What is the recommend amplifier power for this speaker? I've a yamaha rx-v473, 80W each channel, is that enough?
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G'day TechnoTom,The Cerwin-Vega VE-5C 2-Way Center Channel is a great speaker for its value; it will run with no issues with your RXV 473.It is a little bright; but the vocal clarity is sweet. The Cerwin-Vega VE-5C has a peak of 150 watts; your RXV with 80 watts per channel can cope and it will be good enough.Good luck mate.Cheers
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Hi TechnoTomI bought 4 of these to accompany the top section of my CLS215 (x4). I use the VE-5C for all my tops instead of the top section of the CLS as the CLS safety cut out is far too sensitive and dips after a short while. I use high end power so splitting across the 4 units I and pumping out 100watts RMS per box and they handle them just great. They do dip after long use but no way as sensitive as the CLS and they come back on after they cool down.Your 80watts will not trouble them but do not expect any bass as these are really for your top section only.Kind regardsLes Hi TechnoTomI bought 4 of these to accompany the top section of my CLS215 (x4). I use the VE-5C for all my tops instead of the top section of the CLS as the CLS safety cut out is far too sensitive and dips after a short while. I use high end power so splitting across the 4 units I and pumping out 100watts RMS per box and they handle them just great. They do dip after long use but no way as sensitive as the CLS and they come back on after they cool down.Your 80watts will not trouble them but do not expect any bass as these are really for your top section only.Kind... » Read More Hi TechnoTomI bought 4 of these to accompany the top section of my CLS215 (x4). I use the VE-5C for all my tops instead of the top section of the CLS as the CLS safety cut out is far too sensitive and dips after a short while. I use high end power so splitting across the 4 units I and pumping out 100watts RMS per box and they handle them just great. They do dip after long use but no way as sensitive as the CLS and they come back on after they cool down.Your 80watts will not trouble them but do not expect any bass as these are really for your top section only.Kind regardsLes « Show Less
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I'm not sure what th recommended is but I have a 573 Yamaha pumping 90 watts to it and it seeml like more then enough, I actually did a custom setting for tv, cause the center channel was all I could here at first, it was drowning out the towers.on the voice end .
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G'day TechnoTom, The Cerwin-Vega VE-5C 2-Way Center Channel is a great speaker for its value; it will run with no issues with your RXV 473. It is a little bright; but the vocal clarity is sweet. The Cerwin-Vega VE-5C has a peak of 150 watts; your RXV with 80 watts per channel can cope and it will be good enough. Good luck mate. Cheers
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I've used 1&2 A/B line speaker output for 4 8&#8486; 0hms speaker 100 watts per channel and for the monitor output I have the portable YAMAHA stage pas 300
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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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I am not sure. The paperwork does not answer the questions. My "main item" is a Yamaha RX-V773WA which theoretically draws up approx. 400-500w. All my switched items (amps, fans, etc.) are low wattage except for an old Adcom amp which draws up to 500 watts.Mine works perfectly even though the Yamaha, like all modern receivers, draws a little wattage when off.
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The best amp wattage would be right around 3200 cause they peek at 1600 each speaker. I made the mistake of only getting a 1800 watt kenwood which is a good amp just not enough power. No matter what they will bump though
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Let me add one other thing. Kicker under rates there amps. You will get a bench test card with yours. It will tell you the real power of the amp. Mine is a 1500w, but benched at 1723w. To much power can cause distortion and blow your speakers even if you keep it turned down. Too little and you get bad sound and overdrive your amp. If your subs are rated at 750w @ 2 Ohms and you have two then 1500w is what you want. So keep that in mind. Also remember you want your amp to always do the work for you. So keep the base on your head unit at 0. Then mess around with the EQ on the head unit and the frequency on the amp. Gain can be your enemy if you have really good pre-amps. So you shouldn't have to turn it up a lot. My recommendation if your not experienced is once everything is installed take it to a place that does it all the time and have them fine tune it.
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Dear Kathy,This Yamaha receiver will be able to power 4ohm speakers but Yamaha does not list exact power to 4ohm speakers. You will need to tell the receiver during the setup procedure what type of speakers you are using.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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JBL specifications are maximum amplifier power for the speaker at 150W and recommended power handling at 75W (peak of 300W). So, yes you should be fine with a 1000W or 1500W amplifier powering all six of the speakers since these speakers need to be run at 8 ohms. Note, I am assuming you are using a 2 channel home amplifier and have three speakers on each channel and when set to run at 8 ohms the amplifier will have a peak power of 200W for the 1000W unit and 300 for the 1500W unit. If you happen to mean a 1000W or 1500W receiver then just keep the maximum channel wattage to no more than 150W and you should be good. I personally run mine off of a Yamaha receiver that is rated at only 55W per channel and get great sound out of them.
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Hi,this is passive PA Speaker. To use them need an amplifier or receiver. Recommended amplifier power 70W
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Yes, your Yamaha RX-V75 will definitely power this center. You will love the sound of this baby!
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I am using Yamaha S500 Amplifier 80 WT/ch and it is more then adequate, Hope this helps
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Its sounds great. But it's always better better with 1000watts or more. Mines is only 800watts. The dash radio plays an important role aswell as the amplifier. My amp is 3000watt and i have all 4 car speakers 250w each and 2 subs at 800w each all connected on my 5 channel amp.
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Hello there this is a pasive speakers. Not power supply need it. The more important think is rhe maximun power level of your amplifier. I use for surround and the performance is great. Regards from Spain.
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Are you running two or four speakers? If you are running 2 speakers then a 2 channel amp will work and a 4 channel with 4 speakers. You can also bridge with a 4 channel amp with these speakers as well. Get you a 4 channel amp with at least 50 watts RMS to run these bad boys. These speakers rock!
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This amp is only 75 watts at a 4 ohm load. I'm not sure how big your speakers are; however, I would guess that you want something a little bigger. If you can afford it I would recommend an Adcom amp.
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Here is what I did.. look at the rms.. its what the speaker can handle at all the time...so lets say the rms is 50 each.. so it can handle a amp that produce 100 watts rmps...100/2 speaker is 50... if the speaker is a 2ohm speaker look for an amp that is regulated at 2ohm... u can use a 4ohm amp but i ll give u less power... to not over heat ur amp I go for an amp that is stronger like a 200 rms amp.. and tune the amp down to 1/4 power so it does not over heat and stress it out...
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I have a YAMAHA RX-V663 , 7.1 amp that I am happy with.( this model has probably been replaced by now.)