db

 

[shepsan]

There is a typo in my speaker info.

Minimum Power 2 watts RMS (Continuous). is an error. It should should read 25 watts.

 

[its phillip]

From what I can tell, your new vsx-920 isn't going to work out all that well considering all your speakers are 4 ohm and the receiver isn't rated for that. I could be wrong though.

 

[shepsan]

The VSX-920-K arrived Tuesday and I found the setup to be quite easy. The entire job from my opening the carton to attaching the cables, wires and components to playing my first DVD (not Blu-ray) took just a bit over one hour. The longest part of the process was my attaching the speaker wires.

This AV is a nice unit. There is no mistaking that it does not come close to matching the build or overall quality of the Pioneer Elite VSX-82TSX in my primary HT room. Nevertheless, the VSX-920-K has ample features and a solid sound system to make my den-office a quite comfortable place to work and to listen to music, watch TV or a DVD.

I do not have a Blu-ray player in the office as yet. Thus, I am using an older standard DVD player.

The VSX-920-K does a good job presenting both an excellent image and darn good sound from a standard disc. I played LEGENDS OF JAZZ as my initial test disc. I am satisfied that the 920 meets my "wants" for this room. The sound is rich, full and clear and presents a great range from the sub-woofer to the five other speakers

Regarding how the amplifier handled the 4 ohms, there was not a problem. I played the Legends disc completely and then played two hours of recorded music on my computer hard drive. The temperature of the AV hardly increased. It was certainly at an acceptable level throughout my first use of the AV.

IMO, this is a good entry-level AV at a decent price. It is a good choice for my small 12'X12' room.

If however, a high-end quality AV is required for a fully equipped HT system, I would suggest an AV with better build and features.

It would have been a mistake to move the VSX-82TXS into this room; it would have been a complete overkill because of the room size and the few components I am using in the room.

I hope that I did not bore readers with my comments. It is that I have leaned a great deal from reading experiences from other posters in the various threads that I want to pass on what experience I have just had.