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I find it strange that you stated in one thread.
"Wattage specs on H/K receivers are very conservative and they usually will outdo their ratings by a good bit. Denon, Pioneer Elite and Yamaha usually approach their rating but don't quite get there.
Most of the regular Pioneer, Sony, etc fall way short of their specs."
You do know the Pio Elite SC's make thier power rating in 5 channel (rated 140 watts/bench tested 135 watts) as where I can think of a current Denon that comes near to this 5 watts difference.
Not sure what you are asking / saying here.If your running full range towers like this, you are most-likely missing some low end bass impact and clarity.
I can't see how the bass part is true since the subwoofer is doing all that work anyway. I will give you the clarity thing but since I spent hundreds and not thousands on my stuff I can live with it. I got kids man. -
I find it strange that you stated in one thread.
"Wattage specs on H/K receivers are very conservative and they usually will outdo their ratings by a good bit. Denon, Pioneer Elite and Yamaha usually approach their rating but don't quite get there.
Most of the regular Pioneer, Sony, etc fall way short of their specs."
You do know the Pio Elite SC's make thier power rating in 5 channel (rated 140 watts/bench tested 135 watts) as where I can think of a current Denon that comes near to this 5 watts difference.
If your running full range towers like this, you are most-likely missing some low end bass impact and clarity.
Elite ICE amps put out plenty of power, but Denons, recent Denons, exempting the very top tier series are far from that. Run in 5-7 channels and you're lucky if you get half the ratings!
The other big box AVR that can pound is the Onkyo....but mostly at the upper range, 3000/5000 series. There was a time (TX-SR805) when the 800 series used to pound at full rated power. But those units are no longer 51 lbs.
A gross rule of thumb on most AVRs is to check out their weight. 40 lbs or more--you probably have some serious capacitance and power supplies in there. But even so...they still can't beat a dedicated power amp that has great head room and can manhandle a 4 ohm load at twice it's 8 ohm rating!
cnhCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
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Elite ICE amps put out plenty of power, but Denons, recent Denons, exempting the very top tier series are far from that. Run in 5-7 channels and you're lucky if you get half the ratings!
The other big box AVR that can pound is the Onkyo....but mostly at the upper range, 3000/5000 series. There was a time (TX-SR805) when the 800 series used to pound at full rated power. But those units are no longer 51 lbs.
A gross rule of thumb on most AVRs is to check out their weight. 40 lbs or more--you probably have some serious capacitance and power supplies in there. But even so...they still can't beat a dedicated power amp that has great head room and can manhandle a 4 ohm load at twice it's 8 ohm rating!
cnh
I am sure all of this is true but not all of us have thousands of dollars to spend. All I'm saying is that playing the speakers full-range makes the most out of what I've got. IMO.
