will my onkyo tx-nr828 amplifier be too much power for these icon speakers. my onkyo pushes 130 watts into 8 ohms at two channels but i have a 7.1 set
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My advice would be not to drive these speakers to maximum wattage. However, these remarkable bookshelf speakers are the best I've heardover 40 yrs of trying to find a certain quality and would think that they would be very adequate in a multi-speaker array, ie 7.1.
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No, just don't give it full power. It's actually better to have more amplifier than you need because you have plenty of clean power to throw at it. Clean power is better for speakers than distortion, because distortion is what overheats the voice coil. These speakers are very efficient, so they will play very loud on modest power. Just don't drive them too hard and you'll be fine.
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I'm using these in a 7.2 surround setup, with my Pioneer 1123k. Just ordered 2 more for back surround, 9.2. @ 94db they should be able to handle your audio needs. They have crisp and clear highs, and mid range. The are not bassy, I use my subs for that. Just watched Captain America bluray, sound was great. Previous setup was Bose. The Bose had a tighter sound, but only 87db, I am hearing more with 94db. Yea I would EQ the bass down for these.
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No, just don't give it full power.It's actually better to have more amplifier than you need because you have plenty of clean power to throw at it. Clean power is better for speakers than distortion, because distortion is what overheats the voice coil. These speakers are very efficient, so they will play very loud on modest power. Just don't drive them too hard and you'll be fine.
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Your receiver has plenty of power to drive the Polk speakers. You don't need the extra amp.Good luck
1073261
I actually contacted Onkyo about a similar thing. I want to run a 7.1.2 and use an amp with the RCA line out jacks. All I need to do is get an amp to power from the RCA jacks and I'm good to go. You should be able to run it with a rear pair and 4 atmos speakers, but something would have to be doubled up on the actually timing with the Dolby computing. It won't be a true 7.1.4...but you can run a true 7.1.2 with this system and an amp to power the additional speakers.
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These are really good sounding speakers but beware of the 100 watt limit. I have a little bit larger family room than noted and really like to crank up the sound at times. I am using a Yamaha RX-475 which is 115 watts and I have now blown two of the satellite speakers and I have had to replaced them with Yamaha speakers that can handle the wattage. So make sure your receiver wattage does not exceed 100 watts!!!
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Jan, To error on the side of safety, I would hesitate to drop below the rated impedence of your receiver. You might over heat the Yamaha especially at higher volumes.I am running the ns-310 center with two ns-210's for left and right on a 7.1 system. The rest of my speakers ARE 8 ohms, BUT my av receiver (Denon 1912) is rated at 6 to 16 ohms.The center speaker you are considering, has an exceptionally clear, crisp sound.Hope this helps, Rick
910376
The AVR-2100W is rated at 95W/channel x7 right? Enough for these speakers. Don't be carried away too much by the hype on power requirements for these speakers. I drive them with my 60W and 40W/ channel tube Amps and can't even get the volume past 1:00 position because it gets quite loud. Your amp should work fine. Also depends how loud you play. My rule of thumb- if you are cranking the volume past 2 to 3 o'clock position to enjoy your music then you need a more powerful amp whether it's a tube or solid state.
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Hi,I bought the Dayton Audio HTS-1200B home theater speaker set plus SAT-BK Satellite speaker pair to make them work with my ONKYO TN-XR626 7.2, all associated with a subwoofer Canton AS 85.2 Aktiver (200/250Watt, made in Germany). What I can say is that it makes the effect of a bomb. I am fully satisfied with these little speakers.
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i had a 6-ohm receiver with 8-ohm speakers, center, left, and right channel speakers and the most it did was the receiver would get a little hot sometimes, just try not to use it for more than 2 hours if the ohms are mixed and you should be ok. or if you want to be safe buy a powered sub.
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8 Ohm, however they aren't very sensitive at 86db/W/m - meaning you'll have to drive them with lots of wattage (double that of a well build 89db/W/m) speaker. It's one reason a typical Onkyo receiver tends to output +/- 25% compared to similar models from Yamaha/Pioneer/Sony.
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Well the Onkyo puts out 130W (8 Ohm) in 2 channel driven. If you want to take advantage of that power I would recommend getting a Polk Audio Monitor series system. The towers can do almost 300W 2 channel driven and sound great with a lot of power. In fact I think they are the best performance/dollars speakers out there unless you go the DIY route.
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Well this depends on what ohm rating the speakers are. They aren't just "1200W", they will be 1200W at either 2, 4, or, 8 ohms. Once you find this out, look at the amps specs and look at the ohm rating that matches the ohm value for you speakers, that is the amount of watts that the amp will produce at the ohm rating per channel. You may want to get a more powerful
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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...
1952163
This amp is not putting out 2100 watts to your speakers. Your speakers are probably 8 ohms. If they are 8 ohms they are getting 230 watts to each channel. 1050 Watts x 2 Power Amplifier 230 + 230 Watts @ 8 Ohms - 460 + 460 Watts @ 4 Ohms - 920 + 920 Watts @ 2 OhmsYou will need a much more powerful amp. Good luck!
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Yes, in the set up select the 4 ohm setting. Not a big deal actually. In reality the impedance changes constantly during playback depending on several factors. The manual covers this and can be found on the Onkyo USA web site.
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I'm not an expert, but I went off of the 175W per channel rating when I bought this. The speakers I got were Polk Audio TSi 400's that are capable of taking 200W of power so I knew that the receiver couldn't overpower the speakers if I cranked it up.
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50 - 500 watts is the range provided by the manual. 50 watts per channel is what you need for a minimum. I have an Onkyo TX-NR818 with 135 watts per channel powering the units along with 7 other speakers for a 9:2 surround system.
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Not a problem! These speakers can be easily over driven with a clean signal.I had them on a Sony 4 channel x 50 watt rms head unit with no issues as they are a 70 watt rmv speaker. I then added a kenwood 300 watt per channel rmv amp and again, no problems or even any significant distortion. They blow away any coaxial or triax type speakers I have ever heard. ENJOY!!!!