Polk S20's
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You should have returned that 4.28 lb. Yamaha. 4.82 lbs.!!!
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Yup, ended up returning that as well after I got a great deal on a Marantz NR1508. Spec.-wise though, the Marantz would have pushed less to the S20 (55W from the Yamaha and 50W from the Marantz).
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It's not about watts, it's about current.
I've driven the S20's with an 8wpc vintage Pioneer integrated, but it's got balls.Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Where do manufacturers list the current in their specs.? I've only seen wattage listed.
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That is not easy to find until you get into the higher end gear. However, a good sign that the piece has a respectable current (amperes) rating is if the wpc rating doubles from the 8ohm rating to the 4ohm rating.
Even if it doesn't double, but is rated to drive a 4ohm load that is a very good sign.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
So this is what Crutchfield told me about my Marantz NR1508:
"The NR1508 is rated at 50W RMS for 8-ohm speakers. If the speakers have 4 ohms of impedence, the RMS wattage would be twice that (100W)." -
That marantz is a good piece, and will provided probably a little more than 50 wpc into 8 ohms, and will stay very close in surround mode. It has a nice full, slightly warm sound that should pair nicely with the polka!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
So this is what Crutchfield told me about my Marantz NR1508:
"The NR1508 is rated at 50W RMS for 8-ohm speakers. If the speakers have 4 ohms of impedence, the RMS wattage would be twice that (100W)."
They are wrong! That Marantz is not rated to drive 4 ohm loads and therefore is incapable of doubling its output.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Right. They are just speculating. Incorrectly.
Comon Crutchfield, try harder.So this is what Crutchfield told me about my Marantz NR1508:
"The NR1508 is rated at 50W RMS for 8-ohm speakers. If the speakers have 4 ohms of impedence, the RMS wattage would be twice that (100W)."
They are wrong! That Marantz is not rated to drive 4 ohm loads and therefore is incapable of doubling its output.
