4 ohm stable receiver
jackson86@q.com
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I am thinking of buying some Polk LC 65 fx in wall speakers for my 7.1 home theater. Need to know what receiver to buy to power these. Does it need to be 4 ohm stable? I have about 1200.00 to spend.
Thanks,
Mike:
Thanks,
Mike:
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Welcome to CP Mike
NAD, Rotel, Adcom (7.1 but only a 5 ch amp), to name a few. Not sure on prices, for a true 4 ohm capable AVR (new) it will probably take all of your budget and maybe a little more. Or as X said go with an AVR with pre outs and a separate amp, which will put you pretty close to budget or under depending on how good a shopper you are. -
Thanks for the advice. I guess won't have to buy a high power receiver if I am going to buy an external amp. Or should I just go with other speaker? Really like the Polks. Any suggestions for in wall speakers.
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Sunfire TGR-3 would be the only one that comes to mind... 200wpc@8 and 400wpc@4The 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
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Look to Rotel and NAD. Both companies are 4 ohm stable without loss in dynamic range. This is what happens to most other receivers that claim to be 4 ohm stable. This is a true spec but at a price. B&K also makes 4 ohm load stable receivers.
Your budget suggests going used. New models are over 2k.
The external amp suggestions is also a very good route to go.Dan
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jackson86@q.com wrote: »I guess won't have to buy a high power receiver if I am going to buy an external amp.
True. If you go this route, look for the cheapest AVR with pre-outs that has the features you want.Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden -
Jackson, I'd go with seperates, Xcapri made some good suggestions.
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What should be asked here, is why that model? What are you using for the rest of your speakers in the 7.1 system? I'd only get the LC line if you also have Polk's other L* (LSi, LCi, etc) line speakers in the center, front, rear, etc.
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I echo Mantis' comments. With your budget, look for one of the above used. They are usually in good shape and fully functional.
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I am in areeance on the seperates, it is, IMHO the best way to go with 4 ohm speakers. Get a decent AVR that has pre outs that has all the options you are looking for and then look into a used 5 channel amp. Adcom, Rotel, Sunfire, Emotiva all make the short list. Good luck and welcome to Club Polk.
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