I have 4 Yamaha speakers for music.'t care about home thr. or radio they average between 75 watts nominal and 425 max. What kind of specifications do I need? Is eq all needed? What receiver would handle this?
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Craig, Thanks so much for your question. If you don't want to do home theater, you only require two speakers for proper stereophonic listening. You could pair your speakers with a Marantz SR4023 Stereo Receiver. It is a wonderful sounding receiver that will lend your speakers rich tone and the system will draw you into the music listening experience.
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Each speaker can handle 130 watts. Amplifier/receiver output is generally rated in terms of watts per channel, and an individual speaker (or system of speakers in a single enclosure with a common input) is connected to a channel. Speakers are therefore rated in terms of how much each individual enclosure can handle.
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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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It is better to have speakers with wattage ratings higher than the receiver. 150 watt speakers will work fine with this receiver as long as they can handle 8ohms. Check the ohm ratings for the speakers, you did not say what kind of speakers you have so I can't answer that. Look on the rear of the speakers for the ohm rating.
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I'm not familiar with the Yamaha. I have been using Pioneer Elite receivers for my home theater set up since I switched from separateamps and processors many years ago. Never had a problem with any of them. Some of the old units I gave to family members are still going strong.
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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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Depends. What are the required watts for the speakers you are hooking up? The 120 is peak, so you don't want speakers that require more than that to work.
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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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I use a standard receiver (amplified) and 4 work fine. I added an amplifier/speaker switch to run 4 pairs or 8 speakers from the one receiver. But just for 2 pair any receiver (amplified) should work fine.
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You need speakers for 5, chnls. if that is the output of your Yamaha 5.1, the best sound speakers are Klipsch, then JBL's and then anyother tha will hold 5.1 chnls. output from your Receiver. If the receiver is 7.1 you need speakers for 7 chnl's not 5.
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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...
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I have 4 of the hooked up outside my house and sound good they do need an amplified power source for better quality sound so I would recommend an amplified receiver with at least 100 watts per channel
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At my house, I have a supplemental amplifier, and it's enough to power three sets of stereo in-ceiling speakers, and a set of stereo outdoor Bose speakers without any problems. Just check for your receiver's output specifications to make sure it will be enough. Otherwise, simply purchase another amplifier just for the speakers.
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My comment is that I agree that underpowered receivers or amps will easily damage your speakers. I learned the hard way when I was a teenager 25 years ago and the receivers I used then blew tweeters. Then I bought a Carver amp and felt the difference. At this time, I have Carver amps driving L/R/C/Sub Channels on my system. It is safer to have a 250RMS Watts per channel amp than a 40watt receiver. Of course if the Low Frequency Driver is damaged, obviously it was defective.
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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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150. The receiver will need speaker with RMS wattage that handle 150 W RMS per channel.
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Your speakers are rated at 120 watts, I recently bought a pair to use in the rear of a surround sound system. This receiver is rated at 100 watts per channel. Your speakers are a perfect match for this receiver.