TSi 500 needs more wattage?
xxmastermushxx
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I have a pair of Polk Audio TSi 500's and a Denon AVR-590 5.1 rated at 75 watts per channel. Do you believe 75 watts for the TSi-500's is sufficient? Would I gain better sound quality by bi-amping them (with a low-distortion amp of course) with some additional wattage?
The speakers can handle 20-275 watts, so I could add an additional 200 watts to these babies. I listen at around -10dB to -15dB (on the receiver) usually when watching a movie or listening to music.
Maybe it'm just asking for too much, but I also have a pair of Dahlquist DQ-10's, and the mid-range of the DQ-10's is absolutely mouth watering. If you've never heard a pair, well...you should! Anyway, the TSi-500's can't even begin to compare to the DQ-10's and I'm curious because the DQ-10's are on a really high-end Lecson 100W stereo amp. I'd assume that'd also make a difference, but would it be THAT big?
The speakers can handle 20-275 watts, so I could add an additional 200 watts to these babies. I listen at around -10dB to -15dB (on the receiver) usually when watching a movie or listening to music.
Maybe it'm just asking for too much, but I also have a pair of Dahlquist DQ-10's, and the mid-range of the DQ-10's is absolutely mouth watering. If you've never heard a pair, well...you should! Anyway, the TSi-500's can't even begin to compare to the DQ-10's and I'm curious because the DQ-10's are on a really high-end Lecson 100W stereo amp. I'd assume that'd also make a difference, but would it be THAT big?
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xxmastermushxx wrote: »I have a pair of Polk Audio TSi 500's and a Denon AVR-590 5.1 rated at 75 watts per channel. Do you believe 75 watts for the TSi-500's is sufficient? Would I gain better sound quality by bi-amping them (with a low-distortion amp of course) with some additional wattage?
The speakers can handle 20-275 watts, so I could add an additional 200 watts to these babies. I listen at around -10dB to -15dB (on the receiver) usually when watching a movie or listening to music.
Maybe it'm just asking for too much, but I also have a pair of Dahlquist DQ-10's, and the mid-range of the DQ-10's is absolutely mouth watering. If you've never heard a pair, well...you should! Anyway, the TSi-500's can't even begin to compare to the DQ-10's and I'm curious because the DQ-10's are on a really high-end Lecson 100W stereo amp. I'd assume that'd also make a difference, but would it be THAT big?
Comparing a DQ10 with any Polk is silly since they're totally different in design, driver and era. I own a pair of DQ10 and have owned the TSi500...subsequently am very familiar with both.
Why not run the Polks on your really high end Lecson? And gather an opinion? When did this become a difficult experiment?
Yes, 75wpc is fine for the line, as it's more efficient than the Dahlquist.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
