has any one hooked these speakers up on a small amp using a full range (no HP or LP, no sub) - how did it sound?
287907
I have them on a low watt boss amp and they are just ok? Not really made for heavy wattage... just my opinion. Good looking and sufficient for the homemade IHOME i built. No thump just mids and hi's. Good looking and easy install though. Oh and cheap for alpine lol.
287908
I'm running these off of a 100W rms Pioneer amp and they handle it with no problem. They sound amazing with some power put to them. Hope this answers your question.
1323139
I am running them with 50 watts per channel from a kenwood double din deck and they do very well. Using a 4x100watt amp would give you more punch but any good amp with more than that is overkill for these speakers.
843293
at first i only had them hooked up to a 200 watt amp and they didn't sound that loud.so i bought a 2000 watt amp and they sound amazing.the best way to get the best sound is to hook a 2000 watt amp up to them.
1573552
I have used them both with and without and amp. Without the amp they do sound good but the amp brings them to life. I use a Sony 800 watt split into 4 speakers in a corvette, and a 1200 watt sub into 2 kickers 10" speakers I love this system. The best I've had yet
261547
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...
347360
Not to hear sound, but getting speakers like this is definitely best with an amplifer. I recommend 50-60Wrms to each side (with HPF around 90 hz) for optimal preformance.
1717299
I haven't set them up yet -- waiting for the remodel to complete. I bought a Sonos Connect:Amp to pair them with -- it's rated at Class-D (2x 55W, 8 ohms). The Sonos Amp is extremely versatile, can't wait to hear it with the Wharfedales. Should be very good. http://www.sonos.com/shop/products/connectamp
571182
Did you end up pairing these with a Connect amp? What has your experience been? Sorry for a question to a question.
907651
I'd stick with the same. Some amplifiers can operate "unsafely" I.e. overheating or crappy sound, if they can't produce the right impedance per whatever ohm each speaker has. I'd start from ground up if you're wanting bigger better sound
880039
I bought these speakers to use with my computer, running them off of a Topping TP-30 USB amp. However I would not have any problems using them on a small stereo with a turntable. I have much larger B&W; speakers on my home stereo for that kind of listening, If using on a home stereo I would consider using a powered sub woofer to give the system some low end.
46032
They sound incredible! I just have a basic set up with a pyle 600w amp a 30 band eq with gain control and for a little extra bass a sony 100w sub woofer...playing blue ray discs through a sony player the sound is incredible and with an eq you really dont need the sub woofer but it enhances the d-84s just right...
2111699
Work? Sure. Work well? Hard to say. I have these hooked up to a 150 X2 stereo amp and they sound great. They're a very detailed speaker, so if your vintage receiver isn't that great, the flaws will become pronounced.
1460891
Sounds like it'll be slightly under-powered. It's always better (IMO) to overpower speakers to avoid blowing them at odd frequencies and high volumes. Power is exponentially more important than quality of speakers. Cheap speakers will sound great with an awesome power source but great speakers won't live up to their potential with inadequate or overrated ( cheap) power/amplifiers. My suggestion is overpowering your speakers about 15-20% more than the speakers are rated for. Won't matter if you don't "work" your speakers hard but under powering effects rebound of the speaker cone and can tear them apart. I believe these speakers are rated for either 125w or 150w. I matched mine up perfectly and wish I would have gotten a bigger amplifier, although they sound great but begin to struggle at very high volumes. It'll be fine if you don't abuse your speakers though.
769352
They sound ok just being ran to the radio but to get max potential out of them put them on a small aftermarket amplifier. I used the infinity 475 high performance 4 channel
106944
That is a hard question for me because when I got the speakers they handled the 2400 power but they sound bad.so put more power to them and blew them to bits. I ended up replacing them( with the same box of corse) with jbl sub woffers just wasn't what I was lookin for
266936
I think that even with an amp, you would lack dimension with only these speakers or you would pollute the sound by having to overcolor the bass output. I love rock, but don't like the boom of so many systems. But the small sub I have allows the Infinity's to play more naturally, fully. It sounds teriffic with a small amp.
1709299
I'm very pleased with the full range of these speakers. They cannot compete with a dedicated sub on the low end but do a fine job on their own. I have a 5.1 home theatre that's not comparable (apples & oranges); I'm using these strictly for music in the dining/kitchen area.