amped my lsi15's tonight

Midnite Mick

I amped my lsi15's tonight with an adcom 5503 and don't really notice any significant difference. Just slightly deeper bottom. It is a brand new amp. Is there a significant difference after the break-in period and how long does this usually take. Also I have yet to push them as I was scared to before I got the amp and speakers are still relatively new as is the amp of course. Just looking for expert thoughts.

F1nut

What are you using for a pre amp? Is your set up 2 channel (music) or HT?

Midnite Mick

Just using an avr (pioneer 1015), just running 2 channel

F1nut

Any set up is only as good as the weakest link and in this case that may very well be the AVR. Got any friends with a real pre amp that you could borrow?

Midnite Mick

Showing my ignorance here but what will a preamp do relative to a receiver? I have had no experience with a preamp before as this is the first time I have ever used an amp. Thank you for responding to my thread.

Dennis Gardner

AVRs tend to sound bland with 2 channel sources. They are made for switching processing and do the HT thing pretty well, but lack detail and clarity compared to even entry/mid level dedicated preamps. Where are you located, Mick? There may be a CP member in your area that could help with a listening session.

Midnite Mick

Doubt it. Nice thought though (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Frank Z

We got quite few Canucks on this forum, hopefully someone close will step up.

SuperDave

You were using just the pioneer before hooking up the amp?

SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables

Midnite Mick

SuperDave wrote:

You were using just the pioneer before hooking up the amp?

SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables

Very minimally for a few days until my amp arrived. The guy at the audio store that I purchased the pioneer and the lsi15's said that it would be okay. I kept a close eye on the receiver as it did get hot and I did not turn it very loud.

SuperDave

I was thinking of adding amplification and was surprised that you didn't see much difference. I run just a receiver and I'm not worried about hurting anything, but thought amps might give a better sound. I suppose the amps would give more range on the loudness end of things.
Asd long as you are not driving to distortion you should not hurt your receiver.

SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables

Midnite Mick

SuperDave wrote:

I was thinking of adding amplification and was surprised that you didn't see much difference. I run just a receiver and I'm not worried about hurting anything, but thought amps might give a better sound. I suppose the amps would give more range on the loudness end of things.
Asd long as you are not driving to distortion you should not hurt your receiver.

SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables

I must admit I did expect a more fuller sound and a larger impact in the sound. Part of the reason it could be is that the amp and the receiver both use mosfets, so the sound may be similar. I am going to see if I can get my hands on a preamp next week to try and I'll let you know if it made an impact.

SuperDave

I'm very interested. I'm going to amp up one of these days but my setup sounds great right now. I'm sure a good pre-amp will make a diference but to get one with all the features my receiver has....ouch $$$$$
The Outlaw pre-amp amp combo seems to be a good bang for the buck.
Let me know what happens next.


SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables