Can I use these speakers as front speakers for Marantz NR1504?
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Absolutely! I believe that receiver is 50 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and that will drive these speakers nicely. These are good speakers, I have them in my master bedroom and they sound great!
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The speakers are 20 Watts RMS That's a bit too much power for those speakers. You should use The Prime R250X4 ...
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Yes you can do this. You would connect the pre-out jacks of the Marantz to the inputs of the amplifier using RCA connectors. Be careful when buying the amplifier as they can have a different number of pre-outs. For example, for my set-up I only wanted to power a single pair of main speakers, so I bought an amplifier with two input jacks - one for the left speaker and one for the right speaker. If you plan on using your amplifier to power not only your main pair of speakers, but also surround speakers, height speakers, width speakers, etc., then you will have to buy an amplifier with enough input jacks to handle all of the speakers you want to power. My amplifier is a Motiva -2 which means it has two input jacks to power two speakers (a pair of main speakers). Motiva also sells Motiva - 3 to power a pair of main speakers and a center speaker, Motiva- 4 to power a pair of main speakers and a pair of surround speakers, etc. Good luck, it is not really hard to connect your Marantz to an amplifier if you just read the documentation - John in Las Vegas.
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If you have a good Quality surround receiver(Yamaha, Marantz, Onkyo ETC.), go ahead and use them with the receiver. It is designed to have a nice set of fronts. JIm
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these speakers are being used as front surround speakers with my stereo system and sound great!
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If you are talking about using them as a second main output, you will probably be okay so long as you aren't driving them at full volume. If you mean "rear" as in surround sound, then you have no worries. Surround output on the rear channel will never drive them extremely hard.
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I don't see why not... They are normal bookshelf speakers that would be best suited for a 2 channel system
1012256
Yes you can. They use the old fashioned way with twisted wire ends. I added a Polk sub-woofer in addition to the standard speakers which works well. Check the wattage for any larger speakers.
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I am not familiar with front surround??? as far as left and right front channel I dont think these were designed for that.
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depends. personally they do not throw enough power for the space I am in. But the space is huge & I AM using them as SECONDARY front speakers (for a total of 4) - so, they are a bit weak but if your space is small enough they should suffice for front speakers. Crisp sound, all "highs" but I'm sure your rear speakers and sub take care of the lows. Hope this helps.
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If it's bass you want, theses are NOT the way to go. They are ok for maybe 7.1 surround but I would not use them as your main rear speakers.
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No. These are design for stereo, analog stereo that is. You need to buy a system like a 3.1 that has a sub to intergrate your own existing sub. The catch is the .1, compared to these 2 channel speakers which is just left and right.
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Same here, I have them as front speakers. Rear will probably do great as well.
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Yes, but it depends on what speakers it will be paired with. I use them for rear speakers in a 5.1 setup with Martin Logan fronts and center. They sound very good and blend well with the Martin Logan's.
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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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You could. But I would use them for front and rear and buy a dedicated woofer for bass. Mids and highs sound great but if you want some bass a woofer is recommended.
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You could use them as fronts, however the speakers design is for dipole rear surrounds meaning they radiate their sound from the sides of the speaker cabinet and NOT from the front. You most likely would not be pleased using them as fronts. Definitive offers better solutions for fronts.