Hey everyone, I’m new here and this is my first post! I’m just getting into home audio and currently looking at starting a small set up for my living room that I could later build on for my wife and me to enjoy. I am a bit confused as there is so much conflicting information out there regarding matching up speakers and receivers and I don’t want to damage anything. I already have a powered sub from an old system that my buddy gave me. I am currently looking at 2 receivers.. the first being an Onkyo tx-nr585 that I found for about a $150 and the other is a Sony srt-dh590 for the same price. For speakers, I am pretty set on buying the Klipsch r-15m, and I was also considering the Polk T15s. I also was looking at Klipsch r-41m but feel as though I might as well go with the r-15m model because they have more power. This will be for a small living room (sitting about 6-9 feet away) but would like for it to have enough power for a bigger one for when we move into a house. I’ll be using for tv, movies, music/record player. The Klipsch r-15m has a continuous at 85w and a max at 340w with a 94db (8ohm) sensitivity. My question is, will either of those receivers match up alright with those r-15m speakers? I’ve read that you need more power (wattage) coming out of your amp per channel than what the speakers continuous wattage is at.. I’ve also heard your amp should have less power (wattage) per channel than the speakers continuous wattage rating... and I’ve heard it doesn’t matter.
So I’m really confused! Will these receiver produce loud rock n roll music so I can jam out? Or will they be under powered..? The set up by no means has to be perfect, but I do love good audio quality and want it to last as long as possible. Please help! And thank you so much for any tips and suggestions, I greatly appreciate it!
So I’m really confused! Will these receiver produce loud rock n roll music so I can jam out? Or will they be under powered..? The set up by no means has to be perfect, but I do love good audio quality and want it to last as long as possible. Please help! And thank you so much for any tips and suggestions, I greatly appreciate it!