How powerful an AVR needed for rti a3 / csi a6

hookem12
hookem12 Posts: 22
edited January 2012 in Speakers
What kind of wattage avr would this setup need?

How would a denon 2112 fair?

thanks
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2011
    How big of a room and what are your listening habits....mid volume for jazz or acoustic, or do you like to pretend you are at a Who concert? :smile:

    When I had RTiA3s and CSi3 I could run those in a medium sized room to "turn that down" loud from my wife using my Yamaha RX-V1800

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited December 2011
    That Denon claims to have discrete channels, meaning all the channels should put out the rated 90w/ch. Looks like a nice avr, should do fine for those speakers. It does not have pre-outs, so you will not be able to add an amp if you upgrade your speakers. Something to think about.
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    Bedroom 5.0 HT Rig (Music/Movies/Gaming) :

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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2011
    It would power it fine, though I doubt it would actually hit 90w/channel all channels driven. Discrete or not, the power supply is still shared.
    Main Surround -
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    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

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  • hookem12
    hookem12 Posts: 22
    edited December 2011
    its what I'm running right now and the denon folks said it wasn't powerful enough.

    because i had to turn it up to -9ish db to have decent volume

    I tinkered around and turned off samsung tv's anynet and now -40 db is about what -9 db was sounding like
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  • Slaine777
    Slaine777 Posts: 78
    edited January 2012
    I am using a HK AVR-3600 to power RTI A3 fronts with a CSI A6 center.
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