Got speakers but need the right receiver.
I have recently purchased the lsi series with the lsi 9 the lsi c, the lsif/? and the dsw660w. Could someone help me to settle on the right a/v receiiver for this set up. I am a new B. I am considering the Onkyo 809.
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Get the receiver that has the features you want. There are many to choose from that are good quality. I'm not a fan of Onkyo and prefer either the Pioneer Elite or Yamaha AVR's. Whatever you get, make sure it has pre-outs. Then buy an external 5-ch amp to drive the LSi speakers. Again, my preference is Adcom but there are many options here too.
There are many threads here where people have asked similar questions in the past. You can search through the older threads, and there might be some more details out there already. -
I have a onkyo Ht-RC 370. Great reciever. Pretty much has all the features of the 809 but at less the cost. Believe the 809 has a little more watts and two hdmi outs but that's about it.
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I love my Onkyo TX-NR1009. It adds a bit more power, as well as two more channels compared to the 809 (9.2 vs 7.2). Both the 809 and 1009 have the HQV processor for top quality scaling and video processing. I let the receiver do all the scaling since the HQV is better than the one built into my TV.
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I have recently purchased the lsi series with the lsi 9 the lsi c, the lsif/? and the dsw660w. Could someone help me to settle on the right a/v receiiver for this set up. I am a new B. I am considering the Onkyo 809.
Welcome to the club. The LSI series are 4 ohm speakers and require an amplifier to power them.....or a very beefy receiver rated for 4 ohms. Buy a receiver with the bells and whistles you like and make sure it has preouts to add an amplifier. Underpowering these speakers can damage them or your receiver. Give us an idea of a budget and we can better guide you.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
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Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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Forgot to mention that I'm not using to reciever to power any speakers. Using a Emo Xpa 5 for that. You should do the same (use a amplifier) to power the Lsi's at there 4 ohm ratingWelcome to the club. The LSI series are 4 ohm speakers and require an amplifier to power them.....or a very beefy receiver rated for 4 ohms. Buy a receiver with the bells and whistles you like and make sure it has preouts to add an amplifier. Underpowering these speakers can damage them or your receiver. Give us an idea of a budget and we can better guide you. -
Five channels with 4 Ohm speakers. An Onkyo 709 as the pre-amp and something like this,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200727560294?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
or this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200720144198?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Those are just examples. The second one has one channel not working.
AVR-Onkyo TX-NR808
Front amp-Adcom GFA 555>Polk Audio LSi9's(Vr3 Castle Mods)
Center amp-Adcom GFA 5400>Polk Audio LSi9 bi-wired(Vr3 Castle Mod)
Surrounds-Polk Audio F/X500's<Onkyo TX-NR808
Sub-Velodyne SPL-1000R
