Noob In Need Of Help

PussyFish
PussyFish Posts: 2
edited February 2006 in Speakers
Hi -

After extensive research for my HT I decided to go ahead with an entire Polk system. I purchased the entire LSI line. I have the LSIC, the 2 LSI15s, the LSIFX surrounds and a PSW1000 wooofer. My question is my amplifier. I ended up spending a mere $1k on the ONKYO TX-SR803 amplifier. I purchased my pieces from a variety of places and they have not all arrived yet. My question is this - did I vastly underestimate what I needed to power this system as it is only 105 watts per channel? I'm afraid that it will not adequately power this system. If it will not are there any alternatives or suggestions as to which models, etc. or other amps would help. I would appreciate any advice. I don't want to have to break the bank for a new amplifier so I am curious if the ONKYO would be sufficient. Thanks!
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited February 2006
    Hi Pussyfish and welcome to the Forum. Congratulations on your system. Looks like you have some real nice speakers headed your way. The Onkyo will power your fronts, but you'll probably be looking for some more power. Those LSi's like a lot of power. The Onkyo will probably be okay for your center and surrounds. You may want to add a separate amp just for the fronts in the future. You can pick up a nice two channel amp, connect it to your front pre-outs on the receiver. This is much cheaper than getting a new receiver. Good luck and welcome to the Forum!
    Carl

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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2006
    Here is the most recent thread on the LSi/Onkyo theme. This one made it 4 pages. I recall it being the 803 also.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36850&highlight=lsi+onkyo
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    edited February 2006
    I've got to ask.....wtf is a pussyfish???
    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

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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    I've got to ask.....wtf is a pussyfish???



    You just had to ask Jesse...............
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited February 2006
    Welcome to the Forum and nice choice of speakers.

    In answer to your question.......sorta. The onkyo will power those speakers and it will sound okay, but it could sound much better. A good power amp, whether a 5ch or a 3ch for the fronts could offer huge improvements. Of course this can be done at a later date if cash flow is an issue.

    Here is a list of amp manufacturers to consider.

    http://www.parasound.com/index2.html

    http://www.adcom.com/amplifiers/multichannelamplifiers.htm

    http://rotel.com/products/multichannel-power-amplifiers.htm

    http://outlawaudio.com/products/index.html

    http://www.bkcomp.com/products.asp

    http://www.nadelectronics.com/ht_amplifiers/index.htm

    http://www.audiosource.net/amplifiers.html

    http://www.sunfire.com/amp.htm
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    edited February 2006
    Ah yes Dennis, I remember that fella. Ugly effer, ain't he!?!
    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

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    edited February 2006
    BTW, you'll probably want to scratch the Sunfire. Rumor has it they are either being sold or going out of business.
    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

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2006
    Welcome to the club. Is that what you expected Jesse?
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    edited February 2006
    After all these years I've learned not to expect anything. :p
    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

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  • PussyFish
    PussyFish Posts: 2
    edited February 2006
    Thanks for all the input everyone - much appreciated! I can't wait to get my system up and running!
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited February 2006
    For me, the LSi lines works better with Denon amplifiers (Like AVR-3805/6) or Yamaha (like RX-V1600/2600) than Onkyos. IMHO.

    Never tried Harman Kardon, but i suposse that are excellent too.
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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