LSiM-707s or 705s with my Denon AVR-4800 (125Wpc)?
I am setting up a home theater room in my basement. I have a Denon AVR-4800 as my centerpiece. Would you recommend LSiM-707s or LSiM-705s as my choice of speakers?
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Either set of speakers would work. The 705s would be my choice though. A separate two channel amp in the 200 watt per channel range would improve the output too.
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The 705s sound more cohesive for two channel music use compared to the 707s, which sound a little bit like a large monitor sitting on top of a subwoofer. It's subtle but overall I think the 705s are a little bit better integrated as a design even though they are a bit smaller. There's not much of a difference in power requirements between them. I have 707s in a home theater system, but only because the company sent me a pair of those by mistake when I ordered a pair of 705s.
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Thanks for the reply. Can you elaborate on why the 705s vs the 708s?
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*707s?
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Thank you for the great info. One final point of clarification- could you expand on your comment about “a separate two channel amp in the 200w range”?
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Moar powaaaaah!
A higher current amp than was available in the receiver will bring out the best in the speakers. The 4800 was a $2K receiver 20 years ago, but even that did not have a high current amp section built into it. It should be good enough for the 705s or 707s by itself as long as it's not pushed too hard into clipping.
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I had a decent Marantz receiver a while back on my 705s, they sounded good.
When I upgraded to some used power amps, boy did they come alive and really become much more engaging.
FWIW
