My receiver puts out 110 watts per channel at 8 ohms, since the speaker is rated 125 max at 6 ohms am I at risk of blowing it easier? (I listen LOUD)
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You should be fine unless you are running your amp at close or maximum volume often. To quote from Cerwin Vegas Manual for all XLS speakers: "All CV XLS home speakers are compatible with amplifier ratings from 4 to 8 ohms. If your amplifier is rated at 4 or 6 ohms, you can generally play the speaker as loud and as hard as you want and the energy transfer between the amplifier and your Cerwin-Vega! speaker will be optimal. If using an 8-ohm amplifier, you can play loud, but monitor your amplifier's temperature if you start playing at extreme volume levels, as the speaker may want to suck more power from your amp than it can provide."
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I cannot answer your question without knowing the output of your amplifier. You need to be more concerned with the output of your amp than the watts of your speaker.
835754
I only have a 50 watt per channel and my speakers blast.I would be careful will the volume knob
249573
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.
122940
Jan, my receiver is a Sony STR-DH520 which is rated as 8 ohm output. I've had no issues connecting this speaker.
70648
You should do some more research as answers vary. Are you running 2channel? Bridged? Read the instructions, I don't recall the output in each mode, but it depends on the resistance of the speakers. Seems to me 250w rms speakers will do fine with that amp...
1577540
Yes, you want speakers that are rated at 100 watts each or more. This receiver is set up to conveniently drive two pairs of speakers. You want all speakers to be rated at 100 watts or more. There is no advantage to getting speakers rated much higher than 100 watts either, so try to find 100, 120 or maybe even 150 watt speakers for this, nothing higher.
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Hi,Am in the same boat. Other differences I see are receiver is 6ohm for 6200 vs. 8ohm for 5300 with speakers being 6 ohms...somewhere read that 6 ohm driving 8ohm is not that good..(I am not a techy)Any of you decided yet?Also does anyone like the sexy Energy 5.1 speaker set (will have to buy receiver separately)...any comparisons?
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You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to be impressed by their clarity and the width of the sonic field they are able to project. You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to... » Read More You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to be impressed by their clarity and the width of the sonic field they are able to project. « Show Less
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Hi Duane, this receiver is rated at 105 watts RMS (root mean squared), which means it can deliver 105 watts of power per channel continuously for 8 ohm speakers (the most common), at full volume. Amps also put out peak power which is usually about double the RMS rating for transients in music. Generally, the speakers you use for this amp should also be rated at about 100 watts RMS per speaker or you risk damaging the speakers if you play the system very loud. This is an excellent receiver with a rare phono input for turntables as well as all the usual inputs. It does not, however, reproduce surround 5.1 sound so should be used for music rather than home theater applications. Hi Duane, this receiver is rated at 105 watts RMS (root mean squared), which means it can deliver 105 watts of power per channel continuously for 8 ohm speakers (the most common), at full volume. Amps also put out peak power which is usually about double the RMS rating for transients in music. Generally, the speakers you use for this amp should also be rated at about 100 watts RMS per speaker or you risk damaging the speakers if you play the system very loud. This is an excellent receiver with a rare phono input for turntables as well as all the usual inputs. It does not, however, reproduce... » Read More Hi Duane, this receiver is rated at 105 watts RMS (root mean squared), which means it can deliver 105 watts of power per channel continuously for 8 ohm speakers (the most common), at full volume. Amps also put out peak power which is usually about double the RMS rating for transients in music. Generally, the speakers you use for this amp should also be rated at about 100 watts RMS per speaker or you risk damaging the speakers if you play the system very loud. This is an excellent receiver with a rare phono input for turntables as well as all the usual inputs. It does not, however, reproduce surround 5.1 sound so should be used for music rather than home theater applications. « Show Less
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I dont know about the reciever, but any reciever you take, things i look for is -see whether all channels work-speaker resistance match with that of reciver, usually 6-8 ohm impedance-channel output exceeds that of speaker watts, under powering will blow the speaker.MLT-2 is really a good one! till my subwoofer started making poping sound -- which Amazon/Martin Logan together replace with no cost to me.
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The XPA-5 amplifier is 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 300 watts per channel into 4 ohms. If a speaker with lower impedance is used there will be more power output due to the lower resistance placed on the output. We appreciate your consideration!
85131
This is a powered subwoofer, meaning it has its own built-in amplifier, so the ohms don't matter. Your receiver should have a "subwoofer pre-out" or similar output in its rear-panel speaker terminals. Connect these terminals to the subwoofer "line in" inputs using RCA jacks. Try the speaker in several locations to see what works best. It's generally best to avoid corners, which can make the bass sound "boomy". Remember, too, that you're going to need a separate source of a/c power to plug the speaker into.
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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.
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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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Amplifiers/receivers rated at 10-200 watts/channel are recommended. I use a receiver rated at 110 watts/channel with these speakers. Remember that the speaker outputs from the receiver for all channels are connected to the bass module. The individual channel speakers are connected to the bass module and not directly to the receiver.
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A subwoofer's wattage would be delivered to the speaker, not the receiver. This is a moot question.