Atrium 5 / Atrium Sub10 Amp Recommendations?

stretchl
stretchl Posts: 1,334
edited March 2014 in Speakers
Getting ready for summer here even though the highs are still in the 40's.

I've never used a subwoofer and never set u an outdoor system, but I bought the Atriums at the friends and family sale and now I need to power them.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for an inexpensive amp and guidance on the set up.

Thanks very much.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited March 2014
    cheap receiver off craigslist....
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    With the subwoofer and 2 speakers can it be a 2 channel receiver, or do I need a HT receiver, ie. 3.1, 5.1, whatever.1?

    Thanks very much.
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    Cabling by Groneberg
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,220
    edited March 2014
    Depends upon how the subwoofer hooks up. I would assume you could use speaker level connection and use either a 2-channel or HT AVR.
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    OK, cool. I'll break out the sub and... gulp... read the instructions!... this weekend.

    Any advice on speaker wire for outdoors?

    Thanks!
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
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    Cabling by Groneberg
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited March 2014
    stretchl wrote: »
    With the subwoofer and 2 speakers can it be a 2 channel receiver, or do I need a HT receiver, ie. 3.1, 5.1, whatever.1?

    Thanks very much.

    I believe with that sub, you'd need a subwoofer output. Some 2 channel receivers have them, some don't. In any event, a 5.1 receiver will and any of the older robust models can still be had on the cheap.
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

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    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited March 2014
    stretchl wrote: »
    OK, cool. I'll break out the sub and... gulp... read the instructions!... this weekend.

    Any advice on speaker wire for outdoors?

    Thanks!

    What sub did you buy? Some you can connect the RCA's straight to it for Left/Right and then use the crossover in the sub to send the some to the sub some to the speakers. Some you cant and then you would need to use a HT AVR w/ sub out.

    Speaker wire for outdoor I would probably use some in-wall rated cable so anything CL rated. You might even be able to use cable normally used to power exterior lights for your use, but it may be hard to tell the polarity at each end if you dont mark it.
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    It's the Atrium Sub10.
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    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited March 2014
    Ok so just read the info on the Atrium sub10 and it looks like it is unpowered built has a built in 150 hz low pass filter (i.e. crossover). So that may make it a bit more complicated...
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    Looks like I need to get my read on before summer comes. Of course, since I live in central Illinois, that gives me about four months or so. :(
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
    Hi-Fi
    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
    https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ledford-charles-stretch
    bit.ly/stretchonphotojournalism
    http://Vimeo.com/channels/stretchphoto
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