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27wsc
27wsc Posts: 5
edited December 2009 in Speakers
hello everyone I am new to the forum. Just got lsi 25s looking for a good amp to drive them there 4 ohms 20 to 300 wpc. Can you use a 300 wpc amp. Am a fan of carvers but am looking for suggestions Thanks
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,480
    edited December 2009
    Carver TFM-45 or a Sunfire Stereo 300x2 would be nice fits if you want to go Carver. There are others that would be good fits, such as Rotel and Adcom.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2009
    You can use almost any amp you want with no issues. (provided it is stable into a 4 ohm load)
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2009
    The more power the merrier :)
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited December 2009
    There are many amps that will drive your 25's. I have not had receivers for some time, but separates, many will do the job. What is your price range, you could find many in the used market and great for your application. By the way, do not listen to those that state more wattage is better. Watts are Watts, but not all watts are the same. Do not pay attention to those that has nothing to contribute to your question as such. 300 watts, yes you can use it, there are thousands of companies that claim such numbers, but not all of them can perform.
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited December 2009
    Many people will advise you to buy used. If you prefer new and don't want to spend a fortune you might consider this
    http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=2PAC5250
    Of course, you may not need five channels.
    MAIN: Polk Lsi9s; Polk PSW505; Lsic (in box); Onkyo SR-875; Parasound 2250; Cambridge Audio 740C; LG BD370
    OFFICE: Polk Lsi7; REL T3; HK 3490; CA 840W; Onkyo C-S5VL
    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2009
    If you want to buy a new, 2 channel amp, and you're willing to go as high as $1500, you might try one of these:

    http://www.wyred4sound.com/webapps/site/74030/117839/shopping/shopping-view.html?pid=332077&b_id=&find_groupid=18047

    500 wpc into 4 ohms---sounds sweet (after break in). The drawback, apart from having to pay for it, is that not all speakers sound sweet with class D amps (LSis do), so your speaker upgrade options in the future will be a bit limited. Big advantage, you can carry it with one arm. And maybe you won't want to upgrade.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2009
    27wsc wrote: »
    hello everyone I am new to the forum. Just got lsi 25s looking for a good amp to drive them there 4 ohms 20 to 300 wpc. Can you use a 300 wpc amp. Am a fan of carvers but am looking for suggestions Thanks

    Adcom 565 mono amps . . . 300 wpc. You can them pretty cheap on ebay or audiogon.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited December 2009
    Are you going 2 channel with the Lsi25's or beginning to create a HT? Certain amps sound better with certain speakers, trust me. I have used a Luxman M-117 amp and Carver amps with my Lsi 25's and both sounded excellent. If I run my old SAE amp, not so good for some reason but the SAE amp sounds great with my old Monitor speakers. Really,all of the gear is going to affect your sound, such as the pre amp, speakers wires and acoustics of your room. The amp is a building block. A quaility amp that can pust out at least 200 watts stable into 4 ohms would be a good start.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • KASR
    KASR Posts: 450
    edited December 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Adcom 565 mono amps . . . 300 wpc. You can them pretty cheap on ebay or audiogon.

    Adcom makes some pretty solid stuff - they get my vote as well!
    Living room:
    Optoma HD20
    Elite Sable 100"
    Marantz NR1501
    Polk RM6750
    Polk Monitor 50 x 2
    Polk CS1
    2 x Polk PSW110
    2x Sennheiser RS120
    Toshiba HD-A20 x 2
    Vizio VBR220
    Sony CDP-CE375
    Xbox 360 Elite
    --
    Bedroom:
    Olevia 242T
    Sony BDP-S370
    Xbox 360 Pro
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  • crogers227
    crogers227 Posts: 26
    edited December 2009
    I dont own the LSI 25's but i am learning a quite a bit just reading all of your posts.
    A/V Receiver...........Denon 1910
    Power Conditioner....MP HD IR 2550
    BluRay Player..........Sony PS3
    Fronts....................RTi 100
    Center...................CSi3
    Surrounds...............FXi3
    Sub.......................Micropro 3000 :D
    Extras....................Harmony One, Xbox 360, Wii
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited December 2009
    I know i'm gonna catch some flack but here goes! If you'd like to get new amp's with warranty at reasonable price's check out the Emotiva stuff, they're having a pretty good sale that's on 'till the end of the month. IMHO you get quite a bit of performance for your $$$ :)

    I also seen a trio of low hour (approx 20hrs) xpa1's on agon earlier today for like $650 or so each, they come with a 5yr warranty that is transferrable so you'd be covered ;)
    Media Room 7.1
    Sharp lc37d64u | Sanus vmsab-03 | Sonax ZX8680 | Yamaha htr-6290b | Emotiva xpa1 x 2 & xpa5 | RTiA 9 & 7 | CSiA 6 | FXiA 6 | Sanus NF30B-03 | Velodyne dls-3750r | Dual 505-3 m97xe | Monster avs2000/hts5100

    HTPC
    Intel e5300 | Asus p5q DLX | LG ch08 BD | OCZ 4g reaper2 | WD 1TB | Sapphire 4890 VaporX 1g | Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 | OCZ modXtreme 700w | Antec Fusion remote MAX

    A fool and his money are easily parted
    I don't drink Koolaid

    Need some cable's? Just ask :)
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