Anyone using Outlaw 2200 mono blocks with LSi7s? Are they too much power?

Joichiro
Joichiro Posts: 2
edited June 2007 in Electronics
Looking for some good quality amplification power for my LSi7s and Outlaw seems to be respected by quite a few people. However, the 2200s output 300wpc @ 4 ohms, and the LSi7s have a recommended average power of 150w.

I sit fairly close to the speakers so I won't need to crank them up very high, and popular opinion seems to be that less power is more likely to damage speakers than more power. So will I be OK with the 2200s?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2007
    Your LSI 7's will love the Outlaws. My Brother is running his on a 205wpc Parasound & they sound great & the amp runs nice & cool since it doesn't have to work so hard.

    So get the Outlaws & enjoy.

    BTW Welcome to CP.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2007
    No worries. The Outlaw monos will be fine.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Joichiro
    Joichiro Posts: 2
    edited June 2007
    Excellent, thanks for the quick responses!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited June 2007
    No problems Outlaw very good to me.
    engtaz

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2007
    Nice little amps with a big bang. I like the compact design and to see them stacked is cool.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2007
    I've used way more power than that with the LSi7's, 900 watt per channel Carvers. They absolutely love as much clean power as you can throw at them.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited June 2007
    madmax wrote: »
    I've used way more power than that with the LSi7's, 900 watt per channel Carvers. They absolutely love as much clean power as you can throw at them.
    madmax


    Hey Max,
    Any chance you are talking about the Silver 9T's?
    V
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  • Spacedeckman
    Spacedeckman Posts: 96
    edited June 2007
    There is no such thing as "too much power" as long as the amp sounds good. Had a buddy with a Crown once. A fraction of a watt was too much power with that one.

    I had a pair of 600 watt Bryston 7Bs on my 6" two-way bookshelf speakers. Could have used just a bit more power...except, that means 1200 watts.

    Had a buddy of mine put a pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis Ones (5" bookshelves not much bigger than a shoebox) on a pair of Krell 650 Monos. It was pretty cool. I could even tolerate the amps on those speakers...sounded pretty decent.
    System:

    VPI Scout/Benz Ace
    Sutherland PH2000
    Arcam CD72
    Yamaha DVD-CX1 (primarily for CD..26 lbs, all BB D/A)
    Audioprism Mantissa w/Reference PS
    Parasound HCA750 (temporary)
    Audiovector M1 Signatures
    Kimber 4TC x 2
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