Rocketfish HD Audio with Polk F/ X FX Surrounds 200 watts.
daymon74
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This is probably a newbie question, but my setup is a VSX-52 Pioneer Elite AVR which outputs 110 watts per channel X7. I just purchased a pair of Polk F / X FX surrounds which are 200 watts each to use as my side speakers in my 7.1 setup. To complicate the issue further I want to use a Rocketfish - Rocketboost HD audio wireless speaker kit to power the F /X FX speakers.
Does anyone see any potential problems with this setup? The reason I ask is I've read a few places online (just recently) that a speaker that has more wattage than your amp can output can potentially blow the amp, or AVR (which doesn't make sense to me). If this is the case however, how does the Rocketfish wirless kit add to scenario?
Am I over thinking things here, or do I have a legitimate concern?
Does anyone see any potential problems with this setup? The reason I ask is I've read a few places online (just recently) that a speaker that has more wattage than your amp can output can potentially blow the amp, or AVR (which doesn't make sense to me). If this is the case however, how does the Rocketfish wirless kit add to scenario?
Am I over thinking things here, or do I have a legitimate concern?
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Your overthinking it. Relax, your fine. Pay no attention to the manufacturers recommended watt ratings. Concern yourself more with Ohms and efficiency ratings.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
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Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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Your overthinking it. Relax, your fine. Pay no attention to the manufacturers recommended watt ratings. Concern yourself more with Ohms and efficiency ratings.
+1. I would be interested in a review of how well the wireless kit works once you're all set up and calibrated. -
Thanks, guys! I was hoping I was just over thinking
I had thought about taking some pictures, and outlining my setup, and since you requested it I'll go ahead and do that, Ken. Maybe even a short video. -
So, as promised here is a quick rundown of setting up these speakers with the Rocketfish Rocketboost HD Audio Wireless Kit. I'll focus on the surrounds here since the other speakers, and components aren't real important for this review. Here's a list the the equipment in this 7.1 setup.
- Pioneer Elite VSX-52 AVR
- Rocketfish - Rocketboost Wireless HD Audio Starter Kit + 1 additional receiver
- 1 pair of Polk TSI 100
- 1 pair of Polk LSI F/X FX Surrounds
One thing I'd like to point out here is in the Rocketfish owner's manual the setup diagram is not right for a true 7.1 surround setup. It does work, as far as getting sound in all of the speakers, but you're essentially getting 5.1 surround in 4 channels if you hook it up according to their instructions. Also, if you do hook it up correctly for 7.1 channel audio you'll lose the ability for multi room wireless with the single Rocketfish transmitter since you'll need to use both zones (A for rear pair B for side pair).
When connecting the surrounds to the wireless receivers I had to power off one receiver to pair zone B with the other wireless receiver. Pairing instructions are in the manual. Also during auto calibration with the LSI FX speakers you might want to set it to bipole. When setting those ti dipole I kept getting an error stating the center and rears were "crossed". Setting those to dipole confused the VSX-52 since it couldn't isolate the source position of the sound (that's a good thing").
Also, when facing the surrounds I noticed it's like looking in a mirror as far as the correct hookup. (connect left speakers to right terminals etc....)
Ive posted a short video on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccZTvFdLrHQ
If you have any questions, or feel I left anything out let me know. All in all the LSI FX speakers sound awesome, and really add to the setup as a whole. The distance between the Rocketfish transmitters, and receivers is about 12 feet, though they claim up to 150 feet in range. The only issue I've found is a slight hiss when the speakers are on, but no sound, though I suppose this is pretty normal.
