Enough power for low volume?

Joe08867

I agree with cfrizz on this. you only have preouts for Zone 2 and 3 I don't think it will work right that way.

gatucar

That would be pretty bad news!!!! However the dealer connected an amp to this very same receiver at the store before I purchased it. I am almost certain this should work. Zone 2 may do it. Go zone 2 Go!!!!!
Honestly I started the process in a bad way. I got the a7 in the first place. Then I was not happy with the bass and I got this sub. Then not satisfied with the midrange and I changed the a7 for the a9. I cannot change any of the other gear and I am stuck with the sub and receiver. Now I clearly do not have the power to run the a9 properly. I should have informed myself better before buying anything. However I still enjoy my a9s and I know at least that they do have more potential for upgrading their sound if I buy more gear in the near future.
Cheers

gatucar

Experiment,
Guys I tried the following. I removed the jumpers from the back of the a9s and connected the receiver to the upper part. In this way all the power from the receiver should be more than adequate when removing the large drivers. I let the sub connected.
I do prefer the towers when I had the jumpers connected. Oddly I did not hear any improvements in midrange. I am not saying that I have super listening skills but I was looking for something audible (for me ).
Is my experient wrong in any way that I cannot conclude that more power will do little for me? It may be a quality of the source too.
THanks

gatucar

Guys I am coming back to give feedback on my initial question.
I got an old NAD 218 amp (225 wpc). It is supposed to be a decent one (at least It used to be a decent one!). It was never a top of the line but I read some good reviews on it.
I used my little denon as a pre and connected it to the NAD. At low volume settings (<-45db) the RTI A9 for sure have a nicer bass response?I can almost live without a sub. I can also tell that midrange has some improvement, while the highs remain with no audible change (for my humble hearing skills!). Of course at a higher vol the amp does make a pronounced difference.
In conclusion under a low volume setting a relatively large amp does not make a huge change. Again I do not believe I have better than average hearing skills.
Regards

tonyb

gatucar wrote: »

Guys I am coming back to give feedback on my initial question.
I got an old NAD 218 amp (225 wpc). It is supposed to be a decent one (at least It used to be a decent one!). It was never a top of the line but I read some good reviews on it.
I used my little denon as a pre and connected it to the NAD. At low volume settings (<-45db) the RTI A9 for sure have a nicer bass response?I can almost live without a sub. I can also tell that midrange has some improvement, while the highs remain with no audible change (for my humble hearing skills!). Of course at a higher vol the amp does make a pronounced difference.
In conclusion under a low volume setting a relatively large amp does not make a huge change. Again I do not believe I have better than average hearing skills.
Regards

A change none the less, no ?

If low volume is your thing, maybe some 8 ohm bookies and a sub is better suited for your listening taste. Towers in general need some gain to get them pumping.