Need a power amplifier for Polk ES60 towers ?

bkkish
bkkish Posts: 1
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Need a suggestion if we need an extra power amp for ES60 towers

Building a media room seperately
Current setup
Denon x3700h
Front : ES 60 towers
Center : ES 35
Rear : ES 15
Sub : HTS 12
Future(3 months): Will install Dolby ceiling speakers

Do i need to buy the Power amp for front towers or is it not needed ?

Option : Aiyima A07 ? or crown ? Please suggest..
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    edited December 2022
    Welcome to Club Polk.

    You wouldn't need an external amplifier with the Signature Elite line of speakers (8 ohm nominal impedance and 90dB efficient) as the Denon receiver model you refer to has sufficient power output for five speakers. My next step would be to consider having two matching subwoofers rather than adding an amp to a system with five speakers.

    Adding two or four Dolby height speakers would prompt me to consider getting a multichannel amp like the Outlaw Audio 7000x model.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    bkkish wrote: »
    Need a suggestion if we need an extra power amp for ES60 towers

    Building a media room seperately
    Current setup
    Denon x3700h
    Front : ES 60 towers
    Center : ES 35
    Rear : ES 15
    Sub : HTS 12
    Future(3 months): Will install Dolby ceiling speakers

    Do i need to buy the Power amp for front towers or is it not needed ?

    Option : Aiyima A07 ? or crown ? Please suggest..

    I would get an amp for those big boys. Do they have to have it? No. Will everything sound better? Yes.

    I second the outlaw suggestion. But you’ll always get more bang for you buck used. Parasound, B&K, rotel, etc….
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    I had a pair of S60's on my Denon X4400h sounded good then I added a Emotive BasX amp. them things came to life

    I agree to look at Outlaw Audio 5000 or 7000 https://outlawaudio.com/shop/11-power_amplifiers

    Unless your getting a deal on the HTS sub, look at SVS or HSU A PB2000 or VTF-2 will be far better than that HTS thing

    SB2000 https://www.svsound.com/products/pb-2000-outlet
    VTF-2 https://hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2mk5.html
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    rooftop59 wrote: »

    I would get an amp for those big boys. Do they have to have it? No. Will everything sound better? Yes.

    I second the outlaw suggestion. But you’ll always get more bang for you buck used. Parasound, B&K, rotel, etc….

    ^^2nd this. A separate power amp will make a big difference and going used with one of the brands mentioned by @rooftop59 (or others such as Sunfire, Adcom, Anthem) is likely to get you a major step up in SQ.

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