What kind of receivers could best fit this kind of speaker? I have a Pioneer SC-1223-K, 175 w/channel. will this be okay? What other "must" accessories will I need. Thanks.
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I have no Idea, my speakers are currently hooked up to my PS3 through regular RCA cables mostly and a few adapters. Since they are each powered speakers I don't need a receiver. You can plug an iphone or PC or whatever directly into them. If you want to plug into a receiver you'll want it to have RC outs on it.
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You do not need a receiver for this item as they are powered speaker. I have a mixer just to boost the power & supervise the volume limit.
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Hi Ben, believe it or not, you don't even need a receiver for these speakers because they have on-board amp and EQ. This means you don't need the "middle man". You can go directly from your music source to the speaker, or you can go from your music source, to a mixer, and from the mixer to the speakers. These are active speakers, which means they do not need a powered channel, all they need is the audio signal and the speakers do the rest. These speakers make an absolutely badass home-theater setup. I have a pair of XLR-to-RCA speaker cords and I just plug the RCA end into the red/white(L/R) output channels on my Blu-ray, plug the XLR into my mixer, then run a cord to each speaker and press play. If your receiver has a set of RCA outputs, I don't see why you couldn't use these in place of normal satellite speakers. Awesome sound quality, AMAZING volume and bass. Hell, sometimes I even plug my mp3 player directly into the speaker using a 1/8"-to-1/4" converter plug and crank it up. All I need is music, and a power outlet and I'm set. Honestly, I have replaced every speaker I've ever had with just one set of these JBL's. I use them for everything(Home theater, music listening, studio monitors, amplifying musical instruments, mobile dj-ing, etc..). Just buy them man, you'll be happy :)
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NO!! This already has a built in amp..just plug and play. Its not for hometheatre...
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Your higher end speaker manufacturers match and balance the speaker drivers and sizes for optimized sound between speakers. So, ideally, matching is better. For me, a lover of good sound, with few coins, you get what you can when presented on sale. I have the Klipsch RC-42 II center speaker, Wharfedale Diamond 10.4 side speakers and the 8" Yamaha sub that came with my Yamaha receiver. I've tweaked the crossovers, distance and volume settings and really love what I hear. When working with good quality speakers and a good amp, you can't go too far wrong!
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Get the Kicker subwoofer. I have heard both and the Pioneer is warmer but I blew two within a month. The power rating on this sub is extremely inflated. I know the Kicker will take abuse and come back for more.
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Sorry, but I was NOT happy with the Pioneer unit, and returned it for a Yamaha. My advice: Get a Yamaha! I have 2 now, and they work flawlessly.
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I really haven't tried that kind of setup. I only use the speakers myself but I don't see why you couldn't use both. You might want to contact a Pioneer repersentive or retailer in your area, I'm sure they would know.
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Dear Steven, three questions to you would be: 1. Will you use a sub-woofer and a center speaker?2. Will you do this and also add two Pioneer speakers for the rear, and 3. will you only use the Pioneers for the front? Actually, all three cases will be fine, if you have more than twenty watts power or so for the fronts and not too many sound absorbing rugs and window curtains. I have found the two Pioneer speakers to do very well with movie dialogue when I got rid (!!!) of my 5.1 receiver!!! I actually enjoy my movies as stereo! What objections this will raise from some! Yours, Churchorganist. Dear Steven, three questions to you would be: 1. Will you use a sub-woofer and a center speaker?2. Will you do this and also add two Pioneer speakers for the rear, and 3. will you only use the Pioneers for the front? Actually, all three cases will be fine, if you have more than twenty watts power or so for the fronts and not too many sound absorbing rugs and window curtains. I have found the two Pioneer speakers to do very well with movie dialogue when I got rid (!!!) of my 5.1 receiver!!! I actually enjoy my movies as stereo! What objections this will raise from some! Yours, Churchorganist.
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I have a 24x16 room and I have 2-RC85I's, 2-RCI80's, a Pioneer Elite SIW571L 5 1/4" In-Wall CST LCR Speaker and a PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer and a pioneer amp and they sound really good. good luck with your system.
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Vikas, you don't mention what you're using for receiver or surrounds. My setup is approximately the same give or take a foot and the bass is not problem. I'm using the Def Tech 1000 surrounds and a Pioneer SC-1523 Receiver.
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I have a Pioneer Elite receiver and used these for rear surround sound and they work great. Thinking about buying a full 5 speaker set for my home theater room.
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I bought a cerwin vege cv-900 power amp to powe those, and as my main receiver I have a pioneer elite receiver 9.2 ch 140 wat per ch.you can try the sony if you have it already.it will work but I think more power is needed for better quality sound for the vegas
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I have an old Pioneer receiver model SX-626 and they work awesome with it. I dont know about yours but they should work well with any receiver.
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Use a splitter my receiver only has one pre out for my sub so when I placed the order I also got that as well. The splitter was a recommendation when I was looking at the sub and from what I was told when I was looking around it helps with the signal. This sub really hits nice and clean hope this answers the question
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I like Bang and Olufsen but they are very expensive. I would say look into yamaha speakers and try to get high power speakers to handle this receiver. The receiver has a lot of power. thanks
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I have not looked at the spec but, the SC-72 is an Elite receiver and SC-1323-K isn't. Pioneer provides one extra year of warranty for Elite products.
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I have a pioneer vsx-1121K and have the A9's Bi-Amped, hitting these with 220W per channel. Even hitting these speakers with this amount of power they still aren't working hard. I'm looking into getting either a different receiver or a seperate amp to make these guys really shine...
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Hey Adam, Since this is a very good receiver, I went with Sonance In-wall Theatre-Cinema speakers all around t Center and they sound great with this receiver. It's worth spending a few more dollars on higher end speakers. Best of luck!
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Sandra: Any high quality speakers will work with this receiver. I use a BOSE system, but Keff, Polk Audio or JBL speakers are great brands as well.