just bought rti12's but which amp?

quezwood

Hi All.

My first post but have been reading these boards for some time.

I just purchased rti12' s for the front and a csi5 for the center.

I also just upgraded my receiver to the Denon AVR-987 (same as AVR-2807). I know the AVR is rated at 110 wpc but I have the opportunity to pick up an Emotiva LPA-1 used for $250 to $300.

The LPA-1 is rated at 125 wpc.

1- Am I going to feel the difference between the LPA-1 and Denon??? I have searched around and could not find a definitive answer.

2 - I know AVR's wpc are usually overstated but will the difference be enough to justify the purchase of the LPA-1?

3 - Is the LPA-1 sufficient enought to push the rti12's or should I looked for a used NAD, Adcom, Rotel, etc. instead for $350 to $500 that can do 200 wpc???

Thanks everybody for the help!

ben62670

Welcome to club Polk.
If you have been reading the posts for a while you should know your answer. This same question has been beaten to death for the last 3 months solid. There isn't a day that goes by without this topic being debated. Check the new post button out, and the search button. Yes the amp will kick the **** out of the Denon, or nearly any other receiver out there.

cfrizz

I believe more is better & if you can get your hands on a 200wpc amp you will like it alot. Or you can go for the ever nebulous undefined, un-named 'quality' over quantity lesser watt amp & hope you notice a difference.

Get a used Rotel, Adcom, Parasound, Nad, Sunfire, etc from Audiogon & you will be good to go. I had a Parasound HCA1500A that really rocked & showed me what my 18 yr old speakers are capable of!

All of these companies put out good 'quality' products.

Good luck.

el_General

Just curious, how much did you get the 12s and csi5 for??
The sound advice (tweeter) here in orlando has RTi12s for $238.40 EA and the CSI5 for $158.40 in cherry, if i hadn't already got my current speakers i would've jumped all over these and saved some $ in the process :mad:

chargerman426

Just as a suggestion you might want to look at the carver stuff. i got my carver m1.5t which is 350 watts rms at 8 om for about 350 shipping. there is less powerful stuff from carver but at about a dollar per watt.

crd2002

it will be like night and day if you get a dedicated amp

quezwood

el_General wrote: »

Just curious, how much did you get the 12s and csi5 for??
The sound advice (tweeter) here in orlando has RTi12s for $238.40 EA and the CSI5 for $158.40 in cherry, if i hadn't already got my current speakers i would've jumped all over these and saved some $ in the process :mad:

That's exactly what I did

Sooo, is the consensus that the emotiva lpa-1 would not be worth the upgrade over my Denon avr-987???

Thanks everybody for the feedback so far.

greene1968

i bought the lpa-1 to use with my onkyo 805. It did make a difference, but i kinda wish i would have gotten the xpa-5 which is 200 wpc. Either way, emotiva is a great company to deal with

BrettT1

You need more power. Get the best amp you can afford.

Put 500w a channel to 'em.;-

steveinaz

There's a nice Soundcraftsmen A2502 (125w/rms) in the Flea market.