New to the sound world need help.
Any help would be greatly appreciate, I am really new to this, my dad gave me a a pair of Polk Audio LSi9 speaker and and the lsic center. I have a pioneer VSX-LX102 that I used for 2 pair of monitor 40s and a center speaker. It is running the speakers well I guess, but I keep reading that these speakers need a lot of power. Should I upgrade my receiver? What would y'all recommend under a $1000? I mostly play Xbox and watch movies not sure if that Matters. Sorry if this topic has been talked about already, but a lot of the information is from the mid 2000's before 4k tvs and such.
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How does it sound to you now?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."
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How does it sound to you now?
I think they sound great, huge improvement over my old speakers! -
In that case be happy. Can you do better? Absolutely, but not with just an AVR alone.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."
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Yeah, you could be teetering on the edge of a rabbit hole. I say maybe add a modest sub and enjoy what you have, and don't go crazy on the volume.I disabled signatures.
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And then forget you found this place or ever had any thoughts about upgrading.I disabled signatures.
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Any help would be greatly appreciate, I am really new to this, my dad gave me a a pair of Polk Audio LSi9 speaker and and the lsic center. I have a pioneer VSX-LX102 that I used for 2 pair of monitor 40s and a center speaker. It is running the speakers well I guess, but I keep reading that these speakers need a lot of power. Should I upgrade my receiver? What would y'all recommend under a $1000? I mostly play Xbox and watch movies not sure if that Matters. Sorry if this topic has been talked about already, but a lot of the information is from the mid 2000's before 4k tvs and such.
I agree that it’s good advise to stick with what you have if you’re happy, but if you really want to see that those speakers are capable of, this is a good place to start:
https://outlawaudio.com/shop/products/50-model-5000x-5-channel-amplifier.htmlLiving 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 -
His current AVR lacks pre amp outs.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 -
That's a Pioneer Elite receiver that's rated to power speakers with 4 ohm nominal impedance loads. It doesn't have a big amp section in it, but it'll serve the purpose well.
If you really want to change your world for under $1K look for an SVS or similar subwoofer. The receiver actually has two subwoofer outputs so two subwoofers may also be an option. Run the LSi speakers as small and leave the bass to a subwoofer. You'll get more out of your receiver that way too.
This is a very popular model for gaming and home theater stuff: https://www.svsound.com/products/pb-2000-pro -
That's a Pioneer Elite receiver that's rated to power speakers with 4 ohm nominal impedance loads. It doesn't have a big amp section in it, but it'll serve the purpose well.
If you really want to change your world for under $1K look for an SVS or similar subwoofer. The receiver actually has two subwoofer outputs so two subwoofers may also be an option. Run the LSi speakers as small and leave the bass to a subwoofer. You'll get more out of your receiver that way too.
This is a very popular model for gaming and home theater stuff: https://www.svsound.com/products/pb-2000-pro
Thanks for the information! -
If you are interested in more than 2 channels....and your interest is primarily gaming and watching movies? I'd maybe add a sub and other than that, leave well enough alone.
As F1 said, enjoy and be happy. Those are some very nice speakers!I plan for the future. - F1Nut -
That's a Pioneer Elite receiver that's rated to power speakers with 4 ohm nominal impedance loads. It doesn't have a big amp section in it, but it'll serve the purpose well.
If you really want to change your world for under $1K look for an SVS or similar subwoofer. The receiver actually has two subwoofer outputs so two subwoofers may also be an option. Run the LSi speakers as small and leave the bass to a subwoofer. You'll get more out of your receiver that way too.
This is a very popular model for gaming and home theater stuff: https://www.svsound.com/products/pb-2000-pro
Thanks for the information!
I agree that probably the best way to improve your setup is a good sub or two…
I didn’t realize that your avr doesn’t have preouts, so scratch that idea!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
