Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Receiver vs Separates

Thanks John. I was hoping you would chime in here. Could you expand on a couple points for me?

Axiom recommends certain receivers that are 'capable' of driving 4ohms (Denon, Sherwood, etc). A receiver not 'capable' of driving 4ohms at the loudness level I like could either damage the receiver and/or the speakers, yes? (not saying the 805 is in that camp, as its clearly not, just asking for askings sake)

Alan has recommended going with a powerful amp for the m80s, especially if you have a big room and like it loud, mostly to avoid clipping, which will cause distortion at the least, and speaker damage at the most. Thus their A1400 monster. Where do you fall on this issue? If headroom is important, then perhaps a more 'robust' amp would be of value, as suggested by a previous poster?

Thanks