I need power and knowledge/ A9

Cptawesome

Hey fellas, new as they come... I walked I to beat buy one afternoon back when I was on unemployment, looking to spend my +180 on my future shop credit card.
I failed hard and bought me a denon 4200, Polk A9s, 2- psw125s, and matching center to the A9. I kijiji'ed the other 4 smaller speakers for the surround.(also Polk)
Bow here's the issue... after reading tons, Im understanding that I need more powah for these A9s to make them sound even better and "full". So basically I started looking up amplifiers hoping to find massive watts. But in my travels I kept seeing this pre amp stuff, wtf? So I need to pre amp off my reciever to get that sound then amplified??? Or does the pre amp "clean" the sound to awesomeness to then be amplified?
If I need a pre amp, I'm looking at parasound.
But for the amplifier it's self, I'm currently looking at emotiva gen 3 cuz 50watts more then parasound amp. However apparently emotiva makes the speakers sound "bright".
So should I just match the pre amp to the amp?
This hole situation is very confusing as i truthfully don't understand.

mdaudioguy

Welcome to the forum. Your Denon receiver has pre-out connections to allow it to function as a pre-amplifier (bypassing the Denon's own internal amps). Plenty of good recommendations on here about which amps to buy. Watts aren't everything. Good luck!

cfrizz

Welcome to Club Polk.

You fortunately bought a receiver with preouts, so all you have to do is get an amp.

Having a powerful amp is not just about volume, it's about having the speakers get all the power they need at any given time to operate to their full potential at any volume.

We are very partial to Parasound amps around here, but also look at Rotel, B&K, Sunfire, Nad, Outlaw, & yes Emotiva if you so choose. If you don't mind used products check out www.audiogon.com for these products.

I always recommend getting a 200wpc @ 8 ohms amp. That really allows you to hear a clear difference in what your speakers can truly sound like. If you can get a 5-7 channel amp, all your speakers will sound great and you will be all set for power for years to come.

Check these out.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-rotel-rb-1080-200w-stereo-amplifier-2016-11-21-amplifiers-92037-la-jolla-ca

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/multi-ch-sunfire-cinema-grand-five-channel-power-amplifier-19-9716-2016-12-01-amplifiers-80020-broomfield-co--2

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/multi-ch-sunfire-tga-7200-theater-grand-amplifier-balanced-7-channel-7x200-wpc-8-ohms-7x40-2016-11-08-amplifiers-33559-lutz-fl

cfrizz

This is for sale on our board, it will drive all your speakers with ease.

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/174930/sunfire-cinema-grand-200x5#latest