Need help determining needed power for my 9.1 setup

tcsekhar
tcsekhar Posts: 3
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I have my 9.1 Onkyo NR929 setup with

2 x Polk RTiA9 fronts (CerwinVega 1800 Amp)
2 x Polk Monitor 45B Front Highs (direct from Onkyo 929)
4 x Polk FXiA6 for surround and rears (direct from Onkyo 929)
1 x Polk CSiA6 Center (CerwinVega 900 Amp)
1 x HSU VTF15H MII Subwoofer

The amps and Subwoofer are on the way shipped (havent heard yet).. I would like to know if I should consider adding few more amps for the rest of the 6 speakers as well?

I have more than enough headroom for the fronts, but concerned if Onkyo could matchup for the rears. Any input would be of great help.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    Shouldn't be any problem for that AVR to power the center and surrounds.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    rpf65 wrote: »
    Shouldn't be any problem for that AVR to power the center and surrounds.

    I agree, though personally I think that amp pairing and the speakers will make your ears bleed.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    You may be understating that a tiny bit.
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  • tcsekhar
    tcsekhar Posts: 3
    Cool. Thanks for your replies. I will let the receiver drive the 6 other speakers.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    tonyb wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    Shouldn't be any problem for that AVR to power the center and surrounds.

    I agree, though personally I think that amp pairing and the speakers will make your ears bleed.

    Agreed
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  • tcsekhar
    tcsekhar Posts: 3
    Just hooked up everything. WOW!! Now I know what I was missing all these years. The VTF15H just changed the dynamics of home movie watching. The RTi9s sound crystal clear. I'm still not very satisfied with my center channel CSiA6 though. The RTis and the Sub seem to do all the magic.
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  • Paradoxex
    Paradoxex Posts: 189
    tonyb wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    Shouldn't be any problem for that AVR to power the center and surrounds.

    I agree, though personally I think that amp pairing and the speakers will make your ears bleed.

    Why is that?
    Is it the CV brand that is the issue, or the pro-audio nature of the amps?

    After all of the discussion of needing to hear something to be able to judge it, I am curious how you can tell what amps pair with specific speakers without having heard them first. As we all know, it is hard to audition a ton of audio equipment before purchase.
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