I have a RCA Home Theatre System, RT-2280?

Question

It puts out 80 watts per channel at 8ohms and I am wondering what is the most powerfull speaker I could add to the system. For example could I connect a pair of Floor Speakers with a max of 100 watts or should I connect something that is lower than 80watts?

Answer 1

speakers are rated to a max input power so say a 300W speaker would be OK even 1000W would be OK, but not a 50W.

Next I think a new receiver is a good idea, but if you want new speakers check the sensitivity rating 20Hz to 20kHz look for a speaker that has a higher rating, i.e a speaker rated at 86 db sensitivity will sound halve as loud as a 89 db speaker ( 3 db meaning twice the spl) . the best mid priced speaker I have found for this issue is Klipsch with 91db- 103db.

But these can sound a little bright unless paired with a Denon receiver or Adcom separates. You should upgrade both to get the most out of the speakers but better speakers are the best to get first.

Answer 2

What matters is not the "wattage" of the speakers, but their sensitivity. This will be measured in dBs. The more sensitive the speakers, the less power they'll need to give the volume you want. You don't need an amplifier with a high RMS watt rating to give you volume. In fact, the more watts you have the more "head room" your amp has with which to deliver volume before reaching the "clipping" stage, which is where the amp begins to give a distorted sound.

In other words, a sensitive speaker will produce plenty of sound with a low powered amplifier. If you have 80 watts (which is always questionable) this is plenty of power to run most speakers.

Important considerations will be the size of your listening room and its dimesions. Also, does the room have a lot of hard surfaces?Tiles or rugs/capets on the floor? Curtains on the windows? Room dimensions and surface acoustics will have significant effect on the sound your system produces.

When you shop for your speakers, bring a few of your favorite music and movie disks with you to the showrooms. You should shop in hi-end stores, which will tend to have listening rooms available with many speaker choices to which to listen. Look at speakers that are about 30 to 40 percent higher than your expected price range. When you have found speakers you like, make note of the brand and model numbers. Then go shop for second-hand gear on e-bay.

I highly recommend buying second-hand gear in this hobby for a good reason. I have a fair amount of experience in this hobby. Most hobbyists will buy expensive equipment, use it for a while and then buy other gear. This results in a significant second-hand market in this equipment. Why pay retail? You can pick up REALLY NICE stuff on e-bay for 1/2 of what you'd pay in a store. If you're buying from a reseller who has a history of successful transactions on e-bay (which histories are available for anyone to review) you will get much more for your money going this route.

Have fun and happy hunting.

Answer 3

Hi. If the maximum power output of your receiver is 80 watts per channel,there is no point in changing to other speakers that can accept more than 80 watts. You are limited by the amplifier max. wattage.Lower is always better than higher because the speaker will perform better with a cleaner signal from the amplifier.You should never turn the amplifier volume all the way up to hear the speaker louder,as you could damage both speaker and amplifier. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

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