How much power for Polk RTI A9's???

aicardi

if I'm spending this much money on speakers they're going to be good for a long time right ? lol

Nightfall

aicardi wrote: »

if I'm spending this much money on speakers they're going to be good for a long time right ? lol

Many of us here have 30+ year old Polk speakers that still get used daily.

aicardi

great does any 1 no where to get refurbished equipment in canada?

thanks u guys have really helped alot

tonyb

A lot of hi-fi shops up there sell used gear, check them out. Also....as to your inquiry about lasting a long time, as long as proper care is given ...yes they will. That doesn't mean you can bury the volume dial and expect them to last forever.

US Audio Mart has a Canadian version also.....as well as your local craigslist.

mikeyb128

As tonyb said Canuck audio mart is a great place. I picked up several bargains there. It is pretty tough to find deals up here. There are some to be had though. Or bite the bullet and buy something new. And you don't have to worry.

aicardi

this site is hard to use im looking for a 200-400 wpc 5 Channel amp and im finding everything but that any suggestions on how to find anything on the site maybe a specific keyword or something i'm finding things like tube amplifier and solid state amplifiers and I have no idea what this means ??

tonyb

You want solid state amplifiers. Narrow your search by adding it into the search area on the left towards the top.

Try HI-FI SHARK too.....

aicardi

am i looking for class a b c or d? is there a difference?

Nightfall

aicardi wrote: »

am i looking for class a b c or d? is there a difference?

With the power you're looking for you want class AB. 400wpc class A would really be something though.

aicardi

im planing to buy the rxa1040 can that run my 4a9s safely just until i can pull some more cash together maybe A couple of months ?

jeremymarcinko

aicardi wrote: »

im planing to buy the rxa1040 can that run my 4a9s safely just until i can pull some more cash together maybe A couple of months ?

If you set them as small and the crossover to 80hz for the sub, then you will be fine.

aicardi

awesome !! thanks a tun guys i will definitely be back too learn more

tonyb

.....and don't try and bury the volume dial.

aicardi

bury the volume? loke max ut out u mean ??

Nightfall

aicardi wrote: »

bury the volume? loke max ut out u mean ??

Yes. If you hear audible distortion you were doing damage to your speakers long ago on the volume dial.

tonyb

You never want to max out the volume dial, under any circumstances....with or without an amp.

aicardi

good to no lol

aicardi

is there a difference between a five channel car amplifier and a five channel home theater amplifier ??

Inspector 24

To start, one plugs into 120V AC from your wall, the other off a cars 12v DC system.

tonyb

aicardi wrote: »

is there a difference between a five channel car amplifier and a five channel home theater amplifier ??

Yes, don't even think about it. lol

aicardi

there soo much cheaper

i just got ma a9s 2day there beautiful!!! huge but in an awesome eay lolcant wait to get set up

Nightfall

aicardi wrote: »

is there a difference between a five channel car amplifier and a five channel home theater amplifier ??

Sure, you just have to bring a car battery into your house as well as put it on a trickle charger every night or buy a 120v to 12v DC converter which is going to be at least an extra $100. It would be a lot of hassle for a lot less sound quality.

aicardi

ok so just to be sure im hooking up my 4 a9s to a yamaha rxa1040 with 12 guage speaker wire and set my speakers to small? not large?

txcoastal1

with sub---small,
w/o ....large
without amp or sub for 4-A9's....large front, small year

aicardi

no amp yet looking into xpr-5
n i have 2 subs

thanks n sick pic

aicardi

oh and whats a save volume like 75% ish or is that considered to loud since im not using an amp yet?

F1nut

Recommending a volume level with an AVR isn't the same as with a 2 channel pre amp. Your AVR likely uses the dB scale, so with those speakers and that AVR I doubt you would be able to go past -20dB without damaging something.

Nightfall

aicardi wrote: »

oh and whats a save volume like 75% ish or is that considered to loud since im not using an amp yet?

When the sound stage collapses and it starts to sound shrill and stressed, you've gone too far. If a protection circuit, polyswitch, or fuse trips you've gone WAY too far.

aicardi

based on what you all said and since my ears are not fine-tune enough to hear when the clipping starts lol
ive decided to block the max volume at 22.5 my avr goes from -80db to +16db

at-20 sounds clear to me bit -22.5 is perfect for movies n going lower cant hurt righ

after all i can put it much louder once i get the amp:D till then this will due just fine

Thorton

nbrowser wrote: »

aicardi wrote: »

after all i can put it much louder once i get the amp:D till then this will due just fine

As I've found it may not go exceptionally "louder" maybe a bit but at the higher volumes the dynamics will be vastly improved. Sound won't get compressed or break down so easily. Remember, to get an additional 3Db of loudness you literally have to double the power to feed to a speaker as a general rule of thumb. That said the serious improvements in dynamics will be a rather good experience.

Agree.

Aicardi, nice set-up. Once you add a nice amp to the system, I believe you'll be amazed at the performance difference in the A9's. They really like clean power and are a very good dual purpose speaker.