I need a little feedback please

Bob F.
Bob F. Posts: 13
edited March 2005 in Speakers
I own a Pair of Polk LSi9's and a LSi Center Channel and LSi Surrounds and two 15 inch Subwoofers. I am extremely pleased with the sound that I am getting from the LSi's. These speakers are all rated at 4 ohms and I'm thinking about buying a new Home Theater Receiver. I'm curious and would like to get some feedback on different types of Home Theater Receivers that many of you may be using with your LSi speakers. I may be investing in a new Home Theater Receiver in the near future and your feedback will be very appreciated.

Bob
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    B&K 507, Sunfire Ultimate Receiver, Onkyo TX-NR1000... why, what price range were you looking? BTW, 99% of all answers below will be "Buy seperates or at least a seperate amplifier." I highly agree with this. I own the Denon 3805 and am using it as my pre/pro and have a Myryad MA500 as my 5ch. amp to drive my LSi 9's and C (don't have rears right now). This is how you SHOULD do it but it all depends on what you wanna spend.
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    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • lomic
    lomic Posts: 407
    edited March 2005
    Don't want to disappoint so I'll recommend seperates!

    I saved a little money by luckily having a reciever that can drive my LSi7's as rears - and while I wouldn't want it to drive my mains, for handling rears the H/K works great since the load isn't constant/loud for the most part. Getting a better 3 channel amp for the front stage seems to be perfect, as I would have had to settle for a lower-power 5 channel amp otherwise. But if you're running LSiFX's or such as rears, a 5 channel amp would probably be best. For the LSi's you listed I recommend around at least 200wpc into 4 ohms.

    BTW: What reciever are you running right now?
    Dodd Audio ELP [ Tubes ] // Harman Kardon AVR330 // Parasound HCA-1203A // Denon DVD-2900
    Polk Audio LSi9, LSiC, LSi 7 // HSU STF-2 // Signal Cable Interconnects (SG BW/A2/MP)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2005
    Bob,

    go with a seperate amp. either 2 channel for just your fronts or a 5 channel for all your speakers.

    do you really need a receiver? receivers are usually the least expensive way to go. but the compromise is that they don't sound are clean as seperates. A receiver had to do all things.. amplify, pre amp, tuner, etc. all in one unit.

    I can testify that the tuners in most all receiver are sub par. Really how many of us listen to FM or AM radio anymore? it sounds like crap from a receiver.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited March 2005
    Bob,
    If you are going the receiver route, I would support Toxis' recommendation of going with B&K 507, alternatively:

    Rotel rsx-1067 (7.1)

    These receivers are very close to having separates. Plenty of (current) power and dynamics for Lsis to sing.

    Have fun shopping!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Bob F.
    Bob F. Posts: 13
    edited March 2005
    Yes, I think, after reading your responses, I may be looking at separates (5 channel power amp). I'm not too pleased with the receiver I have. My price range will be between $2,000 and $3000. My Home Theater receiver that I have has all pre-amp out jacks so I can used it as a 5 channel Pre-amp. I would really like a 5 channel Power amp that I know will be clean with a very high signal to noise ratio. I have to agree - I have tried inexpensive receivers and a few expensive ones and many of them are terrible.
    Again, I do thank you all for the feedback and, hopefully in two or three months, I'll let you know what I bought.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited March 2005
    Best bang for the buck.Outlaw B-stock
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2005
    Decent budget...

    What AVR are you now running, and what do you and don't you like about it?
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    $2-3k? That could get you a really nice setup via used gear if you look. eBay and Audiogon can and will be your friends. I just picked up my combo for $<1500. If you look hard enough, you will find some AMAZING deals!
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • lomic
    lomic Posts: 407
    edited March 2005
    If I had that kinda budget I'd continue going Parasound. First question is with the amp: Is it at all possible you will be getting LSi25's or any other floorstander that has a built in sub in the future? If so, take the plunge on a 300-400wpc amp like the Parasound HCA-2205 which will probably run $1200-1500 (havent seen recent prices). If you're set with the LSi9's, the HCA-1205 will suffice running around $700.

    I'd definitely make sure I was spending over half the budget on the Processor, since you can't really get an older used one that has modern features. The Parasound C2 runs around $2500 used on Audiogon, so that would about max your budget with the 1205 amp.

    This is just the Parasound perspective, there could very well be alternatives out there that will give more of what YOU want for less money.
    Dodd Audio ELP [ Tubes ] // Harman Kardon AVR330 // Parasound HCA-1203A // Denon DVD-2900
    Polk Audio LSi9, LSiC, LSi 7 // HSU STF-2 // Signal Cable Interconnects (SG BW/A2/MP)
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2005
    Parasound.....

    My vote is HALO a division of Parasound Great stuff very nice sounding Clean out of this world... Got to thank Doro for hooking me up with this one.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • sbrst58
    sbrst58 Posts: 13
    edited March 2005
    I have pretty much the same setup, I use three 2 channel QSC power amps with my Denon receiver's pre outs and it sounds great
    I think you get more for your money using pro audio power
    I also hooked up a SVS passive sub to one of the channels it is a suberb system
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