Home Theatre Amp Suggestions

[Guest]

pitty was going to suggest marantz boy are they good especially coupled to jamo speakers also from denmark

good quality and warranty!

[Turbofalke]

It's a Sony!

I dont know mauch about the difference between brands in that price range - probably not much difference anyway.

My Sony Amp drives the lot (including the sub) and we cant run at more than 75% volume as the windows shake and cans drop off the shelf in the pantry. Very Happy with Sony.

I suggest that you find a specialist home theater retailer and pick their brain as Amps should be matched to speakers for best results.

[bugster70]

75%?! At that level I imagine you'd be getting close to distortion, although every amp is different. My amp usually sits at about 25% volume (and that's quite loud), and never above 50% (which is, quite frankly, waaaaay too loud). I tried it at about 60% once, just to see what it was like, and whilst it still remained clear, I can't imagine ANYONE wanting to listen to it at that sound level for long!

[bugster70]

Actually, I should elaborate on that. Much of it depends on the efficiency of your speakers. My speakers are quite efficient and therefore easy to drive, which may account for the lower settings I use on my amp. It isn't usually a problem, but should always make sure the amp you're buying is capable of driving your speakers adequately, particularly if they're of a higher impedance/less efficient. The efficiency is usually stated in dB, the higher that is, the more efficient the speaker.

But I still say that no amp should be running at 75% volume to achieve 'normal' listening levels - I'd argue that you probably need a more powerful amp if this is the case.

[MYF6]

For my money can't go past Onkyo. Excellent quality product and sound. Have a Sony now and its a very very good unit, but was over the $1000.00 benchmark your looking at Matt.

[Blown BA]

  xrdreaming said:

Yamaha is all I have used over the years when it comes to receivers, good quality long lasting and around your price range.

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[mercturbo]

I upgraded from the Pioneer vsx908 which I had back for repair a few times but sounded ok to a Denon 3805 7.1 auto cal job this amp is pretty awesome in stereo and 7.1. So much better than most pioneer stuff I've tried. I also liked the Marantz stuff very warm sounding, this is $2+k level but worth auditioning if you can stretch the budget in my opinion. Not a fan of Yamaha at all.

[Flukey]

  mattson said:

Hi All,

I'm purchasing a home theatre system component speaker set (so two front drivers, two rears and a centre + sub) comprised of denmark brand Peerless speakers in custom build enclosures.

You can read about the speaker kits:

HERE!

my question to the legions is what would be a suit able amp to power these speakers.. I don't want to spend stupid amounts of money, so keep it to the $1000 mark if possible, but I'm willing to be flexible.

Cheers,

Matt

Matt,

What do the floor standing towers cost for a pair? Any idea?

I have some very outdated towers and I need to upgrade.

Thanks,

[weapon]

onkyo integra 6.5 is the only way to go

it has video upconverting into conponent video

and heaps of other good sh*t

I know I work for a home theatre installation company and I wouldnt get anything else

[F6 UTE]

I use a Yamaha amp..

Be warned though, Yamaha is a tad 'bright' at volume, but generally, nice sound, with bollox for 90% of listening.

Try checking the classifieds for a used one, the extra grunt never goes astray.

As for volume %, well, party volume, the speakers can handle 95% of what the amp pushes out, 100% on selected recordings.... It's damn loud, but then, it should be!!!!!