onkyo m-504 and rta 12b's

laotzu61
laotzu61 Posts: 327
edited December 2012 in Vintage Speakers
can the m-504 safely drive the rta 12b's? (4 ohm load) thanks.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2012
    Absotively.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited December 2012
    Yes but the onk cannot go much below that. When I had one, it shut down trying to drive carver amazing that hit 1 ohm but 4 ohm is no prob. I had it running a set of vandersteen and polk 2.3's without any issues.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited December 2012
    thanks to you both. i didn't think there would be a problem, but i'm trying to go thru a process of elimination as to what's going on since i connected to a hafler dh-101, and am having problems with the left channel (speaker) cutting in and out. it's driving me up a wall, and i don't want to damage any components. i posted a thread in "electronics" regarding the situation.
    thanks again.
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  • Hooby
    Hooby Posts: 8
    edited December 2012
    I just recently picked up a pair of Polk RTA 12B's off CL and I am extremely happy with them. I just had a quick question however about power to drive them as well. I have a Technics SA-600 (70 wpc @ 8 ohm) and also a Sansui 5000A (55 wpc @ 8 ohm). I've had both hooked up to them and have been very happy with the results but am I still lacking some power to really drive these speakers? I know they can handle more, and if they did have more power would they sound even better?

    Thanks!
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited December 2012
    yes!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited December 2012
    Oh yaaaaaaa
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited December 2012
    way mo powa
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited December 2012
    I drive my 12c's with 400w @ 4 ohms and they thank me everytime i turm them on.
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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