sufficient power to drive Lsi15's

hejiraent
hejiraent Posts: 126
edited March 2004 in Speakers
I have a pair of LSi15's on the way. I am reading on this forum that they are power hungry. My amp(HALO A52) generates 225 watts into 4ohms. I know that is within the printed polk Specs for this speaker, but, I want the opinion of a private owner. Also, what watts they use to feed the LSi15's. I will trust my ears when I listen to them, just want to hear from you all.
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  • hejiraent
    hejiraent Posts: 126
    edited March 2004
    Thanks ATC. :)
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited March 2004
    FWIW, I'm using an Outlaw 7100 7 channel amp that cranks out a measely 165wpc with all channels driven. It's more than adequate for me.
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  • nemos2
    nemos2 Posts: 111
    edited March 2004
    I use to drive my LSi 15'2 with a denon avr 2400. On the 2400 they sounded pretty good. The 2400 pushes 85 watts @ 4 ohms I think. I then switched to an outlaw 755 which pushes 300 @ 4 ohms. I could tell a big diference in the different amps. The biggest difference came in the lower end of the sound spectrum. It was very much improved with the outlaw. so........ just my expirence.
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  • debussyj
    debussyj Posts: 198
    edited March 2004
    Hi,

    I drive my 15's with the Marantz SR-9200 Receiver. I getting roughly 225+ watts into 4 ohms. Although I would have preferred to drive them with larger separate amps, I just honeslty don't have the physical room. I'm very happy with the Marantz. I don't feel it is anemic. I've also noticed that these speakers really seem to bloom with break in period. I'm really enjoying them more these days.

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  • hejiraent
    hejiraent Posts: 126
    edited March 2004
    Debussyj

    What was the break-in period for yours?
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  • debussyj
    debussyj Posts: 198
    edited March 2004
    Hi,

    I would say it took roughly a year. I have other sound systems in other rooms so I don't listen exclusively to these speakers, so no doubt the break in period took longer for me. It's just that lately they have been sounding quite exceptional and I haven't made any changes to the system set up. However, I will be adding a Denon DVD-5900 universal player to the mix tomorrow evening. That should shake things up a bit. I'm really looking forward to tinkering around with SACD's and DVD-A formats. Great fun!!

    DebussyJ
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