My 5 year old Sony A/V receiver burned up,so I bought a new Yamaha HTR 5940 and connected it to my old speakers.It sounds alright,but this new receiver has alot more power and capability.Is it time to replace my 5+ year old speakers with new ones to hear the potential of the more powerful receiver??
2007-09-10 09:10:02 · 8 answers · asked by TomatoMug 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
you could. best bet is to audition new speakers with your set up. try a more sensitive speaker like klipsch to get better spl for the same amp power.
2007-09-10 11:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I guess you will have to determine if your Yamaha
receiver makes your current speakers sound better or
worse or just about the same as your old Sony receiver.
If your speakers sound the same or better w/your new
receiver, but just can't keep up with the extra power,
then perhaps a loudspeaker upgrade is appropriate.
Or if you just want to get a new level of performance
now that you have a new receiver. I can be a bit more
helpful to you if I know what your current loudspeakers
are, but since I don't know, I can suggest a couple of
good value choices from my experience...
I imagine you will want 5 speakers and a powered
subwoofer? If so, a good line to consider is from
Hsu Research. They have a couple choices in
loudspeakers, and many high performance subs
to compliment their fronts, centers, and surrounds.
If you just want two front stereo speakers for now
with the option to include a complete surround
sound system now or in the future (I would still
go with Hsu Research if you want a powered
sub), the mid-fi level Athena or the high-value,
high-end Silverline brands are my suggestions.
Any of these brands surely will give you an
improved performance over what you have
with your new receiver. I am impressed
with these lines, and I would not recommend
any of them if they did not stand out in sound
quality over similarly priced speaker systems.
2007-09-10 20:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by WenwAudiocom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. Only you can make that choice.What is the brand name of the speakers you have.? It is always better to have more amplifier power than what the speakers can use.That way they will not be damaged by an amplifier clipping when running out of power.If you want a different sound with your new amplifier then by all means listen to some of the ones you think you may like keeping in mind the wattage of your new amplifier.
EDIT......The Receiver specifications for power output just says 85 watts in surround mode.It does not mention if the rating is RMS or Continuous.or something else. This is very strange, not giving how the watts are rated. I checked a few links but no luck. Do you know what rating they use ?
2007-09-10 21:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get the Onkyo 606 receiver. It is a 7.1ch receiver, has 4HDMI inputs and offers video upconversion up to 1080i(meaning that it takes the non-HD stuff and makes it HD) It can be had for under $400(I think it's 379 Euros on Amazon) I don't really know what to tell you for speakers tho because you live in Europe and I dont know all of speakers that are sold there.
2016-04-04 00:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said sony right? yes, change them, change them, change them. Sony allows for way too much overhead. When they advertise an av reciever and speaker to have 120 watts, this is thier peak while thier program or rms handling is closer to 40-50 watts. Yamaha has great sound reproduction when it comes to thier recievers. You want speakers that will do it justice. One of the guys recommended klipsch, I am a huge klipsch fan. try a few different brands out. you wont regret it. The only people that said they kept thier old speakers had good branded speakers like jbl which are most likely bigger speakers and while jbl is not known for thier clenest sound, they pack a punch and can get loud. You will always wonder how good your system COULD sound if you dont.
2007-09-10 19:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by Eddie C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope the speakers sounds right as you said. Speakers are generally ok as long as you are not under driving them. Well then again if you want to upgrade your speakers you may do that as well. I just don't see any reason to change your speaker right now. You won't be able to see a big difference anyways if you change your speakers. Stick with what you have and enjoy them until the woofers are blown out.
2007-09-10 09:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by flip_can 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just got a new receiver but kept my 10 year old JBL speakers. I'm getting much better sound out of them. Are you using optic or HDMI cables? They make a difference as well.
2007-09-10 11:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check out Athena brand speakers. Excellent performance at a modest price.
2007-09-10 11:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by joe4dm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋