LSi9 Amp Requirements

IRLRaceFan
IRLRaceFan Posts: 172
edited February 2011 in Speakers
So I'm weighing my tax return options over a possible speaker purchase and LSi 9’s are on my list.
One of the things I’m wondering about is amp requirements. What does it take to run these and will my Emo UPA-1’s be good enough?
I know there are better amps out there; but since I don’t have a tree in the backyard growing $$$, speakers AND another amp is not going to happen. Music is the main consideration and I do play it loud at times, but plan to keep the knob under 11.

So for the sake of this discussion, will LSi 9’s sound good with my current equipment? Or should I buy another amp(s) first and think about these speakers latter? Also, what about speaker wire? Do I really need to spend $100+ per foot for these??
(I'm very skeptical about high priced wire, but maybe it makes a difference w/ 4ohm???)

Thanks in advance! :smile:
Shaun
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited February 2011
    IRLRaceFan wrote: »
    will my Emo UPA-1’s be good enough?

    Should be fine
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2011
    You should be just fine with the Emotiva powering the LSI 9s.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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